Hangar fi rst of its kind to achieve LEED platinum certifi cation
Hangar 25 at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., is the fi rst facility of its kind to achieve LEED Platinum certifi cation and was awarded the Environmental Management Award by the Air- ports Council International North America. The 62,000-square- foot hangar contains 57,000 square feet of Louisville, Ky.-based Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp.’s T-2832 metal wall panels and TLC-1 soffi t panels in Metallic Silver, Mistique Plus and Snow- drift White PVDF Kynar 500 colors. According to Dan Bianco, principal architect at J.R. Miller and
Associates, Burbank: “While we could have gone with stucco or similar surface, we wanted to utilize a material on the exterior that refl ects what’s on the interior. Not only does metal help achieve LEED goals, but it truly represents the type of operation it envelopes.” The Metal Sales wall panels, which cover all sides of the
hangar, contribute to the 35 percent recycled content for the building materials. Furthermore, the ruggedness provided by a metal envelope ensures long-lasting and low-maintenance dura- bility. The Energy Star listed colors used on Metal Sales products also assist in lessening the environmental toll, as their high solar refl ectance ratings are proven to help lower cooling costs. The facility also features low-water plumbing fi xtures, na-
tive plant landscaping and low-maintenance diamond-polished concrete fl ooring. The structure employs natural daylighting and large propeller ventilation. An innovative water mist fi re suppression system is the fi rst of its kind in the U.S., and uses signifi cantly less water than an ordinary system, while avoiding hazardous chemical transmission. Forty-eight percent of the ma- terials used in construction were obtained locally and 77 percent of construction waste was recycled. Hangar 25 sits on 2.1 acres and accommodates a Boeing
757, Boeing Business Jet (737) and two Gulfstream G-V busi- ness jets. The space was designed for Shangri-La Construction, Los Angeles, and AVJET Corp., Burbank, as a fl agship model for similar future projects. Designed to offset aircraft carbon emissions, the hangar incorporates a solar-powered roof system that runs all electric vehicles and offi ce operations, totaling 110 percent of the building’s energy needs. Shook Building Systems Inc., Mira Loma, Calif., was the builder, and Pinnacle Contracting, Brea, Calif., was the general contractor.