{"id":277238,"date":"2026-09-02T10:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/277238\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:28:09","slug":"new-pittsburgh-airport-terminal-earns-green-building-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/277238\/","title":{"rendered":"New Pittsburgh airport terminal earns green building designation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh International Airport\u2019s new terminal mimics nature in its design, and now has an official designation as a green building.<\/p>\n<p>The new terminal, which opened last year, earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for its use of responsible and locally sourced building materials, energy-efficient systems, water conservation measures, enhanced indoor air quality features and sustainable waste management.<\/p>\n<p>LEED certification is the most widely recognized green building rating system in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The airport\u2019s terminal garage also earned a Parksmart Gold certification for including energy-efficient lighting, electric vehicle chargers and technology meant to make parking easier and more efficient.<\/p>\n<p>Chad Willis, Allegheny County Airport Authority\u2019s Vice President of Planning, Environmental and Sustainability, said the certifications validate the hard work of the teams behind the terminal design.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we continue transforming the airport experience, sustainability and resiliency remain at the core of our decision-making,\u201d Willis said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesanews.org\/development-transportation\/2025-07-24\/new-pittsburgh-airport-terminal-construction\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">terminal\u2019s design<\/a> took cues from the Western Pennsylvania landscape, with support beams that resemble trees and soaring, wood-paneled ceilings set with twinkle lights. PIT officials said the design \u201csupports the terminal\u2019s focus on environmental responsibility and occupant well-being, to create a more efficient, resilient and welcoming airport for passengers, employees and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new building also features outdoor terraces that are modeled after the local landscape and use captured rainwater from the roof to irrigate the plants.<\/p>\n<p>PIT has previously garnered national recognition for sustainability and resiliency initiatives. The airport has its own, first-of-its-kind electric microgrid powered by natural gas and solar power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh International Airport\u2019s new terminal mimics nature in its design, and now has an official designation as a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277239,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-277238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}