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FAA Selects Sustainable Design for New Control Towers at Municipal, Smaller Airports
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Thursday, April 20, 2023

**WASHINGTON** – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected
a sustainable design for new air traffic control towers that will be
used primarily at municipal and smaller airports. The design by Practice
for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) of New York meets key sustainability
requirements and can adjust the tower height to meet each airport’s
traffic and sightline requirements, while also reducing construction and
operational costs.

The design incorporates key sustainability elements, including: 

-   All-electric building systems
-   Materials and products free from chemicals known to pose health
    risks
-   Thermally efficient façade
-   High-recycled steel and metal products
-   Renewable mass timber when usable
-   Ground-source heating and cooling in some environments.

“These new air traffic control towers will mean that smaller airports
can handle more flights, more sustainably and more affordably,” **said
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg**. “I look forward to
seeing this design go from the drawing board to construction sites
across the country, helping our nation’s airports support more
travelers, grow their local economies and prepare for the future of
low-carbon aviation.”

The FAA’s preferences included that the design have standardized
elements to reduce construction and operational costs while allowing for
the building to be tailored to local climate and location issues such as
very high and very low temperatures, wet and dry environments, and  high
winds.  
 


 


 

The initial set of [31 control towers at candidate
airports](https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-03/FAA_Buget_Estimates_FY23.pdf)
(pg. 664) would replace towers that are functioning beyond their
intended design life. The towers will range in height from 60 to 119
feet. The FAA has set aside more than [$500
million](/bil/air-traffic-facilities) from the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law to support site evaluation, preparation, and early construction
activities. 

The first groundbreaking could begin in 2024.

Find more information about the FAA and its sustainability efforts on
its [sustainability page](/sustainability). 

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