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Palm Springs Airport
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The Palm Springs Airport is an example of "breakthrough
design" in energy efficiency, as introduced to the project by aviation
team of the Syska Hennessy Group.
In this desert environment, Syska provided consulting
and engineering services for the modernization and expansion at
this busy regional airport, including a 140,000 sq. ft. expansion
of the existing passenger terminal, addition of open air concourses,
indoor/outdoor air conditioned passenger holding areas, and a central
plant interconnected with a cogeneration facility.
Innovative design elements of the Central Plant
included the use of gas-fired chillers, and evaporative cooling
for outdoor areas under a fabric structure. Using a combination
of natural ventilation and air-conditioning, depending on the season,
the project truly provides "breakthrough design" in energy efficiency.
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