Heathrow Terminal 5 will be Britain’s greenest airport terminal, says British Airways.
The airline said the £4.3 billion terminal, which opens to the public on Thursday (March 27), has been built with careful consideration for the environment.
Built on reclaimed land, the site is now home to 30,000 woodland plants and 4,000 trees.
Silla Maizey, head of corporate responsibility, said: “At British Airways we take our environmental responsibilities extremely seriously. Environmental considerations have been at the heart of the T5 project and will continue to be an integral part of its operation.â€
BA said major environmental highlights delivered by the new terminal include:
Water conservation – 85 per cent of the water that falls on T5 will be collected and reused
Recycling – 97 per cent of the construction waste was reused and passengers can contribute by recycling their waste at special facilities around the terminal
Lighting – the predominantly glass constructed building allows in natural sunlight, reducing the need for artificial lighting
Heat – 85 per cent of the heat required by the building is provided by waste heat from the existing airport heat and power station
By Bev Fearis
