London Luton Airport (LLA) in the UK has become one of the few airports worldwide to be accredited with Energy Management Standard (ISO50001) by BSI.
ISO 50001 provides organisations with an internationally recognised framework for implementing an energy management system (EnMS), which helps them internalise the policies, procedures, and tools to systematically track, analyse, and improve energy efficiency.
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The standard certifies that the airport is effectively managing energy use, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and working to meet environmental targets.
The numerous energy saving projects initiated by the airport such as use of LED lighting and PIR motion sensors, has led to reduction in the amount of carbon emission associated with electricity use by 342t CO2 in the last CRC reporting year.
London Luton Airport Health Safety & Environment senior manager Simon Bown said: "The achievement of these three certifications has taken years of dedicated work and the accreditation for energy management puts LLA amongst only a handful of Airport Operators in the world.
"We’ll continue to work hard to reduce our environmental impact as the airport continues to grow in terms of passengers and new routes."
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By GlobalDataThe airport has also received certification for its commitment to environmental management in 2013 (ISO 14001:2004) and certification for health and safety management standards (BS OHSAS I8001:2007) in 2014.
Recently, the airport commenced the first phase of its redevelopment project worth £100m.
As part of the project, Whitemountain has been contracted to manage the construction and civil engineering of landside infrastructure and transport facilities.
The project will have an existing approach road to the terminal building turned into a dual carriageway, the redevelopment of the short stay car parks and on-airport road network, the remodelling of the set-down area and the repositioning of the coach terminal.
The project is expected to increase the capacity of the airport from 12 million to 18 million passengers a year by 2026.
LLA experienced record passenger growth last year and has predicted that it will see an increase in the number of passengers and that the number will be the highest in its 76 years in operation.
Image: London Luton Airport serviced over one million passengers in 2014. Photo: courtesy of fr:Utilisateur:Steff.
