This airport runs on wind

By Matilda Egere-Cooper, for CNN
3 minute read
Updated 10:20 AM EDT, Tue August 4, 2015
Galapagos Ecological Airport was designed to blend in and maintain the natural surroundings. It received the LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council in 2014.
Galapagos Ecological Airport —
Galapagos Ecological Airport was designed to blend in and maintain the natural surroundings. It received the LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council in 2014.
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Endemic plants are dotted around the entrance of the 64,000-square-foot building, which required a $40 million investment and was built using sustainable construction.
Galapagos Ecological Airport —
Endemic plants are dotted around the entrance of the 64,000-square-foot building, which required a $40 million investment and was built using sustainable construction.
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The airport features photovoltaic panels that have been installed to provide 35% of the building's energy: the remaining 65% comes from windmills on the site.
Galapagos Ecological Airport —
The airport features photovoltaic panels that have been installed to provide 35% of the building's energy: the remaining 65% comes from windmills on the site.
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These mechanical shutters have sensors that are used to manage the temperature and CO2 levels inside the airport.
Galapagos Ecological Airport —
These mechanical shutters have sensors that are used to manage the temperature and CO2 levels inside the airport.
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Even the furniture at Galapagos has been certified green -- they were acquired from responsible sources while other pieces of wood and metal were recycled from the previous terminal.
Galapagos Ecological Airport —
Even the furniture at Galapagos has been certified green -- they were acquired from responsible sources while other pieces of wood and metal were recycled from the previous terminal.
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Before Galapagos got the gold, there was Boston Logan. As the first airport to receive any kind of LEED certification, this US airport has stepped up its use of wind turbines, solar panels and other renewable sources since 2012. Now, officials at the airport have announced plans to curb energy consumption, cut carbon emissions and protect runways from rising sea levels.
Boston Logan Airport —
Before Galapagos got the gold, there was Boston Logan. As the first airport to receive any kind of LEED certification, this US airport has stepped up its use of wind turbines, solar panels and other renewable sources since 2012. Now, officials at the airport have announced plans to curb energy consumption, cut carbon emissions and protect runways from rising sea levels.
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