Hartsfield-Jackson Honored for Environmental Commitment

A comprehensive energy-management program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was recently honored as an Environmental Leader Project of the Year.  In addition, ATL’s efforts at energy conservation in three of the Airport’s facilities garnered the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge 2016 Top Performer Award.

“We are proud of our success in maintaining our status as the world’s most traveled and most efficient airport,” ATL interim general manager Roosevelt Council, Jr. said July 7, adding, “It is just as important for us to become the world’s greenest airport.  Receiving these awards speaks volumes about our continuing efforts at energy conservation and sustainability.” 

Environmental Leader, a daily trade publication for corporate executives covering energy, environmental, and sustainability news, cited ATL’s efforts at obtaining ISO50001 accreditation in their decision to honor the airport.  “This is a great example of how an airport can use data to manage both consumption and cost of energy as well as setting goals that move the airport industry forward,” Environmental Leader’s judges said in naming ATL’s program Project of the Year.  Achieving ISO50001 certification is a substantial step in energy conservation and required a comprehensive audit of energy management processes and energy usage across the airport facilities.  In 2015 ATL became the first U.S. airport ever to achieve such certification.  

ATL also received notice for its energy conservation efforts in three specific buildings on the airport’s campus.  The Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge, launched at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative, requires participants to save energy and water by 20 percent by 2020.  ATL received the 2016 Top Performer Award in the Challenge for its work in saving energy at the domestic north parking deck, domestic south parking deck, and tech campus.