The PDXNext project is a US$2bn redevelopment of Portland’s airport, designed for high resilience in the face of growing environmental concerns. Using strategies that address the terminal building along with the airport infrastructure as a whole, the project created a future-ready airport. This presentation will explain how the team doubled terminal capacity while halving energy intensity, and why they included a ground-source heat pump, high-performance façade, and extensive daylighting. Join our presentation to discover how these innovations make PDX a future-ready building and how these strategies can be implemented in other projects.

• Impact: learn about the critical role that an airport plays in a region’s resilience
• Planning: explore Portland International Airport’s seismic and climate resilience planning process and how it reinforces the port’s guiding principles
• Analysis: understand how the airport infrastructure, structures and building systems were analyzed and prioritized
• Implementation: learn about the airport’s proactive approach to resilience and how it’s being implemented through the PDXNext program