From The Boston Globe:
"The windows reflect heat to trap warmer temperatures inside when it's cold and keep heat out in the summer, reducing power usage. The interior lights dim when natural light shines from the outside, and the urinals are waterless. There's drip irrigation for landscaping and storm water filtration to remove pollutants from rain runoff.

"Such things are rare at airports. But for those and other environmentally friendly measures, Terminal A at Boston Logan International Airport has become the first airport terminal in the country to win certification for its green technology.

"'We want to be responsible to the environment and our neighbors and minimize the environmental impact,' said Sam Sleiman, director of capital programs and environmental affairs at Massport.

"The technology will save Terminal A almost $300,000 in electric bills and 1.7 million gallons of water a year, officials said. Massport, Delta Air Lines, and Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, an international design firm, designed the 686,000-square-foot terminal to maximize the use of green technology, using some recycled and sustainable materials for construction."

Source: "Logan's Terminal A Goes Green," The Boston Globe, August 2, 2006, by Russell Nichols. Read the article.

More Coverage:
HOK, in collaboration with Delta and Logan's developer and manager Massport, was challenged to create a design that is both sustainable and meets new government-mandated security requirements initiated after September 11, 2001.

"The first major U.S. terminal built since 9/11, Terminal A features a 362,000-square-foot main terminal and a 284,000-square-foot satellite concourse, connected by an underground pedestrian moving walkway. Following Massport's 2001 guidelines for sustainable airport construction, the design team implemented green elements including water-efficient plumbing and irrigation; extensive daylighting and high-insulation glass; energy-efficient electric lighting; construction waste recycling; and the use of recycled, local materials."

"The firm's environmental consciousness also extended to the construction process. Ten percent of all materials on the job came from recycled sources and 75 percent of construction waste will be reused or recycled, preventing waste from entering local landfills."

"Innovative technologies include a roofing membrane and paving, designed to reflect heat from the building, and special storm water filtration devices. The latter removes suspended solids and total phosphorous, which cause storm water runoff issues. "

"'Our design objective was to exceed passenger expectations while creating a functionally efficient, state-of-the-art operating facility for Delta and all other carriers operating at Terminal A,'" says Ali R. Moghaddasi, design director of HOK's aviation practice.

Source: "HOK Lands LEED Certification for Logan Terminal," Interior Design, July 17, 2006, by Mairi Beautyman. Read the story.

The LEED certification has also been featured in the following media:
ArchNewsNow.com
Contract.com
GreenBuildingsToday.com
GroovyGreen.com
IFMA website
OfficeInsight
SustainableBusiness.com
TodaysFacilityManager.com