Airports, aviation and the climate crisis

The Airports and Aviation sector is actively responding to the challenge of mitigating climate change and has made substantial commitments to achieve their ambitious targets. The immediate challenge lies in significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions while retaining the economic benefits, growth and connectivity for aviation facilitates.

Odessey International is committed to reducing your own carbon footprint, as well as using our expertise to achieve environmentally sustainable solutions within the aviation sector. The wider stakeholder community also has a crucial role to play. This includes sustainable fuel technology developers, airline and airport operators, investors, local government and international regulatory institutions.

Climate change has rightfully emerged as the primary focus of governments and industry policy makers around the world. The recent COP26’s International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition saw world leaders issue a statement of intent and policy agreement with a coordinated strategy to achieve net zero for international aviation.

In support, globally representative industry bodies such as the International Air Travel Association (IATA) and the Airports Council International (ACI) have already published emission reduction targets that are supported by clearly defined milestones and pathways to achieve these agreed objectives.

Aircraft and engine manufacturers are in a race against time to propel the development of sustainable fuel technologies that meet net zero carbon emission targets in line with global agreements. Alongside the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), significant investment is being made in the advancement of electrical, hybrid and hydrogen energy propulsion systems. This will undoubtedly transform the industry over the next few decades.

Commercial aviation is known to contribute to an estimated 2.5% of global carbon emissions and up to 3.5% of all greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere every year. On the other hand it supports approximately 87.7 million jobs globally and $3.5 trillion of global GDP (a third of goods traded around the globe)⁶.

Air connectivity provides access to global markets for developing nations and supports social value and upliftment opportunities through unrivalled access to all corners of the world. Aviation facilitates the development of skills, it enables tourism, provides community lifelines and rapid disaster response. The industry also notably plays a key role as an enabler in meeting many of the universally accepted United Nations Sustainable Development Goals⁷.

The typical legacy design of terminals, landside and airside infrastructure can contain large amounts of embodied carbon. The Odessey International  teams know that any new development of airport and terminal facilities should include the following from inception:

• optimal embodied carbon content
• recyclability and energy efficiency of operation
• recyclability and energy efficiency of construction.

UK Aviation Strategy

 The UK alone has the largest aviation network in Europe and the third largest in the world. Our airports and aviation consulting team is an integrated collective of airport planners, airport strategic advisory consultants and airport design engineers.

Odessey International  has  a track record in the airports and aviation sector that is steeped in an ethos of constant innovation, accountability and responsible development principles. We are a group of responsible and accountable technical specialists that actively engages with industry and our clients to improve environmental sustainability and performance for their businesses using cost analysis, design, science, evidence, technology and global best practice as our guides.

Airport Strategy

We specialise in providing integrated business solutions which bring together our airport sector technical knowledge with broader expertise in business strategy and planning, digital transformation, sustainability, climate change, risk and resilience.

We combine our knowledge and experience  of the key drivers for business, operational and functional requirements and efficient airport terminal and airport support facilities combined with our client team vision to achieve optimal results.

Airport design integration and delivery

Our mission is build a world-class reputation for delivering creative and cost-effective solutions working as part of multi-disciplinary team. Where collaboration and teamwork are integral elements for our approach which we believe are fundamental to the successful delivery of proposed projects.

Our teams lead the design and integration of complex technical solutions by bringing together a comprehensive delivery strategy, core engineering disciplines and specialist services to unlock real value and efficiency for airport Clients around the world.

Our services include

Airport planning

• Airport analytics and optimisation
  • Airport masterplanning
  • Airfield planning and terminal planning

Airport strategy

• Business advisory
  • Commercial and ancillary development
  • Environmental  and sustainability frameworks

Airport design integration and delivery

• Specialist engineering
  • Airport engineering
  • Core buildings engineering (SMEP)

Aircraft Hangers

Our intension is to design more than 100 wide- and narrow-body aircraft hangars and maintenance facilities for commercial, corporate and military clients in the UK and abroad. Our team includes facility planners, industrial waste specialists, environmental engineers, commissioning professionals and air quality control specialists. We have a detailed understanding of logistical coordination for line maintenance, heavy maintenance, component repairs or engine overhauls. Whether you need to expand, modernize or replace hangars, we provide effective solutions for the planning, design and construction of facilities for any operation, from international airlines to third-party aircraft maintenance providers.

Our experienced team includes architects, engineers and builders working together to deliver your project on time and on budget through the project delivery methods you prefer, whether design-build, design-bid-build, construction management, program management or other contracting method. Our design-build/engineer-procure-construct (EPC) delivery goes beyond industry standards. We work with you through all phases of your project, handling all components, from permitting to design, commissioning and startup. As your single point of contact and accountability, we give you access to the appropriate technologies and resources to make your hangar project a success.

Our resume includes:

• Aircraft painting hangars
• Component repair shops
• Engine overhaul and test facilities
• Facility commissioning
• Ground support equipment repair facilities
• Hangar fire protection
• Heavy and line maintenance hangars
• A building that functions efficiently and effectively is a positive environment for occupants and a hard-working asset for owners.

Deliverables

Odessey International is well placed to support airport clients on their own respective journeys to net zero carbon and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Cost Management: Across the project lifecycle we reduce client risk, improve value and deliver positive outcomes in all sectors of the built environment.

Planning & Consulting: We help our clients manage the cost of their projects, navigate the full development cycle and reach advanced levels of sustainability, including LEED and BREEAM ratings. We collaborate with our architects, engineers and landscape architects to create trans-formative urban environments.

Architecture & Design: We design a wide range of building types that each excel at their function, provide a high-quality environment for people, strengthen our client’s brand and identity, conserve energy and water, and complement their contexts. We design streets, parks and plazas that sustain people, connect communities and protect the natural world.

Program Management/Construction Management: Our intension is to be an industry leader in program management services for large capital programs, we oversee activities ranging from planning, coordination, scheduling and cost control, to design, construction and commissioning.

The design and construction of efficient airport facilities and aviation infrastructure requires a broad range of skills and depth of experience. Our team has designed and built nearly every component from passenger terminals to detailed fueling and ramp services to critical pavement infrastructure and maintenance facilities.

We collaborate with you to create efficient, cost-effective projects that help you keep aircraft moving, from the maintenance facility to the runway. We’ve developed solutions for environmental liabilities, implemented security measures and prepared for the opportunities in a constantly evolving future.

Our comprehensive range of aviation services includes program management, master planning, facility design and construction, environmental planning and permitting, commissioning, and operational systems design. Our in-house team specializes in every aspect of aviation facility design — from sophisticated IT and baggage networks to aircraft overhaul hangars and fire protection systems. Your project delivery options also include engineer-procure-construct (EPC)/design-build, design-bid-build, owner’s engineer and construction management.

Our in-house specialists create a comprehensive, single-source solution to assist clients in solving unique challenges. We design and plan the systems that enable buildings to perform, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, communications, and more. By ensuring that these systems are fully integrated and with the building structure, our specialties help people, equipment, and processes operate with maximum efficiency and value.

Odessey International  provides guidance and creates AV systems that encourage collaboration and deliver enhanced presentations. We provide expertise for the design of the following audio-visual systems.

• Presentation Systems
  • Audio/Video Conferencing
  • Web Conferencing
  • Paging/Overhead Music
  • Acoustics
  • Procedure Room AV Systems
  • Patient Education/Entertainment System