SFO's New Terminal 2: A Model for Green Airports?

Flying is an inherently unsustainable activity--the amount of CO2 spewed from planes on a daily basis is cringeworthy--but that doesn't mean airports can't be models of green innovation. Enter San Francisco Airport's new Terminal 2, a $383 million project that will expand and renovate the old international terminal into a 587,000 square foot LEED Silver terminal for Virgin America and American Airlines.

The project, designed by Gensler and Turner Construction, is designed to bring back the...