London’s largest airport is looking forwards to the start of construction of its new Terminal 2 as per the plans designed by Foster + Partners and under development by Ferrovial Agroman and Laing O’Rourke’s joint partnership company HETCo. The Terminal 2 expected to cost around £1 billion would play the new domicile for the Star Alliance airlines.
Heathrow’s Terminal 2 being developed as a part of the £4.8 billion investment across the airport would have 185,000m2 of floor space that would provide an anticipated 20 million passengers every year. The new terminal is designed to emit 40% less carbon than the already existing ones. The large north facing windows on the roof would provide the building with ample natural light and also prevent the temperatures inside from rising too high. The solar panels on the roof will cut down on the buildings energy consumption. Besides, the heating and cooling system of the building would run on energy extracted from renewable sources.
This two phase construction expected to be ready by 2019 would not only give the airport an opportunity to provide better services to its customers, but also do good to the city’s power grid and environment.
