Consistently hailed as “America's Best Airport,” Portland International Airport is increasing capacity by 65% to accommodate 35 million passengers annually. A series of transformative projects will consolidate 80 years of expansion and renovation under one wood roof and double the main terminal's footprint.
Upon entering the new terminal core, visitors will be invited to take a walk in the forest with a stunning 380,000-SQ-FT mass timber roof that celebrates the region’s history of forest product innovation. Critically, the expansion project will be constructed while maintaining standard airport operations and with minimal passenger disruption. But how does a project team achieve this - increased capacity, doubled footprint, and seismically resilient wooden roof - all while the airport remains fully operational and adheres to the highest safety considerations?
This presentation will answer how different technologies enabled both the design and construction of the largest public project in the history of the state. Using an iteratively developed digital twin, the team was able to design to maximize modularization and phasing opportunities. Presenters will provide examples at different scales of how digital tools helped to inform design development, guide decision making for the construction process - including logistics and fabrication - and manage the design around the critical realties of sequencing, from construction tolerances to existing airport operations.
Consistently hailed as “America's Best Airport,” Portland International Airport is increasing capacity by 65% to accommodate 35 million passengers annually. A series of transformative projects will consolidate 80 years of expansion and renovation under one wood roof and double the main terminal's footprint.
Upon entering the new terminal core, visitors will be invited to take a walk in the forest with a stunning 380,000-SQ-FT mass timber roof that celebrates the region’s history of forest product innovation. Critically, the expansion project will be constructed while maintaining standard airport operations and with minimal passenger disruption. But how does a project team achieve this - increased capacity, doubled footprint, and seismically resilient wooden roof - all while the airport remains fully operational and adheres to the highest safety considerations?
This presentation will answer how different technologies enabled both the design and construction of the largest public project in the history of the state. Using an iteratively developed digital twin, the team was able to design to maximize modularization and phasing opportunities. Presenters will provide examples at different scales of how digital tools helped to inform design development, guide decision making for the construction process - including logistics and fabrication - and manage the design around the critical realties of sequencing, from construction tolerances to existing airport operations.
