To achieve its bold target of net zero energy consumption by 2021, San Francisco Airport needed to take a vital first step: understanding energy use across its large campus. With over 90 buildings operating systems of varying ages, at least 29 standalone building management systems, and a myriad of gas, thermal, water and electric meters this would be no easy feat.
WSP was engaged to help design a system that could gather and analyse data from buildings across the complex site, allowing the client to get a clear picture of energy consumption patterns and start planning a path to net zero. The client also needed the system to be able to interact effectively with databases managing airport business such as flight information, calling for a particularly sophisticated solution.
The resulting design brings together the airport’s different building management systems onto a single platform, allowing operators to see and control them through a common interface. A dedicated analytics platform aggregating the airport’s gas, thermal, water and electric meters provides a detailed picture of consumption behaviour across the campus, offering access to information such as who the highest consuming tenants are, the impact of different aircraft types on energy usage at the airport, how the movement of people and weather patterns can be used to predict energy consumption, and where most electricity or water gets used.
Geoffrey W. Neumayr, SE is the Chief Development Officer for the San Francisco International Airport Planning, Design & Construction Division. He is responsible for the planning, design and construction of all the airport’s maintenance & capital projects. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1984. He holds both a civil and structural engineer license in California, Nevada and Florida. Goeff has over 30 years in design and construction and has been responsible for the Project Management of some of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most prestigious projects including the San Francisco International Airport BART Station and the newly completed Terminal 2 project. He is a vocal advocate of the team concept for the design and construction of public infrastructure projects, and is a proponent of the use of Progressive Design Build as implementation approach for integrated project delivery. Geoff also is a huge advocator for Structured Collaborative Partnering as the foundation for high-performing collaborative teams. He has established a reputation within the industry as a leader in the collaborative delivery philosophy of delivering projects with exceptional outcomes. As a designer, builder, owner’s representative and now an owner, Geoff brings a unique insight to the design and construction process. Geoff currently serves on the advisory board for the Cal Poly College of Architectural & Environmental Design’s Architectural Engineering department.
To achieve its bold target of net zero energy consumption by 2021, San Francisco Airport needed to take a vital first step: understanding energy use across its large campus. With over 90 buildings operating systems of varying ages, at least 29 standalone building management systems, and a myriad of gas, thermal, water and electric meters this would be no easy feat.
WSP was engaged to help design a system that could gather and analyse data from buildings across the complex site, allowing the client to get a clear picture of energy consumption patterns and start planning a path to net zero. The client also needed the system to be able to interact effectively with databases managing airport business such as flight information, calling for a particularly sophisticated solution.
The resulting design brings together the airport’s different building management systems onto a single platform, allowing operators to see and control them through a common interface. A dedicated analytics platform aggregating the airport’s gas, thermal, water and electric meters provides a detailed picture of consumption behaviour across the campus, offering access to information such as who the highest consuming tenants are, the impact of different aircraft types on energy usage at the airport, how the movement of people and weather patterns can be used to predict energy consumption, and where most electricity or water gets used.
