The Halifax International Airport is a hub of activity on the East Coast. The expansions required to accommodate the increase in travel have been well served by exposed structural steel framing.
There are three distinct zones to the airport, each exploring a different steel truss type and member shape. The original section uses square HSS members to create a truss that clear spans over the entry zone. The mid portion of the terminal uses round HSS tubes to form extremely light looking trusses that create an arched roof. The newest portion of the airport is currently under construction.
The ATE North End Expansion for the Halifax International Airport was issued as a Design-Build project in July, 2000. NORR Limited was part of the winning team of Rideau Construction Inc. and WHW Architects Inc., both of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. NORR Limited provided Airport Planning services.
The project included a new International Arrivals processor to meet Canadian Immigration, Customs and Food Inspection Agencies current Standards. The PIL allows for 10 Inspection Counters and 6 Secondary Inspections Counters with support office space. The Baggage Claim Hall added 2 racetracks of 50 m each. The Customs Secondary Inspection area provides 9 Inspection positions, and support spaces. Agriculture facilities are also provided within the Customs Secondary Area.
The Domestic Arrivals area is renovated and expanded to include 3 racetracks of approximately 50m each. Additional renovations and additions included loading dock, garbage sortation, stores, north tunnel receiving dock, new ATE access and curb drop-off, new charter bus facility and associated site work.
Halifax International Airport has become the first airport in the world to achieve Superhost designation. Superhost is an internationally recognized customer-service training program that focuses on communication, customer service, attitudes to service and interaction with customers. “Employees at Halifax International Airport are the first point of contact for many visitors to Nova Scotia, so by achieving this designation, the airport community has demonstrated its dedication to delivering quality service to visitors and Nova Scotians alike,” says Darlene Grant Fiander, executive director of the Tourism Human Resource Council, which presented the designation to the HIAA in late October. “Service excellence helps strengthen the Nova Scotia tourism product and that will lead to the industry’s sustained growth.” Halifax International Airport recently received four AETRA awards for customer service performance in 2003. Halifax was named the best airport worldwide with fewer than five million passengers, as well as runner up for best airport in the Americas, third best airport with domestic passengers worldwide, and third most improved in customer satisfaction. The airport welcomes almost three million passengers each year, making it Canada’s seventh busiest. |