What is a Green Airport Plaza?
Airport Plazas are next generation airport retail developments. Unlike other developments that are based upon surrounding residences, pass-by traffic or even office markets, the focus is on the airport community itself. The majority of the terminal based services are designed for the passenger. Airport Plazas looks to cater to the airport staff, and accessory businesses such as cargo, and transportation.
The "Green" comes from the promotion of alternative energy fuels at the plazas. Depending on the area, the company offers E85 or CNG and possibly even electric charging stations in the future. Whenever possible, the company also includes design elements such as LED lighting and solar panel canopies. The company makes use in its business as many environmentally friendly products as possible. For example, the restrooms use hot air hand drying machines instead of paper towels, the toilets are all auto flush and all paper products tend to be made using recycled paper.
The development of alternative fueled vehicles has always been a "chicken and egg" dilemma. People are interested in investing but are concerned about the ability to find fuel. Typically this market begins with localized transportation such as buses and shuttles. For this reason Airport Plazas has developed partnerships with companies such as Clean Energy, who provides CNG and aggressively markets to local companies encouraging them to adopt CNG vehicles so they can realize its cost and environmental benefits.
For decades, countries such as Brazil have been leading the charge in alternative fuel consumption. It is a little known fact that since the energy crisis of the 70's, Brazil's dependency on fossil fuel has declined each year.
Our mission is to promote more diversified fueling options, building energy efficient service plazas that will help the environment for years to come. While the company realizes that the future of alternative fuels is still uncertain, Airport Plazas can support options that will give customers convenience and companies a chance to develop a market for environmentally friendly fuels.
