The world’s first and only ecological airport will be built in the Galapagos Archipelago, at the Baltra Island. With a cost of 21 million USD, the airport will have a surface of 9000 m² –approximately the size of a professional soccer stadium–. This unprecedented engineering wonder planned to be finished by June, 2011 will highly contribute to the preservation of the species of the area.
This pioneering and historical work has got its ecological quality due to all the building procedures that will be put in practice for its construction: the airport will rigorously respect the international environmental standards using modern and efficient technologies never seen before in other airports. It will be a construction that harmonizes with its surroundings, made fully out of wood and stone. The power it will require will be only solar and wind power, complemented by natural lightning and air flow sources. Its water consumption will be highly controlled and the water will be recycled to optimize the use of the island’s limited resources. Altogether, this airport will set an example for the world to follow in coexisting with nature with a new generation of ecological buildings.
This airport would be good news for anyone, anywhere. Its construction gives hope and confidence that the human kind may one day live once again in harmony with nature. Undoubtedly, this is a reason to celebrate for the island and the region’s wildlife!
Photo: Gobierno Municipal de Santa Cruz
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