American Airlines is in involved in a $1.3-billion redevelopment of its John F. Kennedy International Airport terminal. Featuring three concourses on three levels with 55 gates and a passenger check-in the size of a football stadium, the facility will be JFK's largest terminal upon completion. The new building will include a new international arrivals facility that will be able to process up to 2,400 people an hour. The terminal will be able to accommodate up to 14 million passengers annually when the project is completed in September 2006.
Construction manager for the project is VRH/Torcon of Englewood, N.J. A Johnson Controls Metasys building automation system will control the terminal's heating and cooling systems and integrate with its fire alarm system, moving walkways, escalator, elevators, lighting systems and emergency generators as well as an automated equipment maintenance management system. The value of the Johnson Controls contract is approximately $20-million. It is anticipated that the system will enable the carrier to save millions of dollars in energy and operating costs over the life of the project.
