Low-Carbon Aviation Architecture & Sustainability Strategy
Embodied + operational carbon reduction strategies for terminals — KSA Net Zero 2060, NEOM zero-carbon alignment.
Foster + Partners runs a dedicated Sustainability and Environmental Engineering group that has worked on aviation projects since the studio designed the Masdar City master plan in Abu Dhabi (2007, the world's first planned zero-carbon city). The aviation low-carbon practice covers embodied-carbon reduction (concrete mix optimisation, structural-steel reuse, mass timber where feasible), operational-carbon reduction (passive cooling, north-light daylighting, photovoltaic roof integration, district cooling tie-ins), water reuse, and BREEAM / LEED / Estidama Pearl certification strategy. Reference work includes Queen Alia International in Amman (passive concrete shell roof reducing solar gain in desert climate), and the studio is delivering low-carbon architecture aligned with Saudi Net Zero 2060 and NEOM zero-carbon commitments on Red Sea Project airports including Amaala.
