The project involved the comprehensive replacement of ceiling tiles in Terminal 2. The new tiles provide several benefits, including brightening the space, reducing noise levels and enhancing passenger comfort, and increased durability and ease of maintenance, ensuring long-term performance and aesthetics.
According to OAK, the project improves the aesthetic appeal, air quality, and functionality of the terminal while also contributing to the airport’s overall sustainability goals. Turner Construction Company was the primary contractor for the project and collaborated with Armstrong World Industries to recycle the ceiling tiles that were previously in place at OAK.
“The recent replacement of our ceiling in Terminal 2 has made a significant improvement for passenger experience here at OAK in terms of both aesthetics and function,” said Craig Simon, director of aviation at the Port of Oakland. “Our team was committed to ensuring that this project was completed in an environmentally sustainable way. We accomplished this with the selection of our new ceilings composed of recycled materials and with the recycling of our previous ceiling treatment.”
The newly installed ceiling tiles were selected due to their high recycled content of 76%, made up of 75% pre-consumer and 1% post-consumer content. Recycling the existing tile was not a requirement of the project. The Port went above and beyond to meet Armstrong’s programme standards and ensure the project was able to recycle the materials. This involved getting specialised environmental assessments and reports. The environmental benefits of recycling the waste materials of the project included: reduced construction waste; no need to send waste to landfill; increasing recycling streams; reduction of the environmental impact of producing new ceilings through the utilisation of recycled material, and the saving of 163.7 metric tons of CO2.
