Abstract:

In the next 11 years, BAA will invest over £8 billion in its south east UK airports alone including Terminal 5 at Heathrow. The biggest construction site in Europe, building began in September 2002 and the new Terminal is scheduled to open in 2008. It is a £4.2 billion investment that will take 37 million person-hours to complete. Its construction requires the movement of 6.5 million cubic meters of earth (enough to fill the new Wembley Stadium 1.5 times), and 4 times the structural steel of Wembley, whilst the interior space in the main terminal could accommodate 50 football pitches. The enquiry process lasted 46 months – the longest in British history.

  BAA - Sustainable Construction Terminal 5.doc (50.5 KB, 04 September 2008)

  BAA - Sustainable Construction Terminal 5.pdf (77 KB, 05 September 2008)