Shangri-La Construction to Unveil World's Most Sustainable Aircraft Hangar

Published December 05, 2008

Tags: Architecture & Design, Energy, More... Architecture & Design, Energy, Energy & Climate, Energy Efficiency, Materials, Renewable Energy

We've heard a lot of talk recently about improving aircraft sustainability, but Shangri-La Construction is taking the aircraft industry to a new level of green-ness with the world's most sustainable aircraft hangar.

Due to be unveiled next week in Burbank, CA, Hangar 25 features a plug-in jet system, solar panels, electric vehicles, sustainable landscaping, and a chemical-free fire system.

Despite its myriad progressive features, Hangar 25 was built at a comparable price to a regular hangar. And the hangar's sustainable design reduces its operational costs by reducing energy use.

Of course, a sustainable hangar only does so much good if the airplanes inside are gas-guzzling beasts, but it's a significant achievement nonetheless.

Ariel Schwartz is a blogger for GreenBiz.com and the editor of Cleantechnica.com. A graduate of Vassar College, she has previously worked in marketing, organic farming, and newspaper journalism.

Hangar 25

Anonymous, December 23, 2008 - 23:28

Shangri la did not build this, Pinnacle Contracting in Woodland Hills Ca. did.
Shangri la is a brand new company that does not even have a valid california drivers license

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