Elizabeth Leavitt, Senior Director, Environment and Sustainability, Port of Seattle, USA

Speaker Biograghy: Elizabeth has more than 36 years' experience in the environmental field, and over 20 years' airport experience. She now runs a newly created port-wide Environmental, Planning and Sustainability Center of Expertise designed to leverage sustainability strategic planning on a port-wide basis.


Day 1 - 14 March
Session:
Energy, Environment & Sustainability


09:05 - 09:05 - Conference Chairs

Day 2 - 15 March
Session:
Energy, Environment & Sustainability


09:00 - 09:00 - Conference Chairs

Day 2 - 15 March
Session:
Energy, Environment & Sustainability


14:00 - 14:35 - Sustainability airport masterplanning – the Seattle experience
Synopsis: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has recently completed one of the nation's first airport masterplans that fully integrates sustainability into the planning process. Sea-Tac Airport, the fastest-growing airport in North America, is faced with the challenge of meeting cargo and air transportation needs for the region, and doing so in the most sustainable manner practicable. Learn more about the approach to taken, the challenges faced, and the lessons learned on this groundbreaking airport masterplan. The airport will co-present with the consultant who prepared the Sustainable Airport Masterplan.

Audience will learn: