South Bend
International Airport will receive more than $6.1 million in grant funding by
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under monies provided by the federal agency’s
Voluntary Airport Low Emission (VALE) and Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
The funds will be used to install a
geothermal heating and cooling system at the airport to reduce emissions and
improve air quality. The new system replaces an aging heat pump system that has
served the airport’s main terminal building for nearly 20 years. This updated
geothermal heating and cooling system will harness relatively constant temperature
below the earth’s surface to produce heat.
South Bend International Airport's new concourse was built with a geothermal system.
The
geothermal project is slated to begin in late October. Construction hinges upon
final approval by US Customs and Border Protection on the design of the Federal
Inspection Station and General Aviation Facility. If the project is given
approval, construction is expected to being in early 2015.
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