POWERING THE GATEWAY TO CENTRAL OREGON
A CASE STUDY OF THE REDMOND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
SUMMARY
Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) serves as a vital regional hub for the state’s fastest growing area, managing 30 daily flights across five major carriers. With continuing double-digit passenger growth, expansion was essential. Government sustainability charters required RDM to grow using renewables. New development needed to both employ sustainable technology and fit into the existing infrastructure, all while ensuring that a goal of attaining LEED Silver status was met.
SOLUTION
OurEnergy quickly integrated into the existing team and in partnership with RS&H delivered:
A feasibility study which showed WHAT to build. A thorough energy audit supported a "Minimum Viable Project" to meet primary goals.
Design & Execution: HOW to build via both designs and construction plans, including identifying state and utility grant opportunities to help finance the upgrades.
RDM CHALLENGE
The airport expansion faced four main constraints: increasing capacity without disrupting flights, integrating a new energy solution that met LEED Silver and the City's climate action goals, mitigating "glint and glare" safety risks for pilots and air traffic control associated with the solar installation, and ensuring that the design fit the airport and overall culture of the area.
KEY FINDINGS
The successful Redmond Airport (RDM) project demonstrates that operational capability and sustainability are not mutually exclusive. OurEnergy approached the complex infrastructure requirements as a "jigsaw puzzle," integrating multiple engineering disciplines to develop a single, cohesive design that simultaneously met structural, mechanical, and stakeholder requirements.
CONCLUSION
Construction of the new terminal is now underway. OurEnergy's professional and flexible approach ensures the terminal expansion will sustainably serve as a larger gateway to Central Oregon and bring new economic benefits and jobs to the region. The ability to adapt to the unique needs of the project and deliver high-quality design work on schedule helped Redmond stay on budget and ahead of schedule.
⚡️LEED Silver: The optimized solar microgrid design meets LEED Silver requirements and powers the entire airport.
⚡️Seamless Delivery: Design and construction plans delivered ahead of schedule and on budget.
⚡️Operational Continuity: The design ensures no disruption to airport operations during construction and mitigates all glint and glare risks.
RESULTS
PROCESS
Critical to success was the need to quickly integrate into the existing project team. Operating as a sub to the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) vendor, OurEnergy embedded directly within the broader construction management team alongside architecture and engineering partners. This close collaboration enabled the team to quickly build consensus among all stakeholders, enabling the project to move quickly and cost-efficiently.
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