PROJECT
skylights
Acurlite Structural Skylights manufactured the low-rise, segmented barrel-vault skylight at Orlando International Airport’s South Intermodal Terminal Facility. Linetec provided finishing to meet the airport’s aesthetic, sustainability, and high-performance requirements. Photo: Acurlite/Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Daylight Greets Travelers To Sunshine State Orlando International Airport’s South Intermodal Terminal Facility is topped with an Acurlite skylight, finished by Linetec.
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ffering a seamless travel experience for the
arriving and working within the space to the welcoming
ager, David Thomas, AIA, HKS Architects, Inc., Orlando
44.3-million annual passengers to Orlando
surroundings and Florida sunshine outside. Acurlite
(hksinc.com). “We didn’t want it to leak, and the skylight
International Airport, the new Intermodal
Structural Skylights Inc., Berwick, PA (acurlite.com),
system needed to meet Florida product approval. The fin-
Terminal Facility (ITF) opened to Thanksgiving travelers
manufactured and installed the low-rise, segmented bar-
ish also needed to be able to withstand the harsh Florida
in 2017. This completed the first phase of the South Air-
rel-vault skylight. Linetec, Wausau, WI (linetec.com), pro-
climate and local airport conditions.”
port Complex’s construction plan, which will continue
vided stretch forming, thermal improvement, and finish-
The ITF’s skylight system exceeds industry standards
through 2020. The ITF also is expected to be the first
ing of the skylight to meet the airport’s aesthetic,
for air, water, and structural stability. Acurlite tested and
building on the airport campus to meet the U.S. Green
sustainability, and high-performance requirements.
fabricated the system with a 30-yr. life-cycle theory for
Building Council’s LEED v4 certification standards.
“Although the aesthetics are certainly important, the
longevity of product and overall system performance.
Featuring an 8,000-sq.-ft., heavy-duty commercial sky-
skylight specifications are more performance-driven than
Spanning 40 1/2-ft. wide by 197 1/2-ft. long, the sky-
light, the ITF’s daylighting system helps connect those
aesthetic,” acknowledged associate principal, project man-
light was fully shop-fabricated and shop-assembled for on-
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