Prince Mohammed International Airport (PMIA) in Madinah was designed to become one of the most sustainable airports in the world through the implementation of a unique building design that was adapted to the local climatic conditions and solar path in combination with energy and water efficient features. The PMIA was designed to achieve a LEED Gold certification.

The project won second prize in the architectural competition between a range of international teams. Although this project is not going to be built, it is a good example of integrated design and the cooperation between the architectural design company (LKMD) and IEN Consultants.

Input by IEN Consultants

  • Design concepts on how to adopt the building design to the local local climatic conditions and solar path.

  • Sustainable framework write-up for the project submission.

  • Framework on how to achieve LEED Gold certification.

  • Design features and concepts on how to reduce the energy consumption, water consumption and waste consumption.



LEED
Gold

Project scale: 210,000 m2
Energy benchmark: 32% energy reduction
Client: Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAHB)
Architect: LKMD