Logan International Airport, Terminal E Modernization

Overview 

Phase I of the modernization of Terminal E supports projected increases in international travel with an elegant facility that is efficient, sustainable and memorable. The project consisted of a 320,000-square-foot, three-story lateral expansion, an addition of a partial fourth floor for airline club passengers, four new gates and a seven-lane TSA security checkpoint that features Automated Screening Lanes. 

We provided structural design, performance-based fire engineering and sustainability consulting to AECOM for four new gates, a multi-story grand hall, support spaces and amenities. 

Highlights 

• A smooth, gently curving roof designed parallel to the path of the sun complements the existing terminal and minimizes solar heat gain. We applied our parametric modeling capabilities to achieve its warped planes. Our tools allowed near real-time response of roof-framing geometry as the architect adjusted curves and elevations in the early design phases.
• In the grand hall, the roof splits into three discrete masses supported on steel pipe V columns. Our performance-based fire engineering expertise demonstrated the columns’ inherent fire resistance and allowed us to forgo any spray fireproofing or intumescent paint on the columns. This achieved both a cost reduction for the project and the elegant look of the fully exposed slender tube columns.
• Our sustainability team provided energy modeling, daylight simulations, glare risk assessment and radiation benefit analysis to inform the project’s LEED certification goals and produce a high-performing terminal.