San José Mineta International Airport Celebrates LEED Silver Certification of New Facilities Administration and Fleet Maintenance Buildings

San José, Calif. – Continuing a year of milestones, during which San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) was ranked sixth for on-time performance (OTP) in the medium airport category by aviation analytics company, Cirium, today the Airport celebrates the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification of its new, 22,600 square foot Facilities Administration and Fleet Maintenance Buildings.

The state-of-the-art facilities, opened at an official ribbon cutting with San José Mayor Matt Mahan in November of 2024, were designed and built by Overaa Construction in partnership with MARJANG Architecture, the same team behind the LEED Silver-certified Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Facility (ARFF), completed in March 2022.

“Congratulations to San José Mineta International Airport on the LEED Silver certification of its new Facilities Administration and Fleet Maintenance Buildings,” said San José Mayor Matt Mahan. “The City of San José’s Green Building Policies demonstrate our commitment to protecting the environment and we are proud that our Airport continues to achieve new sustainability milestones.”

“I am so proud of SJC’s workforce who achieved LEED silver certification for these buildings,” said San José City Manager Jennifer Maguire. “It reflects our continued dedication to the environment and the community by building sustainable facilities and seeking ways to reduce operating costs. The City of San José’s LEED-certified buildings have demonstrated measurable energy efficiency, water conservation and improved air and water quality.”

"SJC is committed to environmental stewardship and I am very proud of the strides that we have made thus far in our sustainability journey, with more to come," said SJC Director of Aviation Mookie Patel. "This LEED Silver Certification comes just months after SJC’s Level 2 certification in the Airport Carbon Accreditation program. We are grateful to the City of San José for their support with this project, and to Overaa Construction and MARJANG Architecture for bringing SJC’s vision of a modern, sleek and eco-friendly building to life.”

The Facilities Administration and Fleet Maintenance Buildings consists of two buildings: a one-story maintenance facility—allowing airport vehicles to be serviced onsite—and a two-story building with trade shops on the first floor and administrative offices on the second floor. It also includes 65,000 square feet of site area.

Sixty-eight SJC staff and three fleet staff are based at the new campus, which is located at 1126 Coleman Avenue. The project broke ground on June 14, 2023 and attained substantial completion on June 26, 2024.

Equipped with modern technology, floor-to-ceiling glass pane windows overlooking SJC’s airfield, spacious desks and collaborative spaces, it provides a modern and human-centric working environment for SJC’s Facilities Maintenance and Engineering Team, who were previously based at a 7,000 square foot complex on Airport Boulevard, south of the Airport terminals, inaugurated in May 2001.

With 15 EV parking spaces and LED lighting, the facility is photovoltaic (PV) ready.

LEED is the world's most widely used green building rating system. LEED certification provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient and cost-saving green buildings, which offer environmental, social and governance benefits. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement, and it is backed by an entire industry of committed organizations and individuals paving the way for market transformation.

Recent sustainability milestones:

• In September 2024, SJC was upgraded to Level 2 certification in the Airport Carbon Accreditation program, the only global carbon management certification program for airports, providing a common framework for active carbon management with measurable goalposts and recognition through six levels of certification for the efforts of airports to reduce their carbon emissions.
• In July 2022, SJC transitioned to San José Clean Energy’s TotalGreen service, which provides 100% renewable energy from sources such as sunlight and wind for all City-owned buildings at the Airport.