Terminal in a garden - Bangalore airport

-Increased protection of threatened species: When selecting the vegetation species to include in the project, attention was given to native species of trees, flowering trees and shrubs (Ref. 1). "The airport serves as a biodiversity hotspot with about 600-800-year-old trees, 180 rare, endangered, threatened species and bamboo cladding equivalent to 923 kilometres, bringing together the terminal in a garden." (Ref. 3)
-Improved stormwater management: The airport authorities recognise the high-intense water needs of their operation, and to counterbalance it there is an ongoing development of rainwater harvesting ponds – nearly 70 acres within the BLR Airport campus – that will create large water bodies to support the airport sustainability initiatives through harvesting over 750 million litres of rainwater per annum (Ref. 1) .
-Improved water quality: "The terminal, which will run entirely on renewable energy, will also capture, treat, and reuse rainwater from across the airport, and the indoor plantings and outdoor gardens are designed to only require the water that is harvested on site" (Ref. 2).
-Improved air quality: The initiative expects to have impacts on air quality through the landscaping and greenbelt development as initiatives that target reducing air, water and dust pollution (Ref. 1).
-Increased green space area & an Increased number of species present: The initiative includes the creation of an outdoor “forest belt" of 24,000-square-metre. It includes indigenous flora, multilevel meandering paths, and two-storey pavilions that are clad in bamboo and inspired by traditional Indian cane weavings. "The food and beverage areas will have scented plants, while the retail section will have lush green walls made of exotic creepers, hanging gardens, and water cascades" (Ref. 2).
The project resulted in planting 6 Lakh (600 000) plants inside the terminal, over 3600 native plant species, and 620 endemic plants (Ref 5).

Other impacts: The initial vision of the project was to make the airport 100% powered by renewable energy by 2020. "This initiative will result in a significant reduction of carbon emissions. To achieve this, we are generating our own power through solar energy and installing LEDs to reduce the dependence on non-renewable energy" (Ref. 1). The airport is estimated to save energy by 24.9% through the use of on-site solar panels and sky lighting (Ref. 3).