The ultra modern, environmentally friendly BPIA (Bohol-Panglao Internatioanl Airport)
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through its Japanese contractor (Chiyoda-Mitsubishi joint venture) and Japan Airport Consultants Inc. (JAC), delivered a finished product that we could all be proud of. Consider the following features: A sewage treatment plant (STP), solar panels, LED interior lighting, energy-efficient air-conditioning system, natural ventilation for transit area, and rainwater for watering plants and other uses. The undulating passenger-terminal roof reflects the rolling Chocolate Hills—the ceiling is made of southern yellow pine from Alabama, the brown handrails and stairs are of imported oak, the tiles are the specific deep ochre hue of old Spanish churches and the toilet fixtures are by Toto, the gold standard of lavatories.