Site of the Concorde
An environmentally friendly Concorde Visitor Centre has been unveiled at Manchester Airport to house one of the UK’s most iconic aircraft.
A 2,574m2 environmentally friendly Concorde Visitor Centre has been unveiled at
The centre has been constructed for the Concorde G-BOAC, which originally went on display in the open air in April 2004 after its arrival at
Commenting on the opening, Willie Walsh, British Airways chief executive, said: ‘
Since the launch of its environmental plan in 2006, all of Manchester Airport's new buildings must comply with carbon efficient standards. The 2,574m2 centre incorporates green technologies such as biomass heating fuelled by willow grown on site and a hangar that uses rainwater harvesting and solar panels to heat water in the system.
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