LAX Is Building a Campus-Wide Data Layer to Manage Environmental Compliance

This NexusCon 2025 presentation breaks down how Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is tackling data chaos across LAX’s 20+ million square feet of terminals, parking structures, support buildings, and infrastructure. Shaun Cooley, President & CEO of Mapped, and Andres Ramirez Fromm, Environmental Specialist at LAWA, walk through the reality of managing environmental and sustainability data across 80+ buildings, decades-old equipment, and constant construction.

The focus isn’t smart building theory—it’s how LAWA moved away from clipboards, spreadsheets, and email threads toward a centralized data layer that actually reflects what’s happening in the field. The case shows what it takes to operate at airport scale when assets move, systems age, and downtime isn’t an option.

Behind the paywall, you’ll hear what surprised the team most about deploying a data layer in a live airport environment—and why OT connectivity was never the hardest part. The presenters dig into where projects stalled (IT approvals, security constraints, OEM interference), how long “time to value” really takes, and why stakeholder coordination mattered more than technology selection.

You’ll learn how LAWA prioritized which assets to connect first, how manual data collection limited decision-making, and what changed once data was centralized and normalized. If you’re an FM or OT leader managing a large, messy portfolio with regulatory pressure and limited visibility, this recording shows what progress actually looks like before optimization even begins.

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