OUR sUCCess WiLL Be MeasURed tO a LaRGe extent
BY OUR abIlIty to delIver a lastIng legacy FOR
LOndOn and tHe UK – sUstainaBiLitY is KeY
the footprint for the London 2012 Games by 23 per sustainable drainage system across the park. this will be
cent. that figure might sound arbitrary, but it is based an important part of the wider water management
on the international panel on Climate Change process, and essential in ensuring contaminated water
recommendation that carbon emissions be cut by 80 doesn’t pollute surrounding areas, and in flood-avoidance.
per cent by 2050. to achieve that, a 23 per cent atkins has also taken the lead in the enabling works.
atkins would like to thank
reduction will be needed at each Olympic and Over the course of the project, we will have washed everybody who agreed to
paralympic Games up to that date. almost two million tonnes of contaminated soil. this is
participate in this publication,
with particular thanks to all
the carbon emissions associated with putting on the being washed using five plants on-site, a process that
external interviewees:
simon Calder, Richard Brown,
games has been roughly estimated at between 4-5 atkins have a leading role in managing. doing this
Mark smith, sir Michael pitt,
million tonnes of carbon, around a third coming from allows 80 per cent of the existing material to be reused,
david King, Mark dixon, Lynn
Worthington, Lars-Olov Lissel,
construction. the Oda is therefore working hard to thereby helping to reduce waste and associated impacts.
Michèle dix, Robert aaronson,
reduce carbon emissions wherever possible by
Roger Gardner, sir peter Hall,
professor paul syms, sylvia short,
minimising the use of materials on the park through What about post-2012?
dan epstein, Rolf traeger, ian
efficient and elegant design, by specifying recycled Our success will be measured to a large extent by our
Brinkley, dinesh Mirchandani,
sachin prakash, Jonathan Hinks,
products and working closely with BRe (bre.co.uk) and ability to deliver a lasting legacy for London and the Zhang Hongxing
WRap (wrap.org.uk), who have developed guides to UK, which is why sustainability is so important. For
contributing writers:
the specification of low impact materials. example, while we require 40 hectares of concourse for John Coutts, Christian doherty,
We are also very focused on creating a park that in the London 2012 Games, the demand in legacy is only
scott payton, Wilma tulloch,
Bernadette Redfern
legacy will use energy efficiently and reduce carbon about 10 hectares. 30 hectares of concourse therefore
cover photograph:
emissions. as a result, we have invested heavily in needs to be removed after the games in order to create
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creating an energy Centre that will include combined the biggest new park in Britain for 150 years.
commissioned photos:
heat and power capacity, initially running off natural We’re working very hard to find a material that is fit
Charlie Hopkins (p12-13),
gas and biomass boilers. the centre has been designed for purpose, will enhance the quality of the park during
Richard Gleed (p24-25),
paul Freeman (p30-31)
to reduce carbon emissions by a minimum of 20 per the games, is cost-effective to lay and remove and is
cent over conventional mains supply. sustainable. in the same way, many of the buildings on-
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caspian publishing ltd
another advantage of the system, which will supply site are only temporary, so we want to ensure the (www.caspianpublishing.co.uk)
heat and electricity to the venues and homes in legacy, is cladding used is recyclable. We’re considering various
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that the engines can be upgraded over time. it could run low-impact materials, such as a plant-based material contributors are their own.
Reproduction in whole or in part
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processing, or we could change the generators to run off venues. One product we are looking at can be
strictly prohibited.
solid biomass, for example, through gasification. this will shredded and reused as paper, perhaps for the post-
this publication was printed on
be very important in 2016, for example, when all new 2012 Olympics book.
9lives paper, which is a certified
mixed source FsC Certified paper.
homes will have to be zero carbon according to new the biggest sustainability win for the London 2012
government legislation. Games is that we’ll deliver a well serviced and regenerated
the atkins logo, the “open a”
device and the strapline “plan
another major part of our sustainability strategy is site that, over time, will become a new quarter for design enable” are trademarks
management of site-wide non-potable water. We’re London. it will be the size of a small town and as well
of atkins Ltd.
looking at the feasibility of using groundwater and connected as Waterloo. developing the transport if you no longer wish to
wastewater across the Olympic park for irrigation, and infrastructure, in a place that was very inaccessible, will be
receive this publication,
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to supply venues. We are also looking at rainwater essential in ensuring the site is sustainable.
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harvesting systems. after the London 2012 Games, there will be more
the venues will also make use of low water than 10,000 new jobs created on the site, 10,000 new
appliances. in fact, modelling suggests we could achieve homes will be built, and a legacy of world-class venues
a 30 per cent reduction in water consumption through will remain.
the application of best-in-class water-saving appliances. it is a huge economic and social opportunity for an area
We aim to deliver another 10 per cent reduction through that was previously neglected, and a great opportunity for
rainwater harvesting or use of groundwater sources. UK plc to show off our ability to deliver a sustainable games
We’re currently working with atkins to develop a fit for the challenges of the 21st century.
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