dan epstein
What is often forgotten is that sustainability applies equally to the people using the facilities and this is something that I believe both developers and property manages can learn from. People will need sustainable transport to and from the Olympic Games and afterwards to work and play. To this end, we have invested in The Orient Way, a major package of improvements to Stratford Regional Station to boost capacity and accessibility as well as the main gateway stations – Stratford Regional Station, Stratford International Station and West Ham – where money is being invested to enhance their sustainability credentials. A further £10 million is being spent of improving walking and cycling routes, including making eight paths that lead to the Olympic Park. We are also running and Active Travel Programme to encourage people to walk and cycle more, before, during and after the Games. Another key aspect is inclusion of local
people. The ODA has created a Plant Training Centre in the north of the Park which provides training and qualifications not just for working on the site but also for future employment and this has been expanded through the addition of a training centre for civils related skills,
including concreting and steel fixing. These centres provide 2,000 training places per year. We have also, through our work with five host boroughs, Job Centre Plus and local labour schemes put more than 600 people into employment on site as well as creating 120 apprentices. Two other key programmes centre on increasing employment opportunities for disabled people through work with specialist organisations and contractors, and our Award winning Women into Construction which has put 79 women into employment on site out of a total of 290 women working on site. The health and well-being of people at
work and in the area are also of key concern. We are addressing a whole raft of health matters, such as diet and the provision of healthy food in the canteens, exercise and activity. Occupational health teams, “Park Health” and “Village Health” have been appointed to enhance the general well-being of everyone working on the project and to carry out regular health checks to identify and address any health problems; this also includes workplace sexual health clinics run in conjunction with a local Primary Care Trust. These are all aspects that I regard as key parts of sustainability. PM-Select: Thank you very much.
The London 2012 Olympic Site: The Facts
Key Statistics Total Site Area: 105ha. Orient Way Project: 99% of demolition and site clearance waste was recycled and re-used, including: 4,000 tonnes of crushed concrete of which 1,000 tonnes were re-used on site and 3,000 tonnes off-site. 620 tonnes of tarmac. 80 tonnes of steel. 20,000 tonnes of site ballast lifted, screened and re-used. 2.9km of track lifted and re-used.
Environmental Impact, Biodiversity and Ecology Over 3,000 soil investigations. Over 90 million litres of contaminated groundwater treated. 4,000 additional properties benefiting from a significantly reduced risk of flooding. 45ha of species rich habitat created. An area the size of 10 football pitches cleared of Japanese knotweed. 16,000m2
Waste 97.7% of demolition waste (by weight) reclaimed for re-use or recycling. 90% of construction waste diverted from landfill. Non-hazardous waste removed from site by barge and rail. Compacting and consolidating waste and using lorries with bigger capacity reduced off-site vehicle movements from 1,751 to 152 between July and September 2009.
Water Demand for potable water reduced by 40% for permanent venues and by more than 30% for residential buildings in line with the Coded for Sustainable Homes Level 4. More than 2km of pipelines laid for the non-potable network for toilet flushing in venues, irrigation and processing in the Energy Centre.
of living roof installed on venues across the Park and Village to
provide a habitat of Black Redstarts. Three bat boxes and eight bird boxes (for Black Redstarts and House Sparrows installed. 2,000 semi-mature trees to be planted in the Park plus a further 2,000 in the Village. 300,000 wetland plants for the Park. 5km of improvement to the waterways.
Construction Material 100% of timber from sustainably certified and legal sources 20% of materials (by value) and 25% of aggregate (by weight) from recycled or secondary sources. 50% of materials (by weight) transported by rail or water – the use of the railhead will eliminate 169,000 lorry movements.
Carbon 50% reduction in carbon emissions from buildings on the Olympic Park by 2013 against 2006 Building Regulations. 20% of energy on site from renewable sources. 120m high 2MW wind turbine at the north of the site to provide power for 1,000 homes. More than 75 solar powered crossing lights and speed signs. 16km of pipe network for the Energy Centre to provide low carbon power. Cooling in the Aquatics Centre will use non-hydrofluorcarbon (HFC) chillers.
The Village After the Games, the Village will be transformed into 2,818 new homes, including 1,379 affordable homes and housing for sale or rent Over a period of time, some 10,000 new homes will be created, set in their own communities with school and healthcare facilities, offices, shops, hotels, leisure centres and commercial centres.
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