Venues guide - London 2012 Olympics

Sustainability
Facts
Sustainability was central The venues have been
The ODA is on track to More than 675 bird and bat
to London’s bid to host designed to be as
exceed by 10 per cent a boxes using off-cut drainage
the Games and has been sustainable as possible,
challenging target to reduce pipes (pictured) are being
a key priority throughout using innovative techniques
the carbon emissions of the installed across the Park
the construction of venues to reuse or recycle materials,
Olympic Park by 50 per cent. to encourage new homes
and infrastructure, and the
staging of the Games.
Where there was a long-term
encourage new wildlife
habitats, and reduce energy
use and water consumption.
Two million tonnes of soil
were excavated and cleaned,
with more than 80 per cent
for wildlife.
The UK’s largest waste water
recycling facility is helping
need for a new venue, we To reduce the use of materials,
reused on the site – one of to reduce the consumption
have built new permanent existing venues have been
the UK’s largest clean-ups of non-drinking water on
facilities; where there was used where possible.
of contaminated land. the Park by 60 per cent.
not, we have built temporary
venues with materials that
can be recycled and hired
parts that can be reused.
London 2012 is the fi rst ever
summer Games to measure
its carbon footprint over the
entire project; the carbon
More than 98 per cent of
materials generated from the
demolition works on the Park
were reused or recycled.
footprint of staging the
Games is expected to be
20 per cent lower than
originally projected.
London 2012’s target is
for no waste to be sent to
landfi ll during the Games.
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