Olympic Park construction waste will not be wasted
THE Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has said that sustainability will remain at the heart of the construction of the London 2012 Olympic Park, venues and infrastructure, with a commitment to recover and reuse or recycle 90% of the waste created through the ‘big build’ phase of the project.
The ODA has also developed a new integrated environment and sustainability management system, which has been externally audited and certified to ISO 14001 – a first for a major project of this size.
Dan Epstein, the ODA’s head of sustainable development and regeneration, said: ‘We have exceeded our target for reclaiming materials from the demolition and clearing of the site, much of which has been used to create the correct land levels and roads within the Olympic Park.
‘As we move into the construction phase, we have set ourselves another incredibly ambitious target to recover and reuse or recycle 90% of the construction waste. This is unprecedented for a development of this size, scale and complexity, and demonstrates how we are integrating sustainability into every element of the construction of the Olympic Park.’
He added that the Olympic Park was the first ever major project to be awarded an ISO14001 certificate for an integrated environment and sustainability management system. ‘This will give the assurance that our ambitions for sustainability and environmental management are monitored, audited and delivered,’ he said.
A waste-management contract has been awarded to Veolia Environmental Services, who will establish a centralized waste-management service and a waste-consolidation centre at the site.
The ODA says the environment and sustainability management system will ensure that sustainability and environmental management is embedded throughout the design and construction of the Olympic Park, and will set out how the requirements from the Sustainable Development Strategy, the Code of Construction Practice and the Health, Safety & Environment Standard are managed across the project.
The ODA has also developed a new integrated environment and sustainability management system, which has been externally audited and certified to ISO 14001 – a first for a major project of this size.
Dan Epstein, the ODA’s head of sustainable development and regeneration, said: ‘We have exceeded our target for reclaiming materials from the demolition and clearing of the site, much of which has been used to create the correct land levels and roads within the Olympic Park.
‘As we move into the construction phase, we have set ourselves another incredibly ambitious target to recover and reuse or recycle 90% of the construction waste. This is unprecedented for a development of this size, scale and complexity, and demonstrates how we are integrating sustainability into every element of the construction of the Olympic Park.’
He added that the Olympic Park was the first ever major project to be awarded an ISO14001 certificate for an integrated environment and sustainability management system. ‘This will give the assurance that our ambitions for sustainability and environmental management are monitored, audited and delivered,’ he said.
A waste-management contract has been awarded to Veolia Environmental Services, who will establish a centralized waste-management service and a waste-consolidation centre at the site.
The ODA says the environment and sustainability management system will ensure that sustainability and environmental management is embedded throughout the design and construction of the Olympic Park, and will set out how the requirements from the Sustainable Development Strategy, the Code of Construction Practice and the Health, Safety & Environment Standard are managed across the project.
