The Sir Peter Parker Award 2011
Sponsored by Brunswick
Presented at The Lincoln Centre, London on 15 June 2011.
The Olympic Delivery Authority
Olympic Park Design, Build and Regeneration Projects
Alan Parker (right) and Sir Stuart Rose (left) presenting The Sir Peter Parker Award to Richard Jackson, Principal Sustainable Development and Regeneration Manager.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) was established in April 2006. It is responsible for developing and building venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. ODA’s main site is located at the Olympic Park, east London. Its works bring brownfield land back into use and provide the platform for future regeneration.
This project concerns the delivery of the infrastructure and venues for the London 2012 Games and the legacy thereafter. London 2012’s vision is to host an inspirational, safe and inclusive Games and leave a sustainable legacy for London and the UK. The ODA’s role is to deliver the Olympic Park, which is being transformed from a brownfield site characterised by large areas of derelict industrial land, into a new urban park with improved infrastructure and world-class sporting facilities. The project, which started following the successful bid to host the Games in July 2005, has an immovable delivery deadline and is being built to the most comprehensive range of environmental and sustainability criteria ever adopted by a large-scale regeneration project in the UK.
The Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) provides the framework for the sustainability initiatives that are being delivered. The SDS includes several challenging ‘best practice’ targets and commitments around carbon savings, water reduction, waste management, sustainable material use and biodiversity. In delivering the SDS, the ODA has ensured that the commitments are implemented through project business cases, procurement documentation, design briefs and works information.
Some of the targets from the SDS include:
Reduction in carbon emissions for the built environment in 2013 by 50%, against 2006 Part L Building Regulations.
90% of materials (by weight) from demolition works to be re-used or recycled.
Reduction of non-potable water demand by 40%.
50% of construction materials by weight to be transported to site by rail or water.
The ODA is currently on track to meet its objectives. It is forecasting to reduce potable water use by 57% against 2006 industry standards; re-use or recycle 98.5% of the demolition materials and 99% of construction materials; use 100% legally sourced timber; deliver 67% of construction materials by
rail and water; and install over 45 hectares of new habitats. It is also collating the lessons learned from the project in a series of case studies and short reports, and will make these available to the construction industry through a website later this year.
To find out more about this project, please contact:
Richard.Jackson@london2012.com
www.London2012.com
To see the Olympic Delivery Authority video click here.