Building for Legacy - The London 2012 Olympic Park Tuesday 10 October 2023 Presented by: Jo Dobson Content Description: The London 2012 Olympic bid committed to delivering the most sustainable Olympic Games of modern times, and to leave a sustainable legacy. How did they go about this, what have the outcomes been so far, and what can other major projects learn? This session will explore these topics, covering both the environmental and social legacy.

1. Building for Legacy - The
London 2012 Olympic
Park
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Jo Dobson, Associate Director

2. Positive impact through sustainability consultancy and design
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The ambition
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6. Deprivation

7. Scale
2.5km2
2 year planning and land assembly
3 year construction programme
240 buildings demolished
2m m3 of material moved
820k m3 treated
30 new bridges

8. Legacy first
75p in every £1

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The delivery
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10. Stakeholder engagement

11. A Strategy with Performance Targets
Environmental
• Carbon
• Water
• Waste
• Materials
• Biodiversity
• Environmental impact
Social
• Community
• Transport and mobility
• Accessibility
• Employment and business
• Health and well-being
• Inclusion

12. A balancing act
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13. A balancing act
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14. The right team
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15. Design guidance

16. Procurement
Selection Criteria
Commercial
Evaluation
(30%)
Technical
Evaluation
(70%)
Price
Financial profile
Quality and functionality
Project delivery
Experience and capability
Governance

17. Contracts
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18. Contractors and suppliers critical in
meeting sustainability objectives

19. Training and Awareness

20. Rewarding Success

21. Monitoring and reporting

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The outcomes
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23. 59%
reduction in
operational carbon
emissions

24. Low
embodie
d carbon
£1.5m savings
27% less
embodied carbon

25. Waterways now
back in use
Flood defence
measures put in
place

26. 42%
less carbon
emissions in
concrete

27. 99%
reuse, recycling
or recovery

28. 100%
certified timber

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Has it delivered a
sustainable legacy?
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30. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park today
London Legacy Development Corporation
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31. Commission for a sustainable London 2012 commentary
The most sustainable Games ever
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“So much good has come
from the Games, it’s up to
government and the private
sector to adopt Olympic best
practice and ensure the
legacy lives on.”
Shaun McCarthy, Chair of the Commission for
a Sustainable London 2012

32. 10 years on commentary
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34. My perspective: the different types of legacy
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35. What were we saying back then?
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36. What’s different today?
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38. Thank you.
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Jo Dobson
jo.d@usefulprojects.co.uk
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