Royal Institute of British Architects 2012 Olympics Sustainability

1. Royal Institute of British Architects2012 OlympicsSustainability Jack Pringle , President September 2005-7

2. Singapore Commitments Design Legacy Sustainability RIBA Committee The Win

3. A Phenomenal Task • Land assembly • Remediation • Power • Preparation • Politics • Venues • Legacy • Stakeholders

4. Some Doubts • Priorities • Delivery • Safety • Budget • Design • Sustainability • Jack Lemly • Stadium • Media Centre

5. A strengthened team Nick Serota Ricky Burdett Alison Nimmo Jerome Frost RIBA Supportive where possible E.g. Velopark competition A critical friend A Lasting Legacy Design Commitments

6. Sydney Greenpeace 50% PV / Solar Thermal energy for Village 50% reduction in water Athens ? Beijing Commitment to carbon zero 150 indicators tracked Purpose of games? Sustainability Background

7. 2012 – the Greenest Games Waste and materials: • To reduce waste through design • 90% of demolition material to be reused or recycled and • at least 20 per cent of materials used in permanent venues and associated works and the Olympic Village to be recycled.

8. 2012 – the Greenest Games Transport and mobility: • To prioritise walking, cycling and the use of public transport to and within the Olympic Park and venues, including building over • 80km of walking and cycling routes and to aspire to • 50 per cent of construction materials to be transported to the Park by water and rail

9. 2012 – the Greenest Games Biodiversity and Ecology: • Ecological management plans, including • wildlife species protection and • tree preservation orders. • Re-profiling of the waterways, • extending wetland habitats

10. 2012 – the Greenest Games Supporting communities: • To create new, safe, mixed-use public space, housing and facilities appropriate to the demographics and character of the Lower Lea Valley, adaptable to future climates. • Creation of the largest new urban park in Europe for 150 years • Between 30 and 35 new, permanent bridges built across the waterways, railways and roads that dissect the site • Safe areas created by avoiding overshadowed areas and maximising clear sightlines and lighting

11. 2012 – the Greenest Games Materials: • To identify, source, and use environmentally and socially responsible materials. • At least 20 per cent of materials used in permanent venues and the Olympic Village will have previously been used somewhere else, or be a recycled product • Maximise timber from sustainable sources with all timber used from known, legal sources, with clear supply chain evidence.

12. 2012 – the Greenest Games Access: • To create a highly accessible Olympic Park and venues by meeting the principles of inclusive design. • Inclusive design principles and access strategies for each venue • Shallow gradients within the Park ensure accessibility

13. 2012 – the Greenest Games Climate Change • Aiming to minimise the carbon emissions associated with the Olympic Park and venues through a • 50% reduction in carbon dioxide by 2013. • On-site energy generation • Renewable energy • Project future-proofed so it can go even further as new technology allows

14. 2012 – the Greenest Games Water: • To ensure efficient water use, reuse and recycling, with a target for a • 40 per cent reduction in the demand for potable water in permanent venues and a • 20 per cent reduction target for residential development

15. All well and good?

16. RIBA Response - Energy • Targets are not challenging enough. • Many aims fall short of existing government energy targets, especially on energy and water use. • Plans to make houses in the Olympic Village 25%-35% more energy efficient than those built today would meet national targets set in place for 2010 – two years before the games. • Sydney hit 50% through PVs and Solar Thermal • The Olympic Village dwellings will come onto the market in 2013 – at a time when Government’s own targets for new build will be equal to c.50% more energy efficient than 2006 Building Regulations. • Targets for generating 20% of the village’s energy from on-site renewables merely match the existing goals of the London Plan for 2008.

17. RIBA Response - Energy • By 2012, many new developments in London will exceed current aspirations for the Olympics. • Allan Jones, chief executive of the London Climate Change Agency, a company set up by Ken Livingstone to devise projects to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the capital, says: • “Before the Olympics is ever built you will see zero-carbon development, which will put pressure on the people who think the Olympics is the exemplar.”

18. RIBA Response - Energy • Govt policy is all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016, • ODA currently proposed standards for the legacy are patchy and not aspirational. • The whole Lower Lea Valley should be zero carbon in 2012.

19. RIBA Response - Water • The aim of reducing water use by 20% in the Olympic Village merely complies with existing building regulations. • Sydney reduced by 50% • This reduction equates to a daily water consumption of 130 litres per person – far more than the mayor’s proposed target for London of just 70 litres a day.

20. RIBA Response • Key Issue • No Olympic board member has specific responsibility for sustainability

21. Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 • To provide assurance and monitoring of London's Olympic pledge to host the most sustainable Games ever • Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 was announced alongside the sustainability strategy. • Reporting direct to the Olympic Board.

22. Shaun McCarthy, chair of the newly created Commission; quote • the ODA’s current targets are • “not sufficiently challenging” • “In terms of the detail, there are some targets that probably don’t go far enough.”

23. “Towards” One Planet Living Principles

24. This is a moment in time

25. And an opportunity