The Vancouver 2010 Sustainability Journey: In Detail

1. The Vancouver 2010 Sustainability Journey: In Detail

2. The Vancouver 2010 Sustainability Journey: In Detail Let’s take a closer look at the sustainability features of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Sustainability is a continually evolving concept based on the integration of social, economic and environmental concerns. It means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future.

3. Did You Know? • The Government of Canada is working with The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and Games partners to build sustainability into all aspects of the 2010 Winter Games. • As a partner in the Games, the Government of Canada will help carry the environmental lessons and achievements of the 2010 Winter Games into the future.

4. Richmond Olympic Oval (Speed Skating Venue) • The Government of Canada (GoC) and the Province of British Columbia each contributed $30 million to this facility. • BC Pine-Beetle Wood Roof • Made from 1,000,000 board feet of standard Canadian construction wood, • including lumber manufactured from beetle-killed pine found in British Columbia. • Using beetle-killed pine reduced need to cut down healthy trees • Wood manufacturing and building system expertise supported by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) • Rainwater Capture and Reuse • Oval roof collects rainwater through innovation collection system • Captured rainwater supplements venue toilet flushing and is used to irrigate landscaping • Capturing rainwater cuts potable water use in the facility by up to 30% • GoC funded LEED Business case study contributed to these • innovations • Eco-Chill Technology • Venue features environmentally-friendly refrigeration technology • Technology reduces energy consumption by 50% • NRCan provided technical support to the project

5. Social Inclusion: Purchasing, Training, Job Creation and Accessibility • The Vancouver 2010 Fabrication Shop (Fab Shop) • Provides carpentry training and work experience for at-risk populations • Graduates of the program earn their first year carpentry certification • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) supported aboriginal participation in the program • VANOC Buy Smart Program • Incorporates environmental, ethical, social and Aboriginal objectives into VANOC’s purchasing and licensing decisions • Government of Canada works with partners to find sustainable purchasing opportunities

6. Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Centre (Curling and Wheelchair Curling Venue) • The Government of Canada and VANOC partnered in a LEED Business Case Study • Results • Venue waste heat is captured and reused to heat other building spaces • Waste heat from the swimming pool area is recovered • Bioswales (small ponds that collect, filter and then return water to the water table) reduce storm water runoff from the site • Groundwater and stormwater is harvested to reduce water use • Case study was adopted into local workshops that taught the construction industry how to maximize facility sustainability features at minimum cost

7. Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver (Athletes’ Village) This world-class sustainable community includes Canada’s first net-zero energy use, multi-unit residential building • Net-Zero • Facility creates as much energy as it uses • Achieves net-zero target partly through use of renewables and advanced energy systems • NRCan was involved in the design charrette for the village • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) provided support to the integrated design process

8. Sea to Sky (Cypress Mountain: Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard Venue) • The Government of Canada contributed to the environmental assessments of Sea to Sky Highway improvement projects and all Olympic Venues (including the Cypress Mountain venue) • Results • Rare plants found in Cypress Provincial Park were relocated safely • During construction, active migratory bird nests were protected during their breeding season • Mitigations were put in place to minimize air emissions from construction • Footprint Reduction • Environment Canada weather monitoring equipment was placed at an existing site rather than having a new site cleared of trees

9. Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Park(Cross-Country Skiing, Biathlon, Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined) • The Government of Canada contributed to the environmental assessment • Results: • 30% smaller environmental footprint than initially planned • Venue layout was altered to avoid disturbing old-growth forest and wetlands • Extended buffer zones incorporated around streams/wetlands • Wood Waste Reuse • Wood waste was chipped, composted, mixed with indigenous seed and reapplied to • disturbed areas to encourage re-vegetation and control erosion • Other wood waste was reused for temporary compound • construction

10. Other Sustainable Achievements • BC Hydrogen Highway • Government and industry initiative that promotes hydrogen and fuel cell technology • development Sustainable Transportation • 20 hydrogen fuel cell buses which do not emit air pollutants or greenhouse gases and one fuelling station operating in Whistler • Feasibility studies and implementation plans collaborated on by Natural Resources Canada • Sustainability Star Program • VANOC program recognizing positive and measureable Games initiatives • Government of Canada Sustainability Star recipients include the LEED Business Case study • and Hydrogen Highway • Tailed Frog Habitat Management • Environment Canada contributed to the environmental • assessment for the Whistler Creekside venue • Section of stream relocated to avoid acid-generating rock • exposure • This action improved the western tailed frog habitat • The frog population is flourishing

11. Now it is Your Turn • Do Your Part! • Make sustainable choicespart of your daily life during the 2010 Winter Games and beyond! • For more, visit: • www.canada2010.gc.ca • www.vancouver2010.com/sustainability