TOP FIVE SUSTAINABILITY LESSONS LEARNED

A GUIDE TO ACHIEVING GOLD STANDARD SUSTAINABILITY

FROM THE EXPERTS DELIVERING THE LONDON 2012
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

1 LEADERSHIP BY CLIENT
Set clear targets in contracts
Stick to the targets
Work with, and motivate, the
supply chain
2 CULTURE OF TEAMWORK
Build the right team early on
Invest in teams
Reward and recognise team achievements

London 2012 Sustainability

Lessons Learned

3 EARLY ENGAGEMENT
Engage supply chain early they often
have solutions
Bring contractor on board as soon
as possible
Ensure lessons are learnt from
previous projects

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4 COMMUNICATE PROACTIVELY
Ensure understanding throughout
supply chain
Emphasise why sustainability matters
Encourage informed judgements to
deliver a common goal
5 DONT BE AFRAID TO INNOVATE
Challenging target + fixed timescale =
an opportunity
Focus on desired outcomes
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LEARNING FROM THE LONDON 2012 VENUES

VELODROME

Rethinking design to reduce cost

and save embodied energy

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There is a need for low carbon

material specification that takes
both operational and embodied
carbon into account. Structural
engineering can have a positive
impact on this.
Sustainability outcomes can
be achieved through strong
leadership and commitment from
the team sustainability doesnt
happen on its own, but needs
the right knowledge, rigour and
perseverance.

Key Resources
Executive summary
Presentation slides
5 minute highlights video
Full length video (UK-GBC
members access only)

Hear from the experts

Introduction & welcome Paul King,
Chief Executive Officer, UK Green
Building Council

Key sustainability lessons learned

The client has a responsibility to
show real leadership to ensure
sustainability aims are met.

The Architect Chris Bannister, Partner,

Hopkins Architects

Ensure a high level of collaboration

between all the teams working
on the project, including the
contractors.

The Strategy Richard Arnold, Project

Sponsor, Olympic Delivery Authority

The Engineer Andrew Weir, Director,

Expedition
The Contractor Vincent Busk, Health,
Safety, Quality, Environmental
Director, ISG
The Delivery Dan Epstein, Director of
Sustainability, Useful Simple Trust

AQUATICS CENTRE

Hear from the experts

Introduction & welcome Shaun
McCarthy, Chair, Commission for a
Sustainable London 2012
The Strategy Ian Crockford, Project
Sponsor, Olympic Delivery Authority
The Architect Jim Heverin, Associate
Director and Design Team Lead, Zaha
Hadid Architects

Pioneering the use of low-carbon

concrete

The Engineer Michael Stych, Building

Engineer, Arup

Key Resources
Executive summary
Presentation slides
5 minute highlights video
Full length video (UK-GBC members
access only)

The Contractor Evelina Maier,

Sustainability Manager, Balfour Beatty

Key sustainability lessons learned

Setting benchmarks of health,
safety, security, quality, and inclusion
and committing to achieving the
benchmarks can change peoples
opinion of sustainability.
Much reporting on sustainability
focuses on what can be counted,
but not everything that has an
economic and environmental
impact can be quantified. Creating
buildings with longevity that will
be well-used in legacy was a key
sustainable outcome.
Keep up-to-date with modelling
techniques and methods of
analysis in order to find the areas
for maximum energy savings and
deliver good sustainable design.
Collaborating with other contractors
on projects and clarity of goals
enhances community engagement.
Transparency about sustainability
efforts and continuous measuring
of performance are essential for
leaving legacies for future builds.
Make sustainability simple
translate high level objectives
into work package specifics in
order to engender ownership
of sustainability.

The Delivery Kirsten Henson, Director,

KLH Sustainability, (and formally
Senior Sustainability Advisor, ODA
Delivery Partner)

Hear from the experts

Introduction & welcome Julian
Sutherland, Design Director, Atkins

they can offer advice and feed

into design with knowledge of
technology available in the future.

The Strategy Ian Crockford,

Stadium Project Manager, Olympic
Delivery Authority

Communication is key to getting

all operatives on board with
sustainability. Incentives are useful.

The Architect Philip Johnson, Principal

Architect, Populous

Make sustainability visible and

engaging and articulate the value
wherever possible so it drills down
to every decision making process.

The Engineer Glyn Trippick, Project

Director for London 2012 Stadium,
Buro Happold
The Delivery Kirsten Henson, Director,
KLH Sustainability, (and formally
Senior Sustainability Advisor, ODA
Delivery Partner)

ATHLETES VILLAGE
STADIUM

Hear from the experts

Introduction & welcome Miles
Keeping, Partner, Drivers Jonas
Deloitte

Designing for deconstruction and

utilising 31% recycled materials
Key Resources
Executive summary
Presentation slides
5 minute highlights video
Full length video (UK-GBC members
access only)
Key sustainability lessons learned
The need for strong leadership
and a new, thoughtful and
sustainable approach to design and
construction.

Not to build at all may be more

truly sustainable than even
the most sustainable forms of
construction

Regular site inspections and

reporting are key to the success of
the project.

Try to avoid abortive work. There

were some cases where elements
were specified or installed
incorrectly, some products were not
certified correctly and these areas
needed to be redone.

Thinking outside of the box when

it comes to sustainability is highly
effective it should not be just
about eco bling.

Suppliers and manufacturers

should be involved in the very
early planning stages of similar
construction projects so that

Dont use a generic code to drive

design.

Its not the specialists who are

going to make sustainability work
its everybody else. Specialists will
push things forward, but everyone
else will make the change work.

The Architect Andrew Taylor, Director,

Taylor Patel
The Delivery Steve King, Development
Director, Lend Lease

Challenge the client on

requirements.

The Contractor Andrew Kinsey,

Sustainability Manager, Mace (and
formerly Lend Lease)

Get involved in the process much

earlier on and engage with the
supply chain as early as possible to
find out their limitations and what
they can deliver.

TEMPORARY VENUES

Key Resources
Executive summary
Presentation slides
5 minute highlights video
Full length video (UK-GBC members
access only)
Key sustainability lessons learned
Agree the apartment sizes early on.

Agree a clear, simple strategy for

sustainability and communicate it
to everyone involved clarify their
part to play in the process.

Sustainable design and flexibility

doesnt have to cost more there
are a range of small solutions
appropriate to your design.

The Supplier David Beecroft,

Commercial Director, Philips

Achieving Code for Sustainable Homes

Level 4

Take into account the

environmental and social impacts of
the venue from the outset so that
they can be designed out.

Involve the design team from first

sketch to the end of construction,
not just sketch to tender.
Consider the whole life cycle/cost of
temporary venues; the construction
cost might be high but there will
be no ongoing cost or burden for
operating, maintaining, etc. in the
years to follow.
Hear from the experts
Introduction & welcome Kevin Owens,
Design Principal, LOCOG

Reducing long term environmental,

social and economic impacts

Sustainability in Action Julian

Sutherland, Design Director, Atkins

Key Resources
Executive summary
Presentation slides
5 minute highlights video
Full length video (UK-GBC members
access only)

The Engineer Joanne Larmour,

Associate, Arup

Key sustainability lessons learned

Challenge preconceived ideas
on sustainability whenever
possible and on all fronts from
procurement and design through
to operations.

The Overlay Jeff Keas, Principal,

Populous

The Designer Sam Wright, Associate

Director, Wilkinson Eyre
The Architect Martin Ostermann,
Director, Magma Architecture

SUSTAINABILITY THEMES PRACTICAL ADVICE AND DETAILED GUIDANCE

MASTERCLASS

MASTERCLASS

MASTERCLASS

MASTERCLASS

SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE
AND GREEN STANDARDS

ENERGY AND CARBON

WATER

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC

FACTORS

Overview
Gain an understanding of how sustainability
performance and green standards were managed
in the design and construction of the Olympic
Park. Learning outcomes include how to apply
a balanced sustainable procurement scorecard
approach to a project and find out what is
required to achieve high ratings under such
standards as BREEAM, Code for Sustainable
Homes and CEEQUAL.
Masterclass Overview Handout

Overview
Learn about creating and delivering an energy
strategy, measuring and minimising the carbon
footprint of a project and reducing embodied
carbon through efficient design. The experts
providing this training have worked intensively
delivering against the targets, from the
perspective of the client, energy consultant,
design team, and contractor.
Masterclass Overview Handout

Overview
Find out how reduced water consumption was
achieved through adoption of progressive
water efficiency and recycling measures on the
Olympic Park. Gain an understanding of design
opportunities for reducing flood risk on
a project and how to mitigate risks associated
with integrating low or zero carbon technology
into buildings.
Masterclass Overview Handout

Overview
Learn how to develop inclusive and accessible
designs, successfully engage stakeholders, create
local employment opportunities, and involve
under-represented groups in a project based on
the first-hand experiences of those who did so
successfully at the Olympics Park.
Masterclass Overview Handout

Learn about
Introduction and context Holly Knight, Principle
Sustainability Manager, ODA

Learn about
Introduction and context Holly Knight, Principle
Sustainability Manager, ODA

Session 1 Creating and delivering energy strategy

Alasdair Young, Energy Director, Buro Happold

Session 1 Reducing potable water through

efficient design including rainwater harvesting
in complex buildings Ed McCann, Sustainability
Manager, Expedition

Learn about
Introduction and context Dan Epstein, Director
of Sustainability, Useful Simple Trust
Session 1 Sustainable procurement Kerry
Underhill, Senior Project Manager, ODA
Session 2 Achieving high ratings in BREEAM
Ben Cartmell, Director, Southfacing Services Ltd
Session 3 Achieving high ratings in Code for
Sustainable Homes Andrew Kinsey, Head of
Environmental Operations, Lend Lease
Session 4 Achieving high ratings in CEEQUAL
Dr Dorte-Rich Jorgensen, Sustainability
Manager, Atkins
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Relevant Learning Legacy Papers
Procurement and supply chain management
Environment and sustainability management
system auditing
Development and use of BREEAM for Olympic
Park Venues
Working to the Code on the Athletes Village
Sustainability and Timber

Session 2 Measuring and minimising the carbon

footprint of a project David Stubbs, Head of
Sustainability, LOCOG & Craig Simmons,
Technical Director, Best Foot Forward
Session 3 Reducing embodied carbon through
efficient design Dan Epstein, Director of
Sustainability, UST
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Relevant Learning Legacy Papers
Olympic Park Energy Strategy
The Velodrome, the most energy efficient
venue on the Olympic Park
Reducing embodies carbon through
efficient design

Session 2 Procuring, planning & implementing

a blackwater treatment system Dennis King,
Associate Director, Buro Happold
Session 3 Managing flood risk through design Phil
Higgins, Senior Hydrogeologist; Associate, Arup
Session 4 Managing potable water use and surface
water on construction sites Barry Plowright,
Sustainable Construction, Atkins
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Relevant Learning Legacy Papers
Rainwater Harvesting at the Velodrome
Reducing the Aquatic Centres water
consumption
Non-potable water supply for construction
Flood Risk Compliance Procedure

Learn about
Introduction and context Loraine Martin, Diversity
& Inclusion Consultant, Network Rail, (and
formerly Head of EIES, ODA)
Session 1 Creating highly accessible and inclusive
designs Margaret Hickish, Design Director,
Movement Strategies (and formerly Principal
Access Officer, ODA)
Session 2 Creating local employment and
business opportunities on a project Val Lowman,
Chief Executive, Be Onsite
Session 3 Engaging local community and
stakeholders Darren White, Sustainability
Manager, CLM
Session 4 Involving under-represented groups
in projects Camilla Thrush, Managing Director,
JCT Business Solutions, (and formerly EIES
Manager, ODA)
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Relevant Learning Legacy Papers
Equality, Inclusion, Employment, and Skills
Diversity Training Contributed to a Culture
of Inclusion
Negotiating the Citizens Agenda for Wages
and Training
Collaborating with Environmental Regulators
and Statutes
Attracting Historically Underrepresented Talent

MASTERCLASS

MASTERCLASS

MASTERCLASS

MASTERCLASS

WASTE

MATERIALS

MANAGING CONSTRUCTION
IMPACTS

BIODIVERSITY

Overview
Gain an understanding of how significant
reductions in waste production can be achieved as
a result of designing out waste and the NoWaste
Lean Construction training programme on the
Athletes Village. Learn about opportunities for
reducing, reusing and recycling construction
materials and demolition materials.
Masterclass Overview Handout

Overview
Look at how the selection of materials for
the construction of the Olympic Park made a
significant contribution to meeting the Olympic
Delivery Authoritys ambitious sustainability
targets. Gain an understanding of procurement
and delivery of responsibly sourced and
sustainable materials and learn how to
encourage innovation from the supply chain.
Masterclass Overview Handout

Overview
Gain an understanding of how to develop and
apply a robust environmental management plan
and monitoring system to deliver a sustainable
project. Information is also available on how
to establish relationships with regulators
and stakeholders.
Masterclass Overview Handout

Overview
Find out about how the London 2012 Biodiversity
Action Plan will deliver 45 hectares of nature
conservation area and improve the quality
of habitat. Information is also available on
how to develop an ecological management
and monitoring plan and how to identify
opportunities for designing in wetlands.
Masterclass Overview Handout

Learn about
Introduction and context Richard Jackson, Head
of Environmental Sustainability, UCL
Session 1 Designing out waste Jo Carris,
Associate, Useful Simple Trust
Session 2 Reuse and recycling waste during
demolition Martyn Lass, Project Manager, Atkins
Session 3 Engagement of operatives and
supervisors in waste management Andrew Kinsey,
Sustainability Manager, Mace Group
Session 4 How to eliminate, reduce, reuse and
recycle waste during construction Ronan Leyden,
Sustainable Business Consultant, Bioregional
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Relevant Learning Legacy Papers
No Waste Lean Construction Training
Demolition Waste Sustainability
Designing Out Waste

Learn about
Introduction and context Peter Bonfield,
Chief Executive, BRE
Session 1 Delivering responsibly sourced materials
Shamir Ghumra, Head of Sustainability,
Aggregate Industries
Session 2 Delivering sustainable concrete
Kirsten Henson, Director, KLH Sustainability
Session 3 Delivering 100% sustainable timber on
a construction project Noah Bold, Sustainability
Manager, CLM
Session 4 Designing for temporary venues and
infrastructure and appropriate materials selection
Dorte Rich-Jrgensen, Design Director, Atkins
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Relevant Learning Legacy Papers
Sustainable material use in paving and seating
Innovation in timber supply for London 2012
The procurement and use of sustainable
concrete on the Olympic Park
Implementation of the PVC policy
Responsible sourcing of the copper cladding
on the Handball Arena
Innovation in timber supply for London 2012

Learn about
Introduction and context Richard Jackson, Head
of Sustainability, UCL
Session 1 Environmental monitoring Darren White,
Sustainability Manager, CLM
Session 2 Regulators engagement Rob Harding,
Olympic Project Officer, Environ. Agency
Session 3 Environmental management Christian
Bonard, Head of Environment, CLM
Session 4 Systems and tools Caroline Richards,
Sustainability Manager, CLM
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Relevant Learning Legacy Papers
Collaboration with environmental regulators
and statutory stakeholders
The control of noise during construction
Minimising potential nuisance dust from
around a construction site
Manifold system for construction waste water
discharges to sewer

Learn about
Introduction and context Richard Jackson, Head
of Sustainability, ODA
Session 1 Green/brown roofs Dusty Gedge,
Wildlife Consultant, Dusty Dedge
Session 2 Working with stakeholders Gary Grant,
Independent Consultant Ecologist, Gary Grant
Session 3 Ecological management and monitoring
Kim Olliver, Ecologist, Atkins
Session 4 Delivering the Olympic Park wetlands
Mike Vaughn, Engineer, Atkins
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Relevant Learning Legacy Papers
Biodiversity Action Plan: Securing ecology
objectives for the Olympic Park
Designing river edges in the Olympic Park
Promoting Biodiversity on Olympic Parkland

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