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The London Legacy Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 2012. SI 2102 No.2167
Posted on: 7 September 2012
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The Order that will make the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) the local planning authority for an area in East London including the Olympic Park has been laid before Parliament. The Order will allow the LLDC to take charge of the regeneration legacy of the Olympic Games. Under the Order, the LLDC will assume planning powers for a designated area, which includes parts of the London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. The new arrangements are due to come into force on 1 October 2012. The LLDC is the first new Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) body.
Concrete Quarterly: Autumn 2012
Posted on: 30 August 2012
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The latest issue of this quarterly journal from the Concrete Centre looks at the use of concrete in building for the London Olympics.
Concrete usage in the London 2012 Olympic Park and the Olympic and Paralympic Village and its embodied carbon content
Posted on: 22 August 2012
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Concrete is widely used in the Olympic Park and Olympic and Paralympic Village. Its specification and use provided an opportunity to reduce embodied carbon emissions involved in the construction of facilities and infrastructure, and to influence the overall carbon footprint of the London 2012 Games. This report sets out the evidence on concrete supply to the Olympic Park and the Olympic and Paralympic Village and the lessons learned from using sustainable concretes, and examines the estimated carbon footprints. Case studies of the Aquatics Centre and the Olympic and Paralympic Village are included. This publication will be available on or after 24th September 2012 [ISBN 978-1-84806-289-4 £30]
Engineering the Olympic Park
Posted on: 17 August 2012
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The Institution of Civil Engineers has launched a video which explains how the Olympic Park project was delivered on time, safely and within budget. It celebrates the ability of the engineer to make a real difference to the urban landscape of East London by sharing the knowledge of those directly involved. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has worked closely with contractors, industry partners, government bodies and academia to document these lessons and best-practice. With the support of the ICE, the ODA is now launching a programme to share the knowledge from the London 2012 construction project and raise the bar within the sector. Resources available include CPD lectures and journals.
Safety culture on the Olympic Park
Posted on: 16 August 2012
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The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and the Health and Safety Executive jointly commissioned Loughborough Uuniversity to investigate how safety techniques were communicated and the impact they had across multiple contractors during the Olympic build.
ArcelorMittal Orbit: the architect’s story
Posted on: 13 August 2012
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The 80m-tall twisted metal viewing tower-cum-sculpture officially called the ArcelorMittal Orbit, dominates the Stratford skyline. This NBS TV programme looks at how UFA melded architecture with art and how the practice worked alongside two such established figures.
Zaha Hadid’s Aquatics Centre versus Michael Hopkins’ Velodrome
Posted on: 3 August 2012
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In this article, two Olympic arenas and two very different design strategies go head-to-head.
Olympic Legacy Supplementary Planning Guidance
Posted on: 31 July 2012
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This supplementary planning guidance (OLSPG) is a key document to help create a new part of London built around the Lea Valley’s unique network of waterways and open spaces that link the Thames to Hertfordshire and Essex. It will consist of new and existing neighbourhoods that embrace the OLSPG area’s rich cultural diversity. It will be a distinctive and well connected place where people can live and work sustainably and offer a wide range of new jobs and homes. It will incorporate the best of contemporary design, complement the area’s historical architecture and assets, and build on the sustainable infrastructure and standards the 2012 Games has established. The OLSPG emphasises the importance of family housing, supported by new and improved open spaces and social infrastructure such as schools and health facilities. This will be in contrast to much recent apartment-dominated development and help establish lifetime neighbourhoods where people will choose to live, settle and raise families.
BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes on the London 2012 Olympic Park: Lessons from the Velodrome, Aquatics Centre and the Olympic and Paralympic Village
Posted on: 20 July 2012
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This publication contributes to the ‘learning legacy’ for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and shares the lessons learned about sustainable design and construction on this exceptional project with the construction industry. The report examines the achievement of high levels of sustainability on two of the key venues at the Olympic Park: the use of the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) in the design and construction of the Velodrome and Aquatics Centre; and the use of the Code for Sustainable Homes on the Olympic and Paralympic Village. The findings of these projects will be especially valuable to clients, designers and contractors. [ISBN 978-1-84806-274-0 £36]
London 2012: will it leave a lasting legacy for construction?
Posted on: 19 July 2012
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In this article, Denise Chevin speaks to key Olympic and industry decision-makers to find out whether the Olympics could change construction forever, or whether its achievements are set to become Olympic memories.
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