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Olympic legacy: Securing long-term benefits from London 2012
Posted on: 18 July 2012
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Destination, venue and meetings professionals from across the UK capital discuss with CAT Publications’ Martin Lewis how London will benefit from the huge investment that has gone into the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. Will there really be a lasting events legacy?
London 2012 Sustainability Lessons Learned: Reference and Resources Guide
Posted on: 13 July 2012
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Following a six month series of learning events, the UK Green Building Council has published a guide which brings together tips, advice and best practice from the experts involved in the London 2012 construction project, focusing on how they achieved sustainable outcomes. Further information on the lectures can be found here.
The economic impact of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Posted on: 10 July 2012
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London 2012, its build-up and subsequent legacy will generate £16.5bn of gross domestic product (GDP) for the UK’s economy, according to Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), with construction and tourism the key sectors in driving the economic boost. The report covers the period from London being announced as host city in 2005 through to 2017. In the five-year legacy period after the Games, LBG forecasts that the UK economy will be boosted by £5bn worth of games-related GDP, particularly in terms of physical infrastructure.
Olympic Britain: Social and economic changes since the 1908 and 1948 London games
Posted on: 10 July 2012
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This document tells the story of the profound economic and social change in the UK since the two previous London Olympics, in 1908 and 1948, using statistics and expert analysis.
2012 Learning Legacy – free online lectures
Posted on: 29 June 2012
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As part of the 2012 Learning Legacy, the Institution of Civil Engineers worked with the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to deliver a UK-wide lecture programme. The topics covered include: master planning, land treatment, venues, bridges, structures, water use management, and transport. Videos of the following lectures are available:
Launch event: ODA Learning Legacy – Lessons Learned
Launch of the Olympic Delivery Authority’s Learning Legacy and panel discussion on the lessons learned from the London 2012 construction project.
Establishment of the Olympic Project: winning the bid, shaping the vision and master planning
Hear from those that led the complex design and planning process to ensure buildings and infrastructure were designed to meet long-term regeneration ambitions as well as the unique technical requirements for the games.
Engineering the Olympic Park: Contaminated land treatment and invasive species control
Prior to 2005 the Olympic Park site in east London was heavily polluted and divided by pylons and railways. The preparation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games required environmental improvement on a huge scale.
Delivering London 2012: the Aquatics Centre
The Aquatics Centre London 2012 is an iconic venue designed by acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid.
Engineering the Olympic Park: Water use minimisation and management
The lecture looks at the use of modern techniques to reduce the use of water across the site and successfully manage the resource.
Engineering the Olympic Stadium
Hear from those who led the design and delivery of the Olympic Stadium. An innovative use of permanent and temporary forms was developed to meet the 80,000 Olympic capacity and 25,000 legacy capacity, with the final structuring consisting of a permanent sunken concrete bowl and a removable upper seating tier.
Breaking the tape
Posted on: 20 June 2012
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The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 has published its final review before the Games. The Annual Review 2011 assures progress on sustainability across the London 2012 Programme with a focus on how the Games experience will be distinctly sustainable for different client groups. The Commission’s review has examined a range of factors including waste, energy, food and transport. The analysis shows that the London 2012 Games have made significant achievements in these areas and many others, paving the way for long-term legacy benefits, which could help businesses, event organisers and local communities.
London Olympic Games 2012: Impact on inbound travel (as of May 2012)
Posted on: 31 May 2012
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This report outlines data and travel trends showing the potential impact of the London Olympic Games on inbound travel to London during the period 23rd July 2012 to 12th August 2012. The analysis is based on all reservations stored in the ForwardKeys database with an arrival into London during this period.
The architecture of the Olympics. London, 15 May 2012
Posted on: 24 May 2012
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This event, held at the LSE, brought together some of the UK’s most distinguished architects to present their designs for the Aquatic Centre, the Velodrome and the Basketball Stadium, three of the most inventive and symbolic buildings of the Olympic Park, explaining how they have been conceived to be adapted or dismantled after the Games. The complex process behind this massive regeneration project are described by some of the principal protagonists who commissioned the buildings and public spaces, providing a social, economic and environmental context to the architecture of the Olympic Games. A video of the event is available online.
Delivering transport solutions in times of austerity
Posted on: 1 May 2012
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The latest issue of The Review newsletter from Steer Davies Gleave examines the changes to the way transport is being funded, planned and delivered, and how emerging technologies and the ever evolving economic and social pressures will present both further opportunities and new challenges.
Modus: May 2012
Posted on: 1 May 2012
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The latest issue of this magazine from the RICS includes a number of features relating to transport, including the rise of the global city as ‘aerotropolis’; the challenges of delivering an efficient and economically viable HS2, as well as other high-speed projects taking place or in planning around the world; a visit to Crossrail’s new Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy; and a consideration of the transport challenges before, during and after the London Olympics 2012.
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