London 2012 Olympic Games Go for the Green

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The 2012 Olympics are setting records before the actual games even begin. An emphasis on sustainability that started with London's initial bid and was included in every detail of the construction of the 500-acre Olympic Park has earned the 2012 Games the distinction of being the "first sustainable Olympics," according to organizers, and London's Olympic Stadium weighs in as the lightest in history.

Olympic Park was built in part using materials recycled from the buildings that stood on the site before it, and green materials were used throughout the building process. The velodrome was constructed using sustainable wood, and the 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium was designed to utilize just 1/10 of the steel that comprised Beijing National Stadium (otherwise known as the "Bird's Nest"). Permanent venues such as the Aquatics Centre and Velodrome were constructed with temporary seating that would allow the venues to be transformed into community resources, while other structures were constructed with the intention of being dismantled, transported and reused after the games.

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