2010 Winter Olympics Going Green
Scaled Model of Olympic Village
The 2010 Vancouver Olympics are right around the corner! And in celebration of the 2010 Olympics I would like to highlight some really great ways that the 2010 Olympics are going “Green”.
There will be two Olympic Villages: one in Vancouver’s Southeast False Creek area (Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Village), and the other one within the scenic Cheakamus Valley (Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village).
The Vancouver Olympic Village in the South East False Creek area will have 16 buildings constructed on an area of 1.4 million square feet, and a community center. All the buildings will be built to LEED Gold standard and the community center will be built to LEED Platinum.
All of the buildings will be fitted with solar panels and feature green roofs. Rain water will be harvested and be used for the irrigation of the green roofs and landscaping. In-slab hydronic system will be used for heating and cooling of the buildings, and the latent heat of sewer pipes will be harnessed by an innovative heat exchange system. All parking will be underground, and plans are afoot to achieve water neutrality as it will collect as much rain water as it uses.
For more highlights of how the 2010 Vancouver Olympics are going green please follow this link : http://www.vancouver2010.com/sustainability/
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