Construction Magazine June 2017 | Page 33

UNUSUAL GREEN BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

02 QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK , UK

Since the 2012 Olympic Games , designers and architects have been striving to build one of the most sustainable parks in the UK , embedding green infrastructure and low carbon designs within this space . Free to visit and spanning 560 acres , Olympic Park is now home to the London Stadium , an aquatics centre , hockey and tennis centre , playgrounds and much more . With 15 acres of wood and 6.5km of waterways , the development has integrated with local wildlife , utilising green technologies and sustainable transport links . Over 5,000 local individuals worked on the park ’ s construction , with an estimated 15,000 new roles situated at the park upon completion .
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