Green Olympics

What’s better than curling, figure skating, and Alpine skiing? America winning the gold!!

What else? Knowing the Vancouver 2010 Olympics has gone eco-friendly! Our friends in Canada have kept sustainability in the front of their minds.

According to www.vancouver2010.com, they have done many efforts throughout the entire games in considering energy conservation and the environment…

• Incorporated LEED standards into venue design and construction
• Created a Sustainability Management and Reporting System which tracks performance of the sustainability efforts
• Have taken an extra step by “forecasting, reducing, offsetting and publicly reporting on its carbon footprint”
• Publishing sustainability reports

And specifically at the Whistler Creekside Alpine Skiing venue, they have…

• Chosen a smart site selection, using existing ski-hill infrastructure
• Installed an energy efficient snow making system
• Strategic course alignment to minimize impact on streamside vegetation buffers
• Wood waste has been reused for on-site revegetation purposes

Check out all the ways the Olympics have built in Sustainability.

Go USA!