I love the Olympics! I tend to forget how much I enjoy watching all the different events from the popular swimming and gymnastics, to the less popular sports of rowing or water polo.
As I watched the opening ceremony and the subsequent games I was impressed by what an amazing feat the producers pull off every four years. I can’t imagine all the people and resources that go into creating an event of that stature.
I just read an interesting article about the power sources need during the Olympics. Power supply company, Aggreko out of Scotland, is the supplier for the Beijing Olympics and is contracted to supply 140 megawatts of power across the 37 venues.
The preparations have taken years; in Beijing alone 12 new buildings and 8 temporary buildings have been built. The Olympic village, home to over 17,000 athletes, was just awarded LEED Gold Certification under the USGBC’s new pilot program, LEED for Neighborhood Development. This is the first international development to be awarded LEED status under this new program. Now after all the architects and builders have left, it will be up to the maintenance departments and facilities managers to keep these buildings up to highest performance level for the rest of the Olympics and many more years.