Sites include the Velodrome and track, the Aquatics Centre and all the bridges, fences and benches.
The project involved over 12,500 cubic metres of timber – from European construction timber to Tropical hardwoods.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) worked with Soil Association Woodmark to achieve certification to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) standards.
Noah Bold, ODA Park operations environment & sustainability manager, said: “A huge thanks to Soil Association Woodmark for guiding us through the certification process. Right from the start we knew we wanted our construction work to have the smallest possible environmental footprint and supporting sustainable forest management around the world was a big part of that.
“We hope that other large scale developments can be inspired by the scale of what we have achieved and that ethical wood sourcing will become the norm for future Olympic sites and construction projects globally.”
Source: Soil Association
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