POSTED: Wednesday March 4th 2009
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Green Standards’ in construction key to a truly green and inspirational Sochi 2014

The coordination meeting reaffirmed the commitment of Sochi 2014 organizers to maintain regular constructive dialogue with environmental organizations.

 
March 4, 2009, Sochi, Russia – Preparations for the development of Sochi 2014 are seeing ‘green standards’ being widely applied across the board in construction for the first time in Russia. This is ensuring that the development of Russia’s first Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games preserves the unique nature of Sochi and the surrounding Krasnodar Region.
 
A coordination meeting on the environmental aspects of Olympic venue design and construction has been held today in Sochi. The meeting was attended by the President of the State Corporation ‘Olimpstroy’, Victor Kolodyazhny; the Director of the Russian office of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Igor Chestin; the Head of the Sochi 2014 Environmental Support Department, Dmitry Kolosov and representatives of entities involved in Olympic venue construction.

The coordination meeting reaffirmed the commitment of Sochi 2014 organizers to maintain regular constructive dialogue with environmental organizations.
 
At the meeting particular attention was paid to the development of a ‘Green Standards’ system,  which will see environmental and resource-saving technologies used during Olympic construction. Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, Olimpstroy and the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia have been closely examining the highest standards of international experience in this area to ensure ’Green Standards’ are applied to maximum effect during Games preparations.
 
Using this global expertise, Sochi 2014 has organized a series of orientation seminars. The first seminar will be staged on 6 March 2009.
Dmitry Chernyshenko, Sochi 2014 President and CEO, said:
“In the high-tech society we live in today, it is sometimes difficult to strike the right balance between technology and environment. But actually, innovation is key to a ‘greener’ future. Our first task as organizers of Sochi 2014 is to host a truly innovative Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games that will not only preserve the unique nature around Sochi, but also enhance the region’s environment.

“While many other parts of the world already embrace ‘green standards’ in the construction industry, Sochi 2014 is seeing these being widely applied for the first time in Russia during the preparation of the Games in 2014.”

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Name: Xenia Reizhevskaya
Organization: Sochi 2014
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Phone: +7 (495) 984 2014
URL: http://www.sochi2014.com

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