Long after the 2012 Summer Olympics have ended, the buildings constructed for the event will still be in use. The construction projects have given a big boost to the area, and the Games brought a lot of excitement, but their legacy will live on. Several Venues from the Olympic Park will remain as permanent structures and the apartments of the Olympic Village will become homes for area residents. According to Jayne Law, sales and marketing manager for Dow Building Solutions in the United Kingdom, it was all designed with sustainability in mind.
Law has worked for Dow for 25 years, and from her office in West London she’s seen the East End of London transform from a depressed section of town to a bustling Olympic Village. “It looks like a well-manicured theme park— and that’s what it is,” Law said. “Disney would be proud of it.”