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Sustainable vision for LA28 Games

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08 Aug, 2024

This post was originally published on Sustainability Matters

The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games has enlisted software multinational Autodesk as its ‘Official Design and Make Platform’. In this capacity, Autodesk, which specialises in software for designers, engineers and builders, will support LA28’s more than $1 billion temporary overlay and construction plan, incorporating sustainable design principles.

Central to the plan is the intention not to construct any new permanent venues. Instead, LA28 is committed to adapting existing or building temporary infrastructure.

“At Autodesk, we believe the most sustainable building is the one already built. That’s why we’re excited by LA28’s ambitious plan to retrofit existing structures to ensure sustainability is at the forefront of the LA28 Games venue plan,” said Amy Bunszel, Executive Vice President, Architecture, Engineering and Construction Solutions at Autodesk.

“Over the next four years, our software will help set a new standard for creating a sporting event that intentionally designs, builds, repurposes and reuses existing venues.”

Autodesk software will guide the retrofitting of the 40+ competition and major non-competition venues across Southern California that will make up the LA28 Games’ footprint — including the LA Memorial Coliseum. The company said its technology would help to shorten timelines, cut costs and incorporate sustainable design principles across the project.

Over the next four years, LA28 will use the software, including Autodesk Construction Cloud, as a central tool to facilitate better collaboration with thousands of critical stakeholders on the design, development and ultimate delivery of the venues.

“Autodesk’s software is a part of our LA28 story: the behind-the-scenes technology that brings our vision of the LA28 Games to life,” said Casey Wasserman, LA28 Chairperson.

“Together, we will develop the right plan to support 12–15 million ticketed fans over such a short period of time. We are honoured to have Autodesk on board for the next four years as we embark on our shared commitment in innovative design that can serve as a precedent for many Games to come,” Wasserman said.

Beyond the construction itself, LA28 has committed to making a positive and lasting impact on the city and communities of Los Angeles, and it will use Autodesk’s cross-industry expertise and relationships to help achieve this aim.

In addition to the circular and low-carbon building design ethos, Autodesk will support LA28’s collaboration with key public transportation agencies over the next four years to keep LA residents, workers, businesses and more moving reliably throughout the region. This includes the use of Autodesk software to aid in the design of key Games-related transportation elements and traffic control plans.

Image caption: Still from Autodesk’s LA28 promotional video. Image courtesy of Autodesk.

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ABB has gained Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) status for its Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) ring motor — technology used to drive large grinding mills in the mining industry.

An EPD is a standardised document that provides detailed information about the environmental impact of a product throughout its life cycle. Based on a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, the EPD highlights ABB’s commitment to transparency, environmental responsibility and supporting customers in making informed decisions on sustainability in their supply chains.

ABB analysed the environmental impact of a ring motor across its entire life cycle from supply chain and production to usage and end-of-life disposal. The study was conducted for a ring motor of a semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill with an installed power of 24 MW and was based on a reference service life of 25 years.

“Sustainability is at the core of our purpose at ABB, influencing how we operate and innovate for customers,” said Andrea Quinta, Sustainability Specialist at ABB. “By earning the Environmental Product Declaration for our ring motor, we emphasise our environmental stewardship and industry leadership for this technology. We adhered to the highest standards throughout this process, as we do in the ABB Ring Motor factory every day. This recognition highlights to the mining industry what they are bringing into their own operations when they work with ABB.”

The comprehensive LCA was conducted at ABB’s factory in Bilbao, Spain, and was externally verified and published in accordance with international standards ISO 14025 and ISO 14040/14044. It will remain valid for five years.

The ring motor, a key component of the GMD, is a drive system without any gears where the transmission of the torque between the motor and the mill is done through the magnetic field in the air gap between the motor stator and the motor rotor. It optimises grinding applications in the minerals and mining industries by enabling variable-speed operation, leading to energy and cost savings.

The full EPD for the ABB GMD Ring Motor can be viewed on EPD International.

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