Major events have a significant environmental impact, particularly when large structures are built specifically for short-term use, often leading to long-term challenges for host cities in repurposing or managing these facilities to prevent them from becoming waste. In recent decades, organizing committees have increasingly sought to integrate sustainable practices into event planning, aligning with global environmental goals. Today, sustainability is not only a guiding principle but also a requirement under international agreements such as The Paris Agreement. The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be hosted across five clusters and 14 competition venues, including the MIP Milano Ice Park in Rho Fiera Milano. This venue will house both the city’s second ice hockey facility and the Milano Speed Skating Stadium (MSS). To accommodate the MSS within the Fiera Milano facilities, Fondazione Fiera Milano has undertaken modifications to Pavilions 13-15, transforming them into a single large space capable of hosting major events. This intervention aims not only to provide an optimal venue for the Winter Olympic Games but also to expand the Exhibition District’s o!erings, enabling it to host a variety of large-scale events, including sports competitions and concerts. Given the necessity of installing various temporary structures for the Games, this thesis aims to quantify the environmental impact of di!erent construction phases within these pavilions. By assessing emissions at multiple phases—structural modifications, temporary setups, event operations, and dismantling—this study estimates the overall footprint of the MSS venue. Ultimately, through a simplified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), this thesis evaluates whether dismantling all temporary structures is the most environmentally viable option or if repurposing elements such as the grandstand for future large-scale events over a 10-year period would be a more sustainable approach.
I grandi eventi hanno un impatto ambientale significativo, soprattutto quando si costruiscono strutture di grandi dimensioni per un utilizzo a breve termine, spesso creando, per le città ospitanti, sfide a lungo termine di riconversione o gestione di tali edifici, per evitare che rimangano inutilizzati rispetto alle proprie potenzialità. Negli ultimi decenni, i comitati organizzatori hanno cercato sempre più di integrare pratiche sostenibili nella pianificazione degli eventi, in linea con gli obiettivi ambientali globali. Oggi, la sostenibilità non è solo un principio guida, ma anche un requisito imposto da accordi internazionali come l’Accordo di Parigi. I Giochi Olimpici Invernali di Milano Cortina 2026 si svolgeranno in cinque cluster, distribuiti tra Lombardia, Veneto e Trentino-Alto Adige, in 14 sedi di gara, tra cui il MIP Milano Ice Park presso Rho Fiera Milano. Questo impianto ospiterà sia il secondo palazzetto del ghiaccio della città per le gare di hockey sia il Milano Speed Skating Stadium (MSS). Per accogliere l’MSS all’interno delle strutture di Fiera Milano, Fondazione Fiera Milano ha avviato modifiche ai Padiglioni 13-15, trasformandoli in un unico grande spazio in grado di ospitare eventi di rilievo. Questo intervento ha lo scopo non solo di fornire una sede adeguata per i Giochi Olimpici Invernali, ma anche di contribuire anche ad ampliare l’o!erta del Polo Fieristico, che potrà ospitare una varietà di eventi su larga scala, tra cui competizioni sportive e concerti. Poiché per i Giochi Olimpici sarà necessario installare numerose strutture temporanee, questa tesi si propone di quantificare l’impatto ambientale delle diverse fasi di costruzione all’interno di questi padiglioni. Analizzando le emissioni generate nelle varie fasi—modifiche strutturali, allestimenti temporanei, operazioni durante l’evento e smantellamento—lo studio stima l’impronta ambientale complessiva della sede MSS. Infine, attraverso un Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) semplificato, questa tesi valuta se lo smantellamento completo di tutte le strutture temporanee sia l’opzione ambientalmente più sostenibile o se, al contrario, il riutilizzo di alcuni elementi, come le tribune, per eventi su larga scala nei successivi dieci anni, possa rappresentare un’alternativa più vantaggiosa dal punto di vista della sostenibilità.
From construction to dismantling: an LCA approach to the Milan 2026 Olympic Speed Skating Stadium and Post-Olympic use of Pavilions 13-15
Olaya Acosta, Maria Alejandra
2023/2024
Abstract
Major events have a significant environmental impact, particularly when large structures are built specifically for short-term use, often leading to long-term challenges for host cities in repurposing or managing these facilities to prevent them from becoming waste. In recent decades, organizing committees have increasingly sought to integrate sustainable practices into event planning, aligning with global environmental goals. Today, sustainability is not only a guiding principle but also a requirement under international agreements such as The Paris Agreement. The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be hosted across five clusters and 14 competition venues, including the MIP Milano Ice Park in Rho Fiera Milano. This venue will house both the city’s second ice hockey facility and the Milano Speed Skating Stadium (MSS). To accommodate the MSS within the Fiera Milano facilities, Fondazione Fiera Milano has undertaken modifications to Pavilions 13-15, transforming them into a single large space capable of hosting major events. This intervention aims not only to provide an optimal venue for the Winter Olympic Games but also to expand the Exhibition District’s o!erings, enabling it to host a variety of large-scale events, including sports competitions and concerts. Given the necessity of installing various temporary structures for the Games, this thesis aims to quantify the environmental impact of di!erent construction phases within these pavilions. By assessing emissions at multiple phases—structural modifications, temporary setups, event operations, and dismantling—this study estimates the overall footprint of the MSS venue. Ultimately, through a simplified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), this thesis evaluates whether dismantling all temporary structures is the most environmentally viable option or if repurposing elements such as the grandstand for future large-scale events over a 10-year period would be a more sustainable approach.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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