Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The facade of the town hall of Paris decorated for the Olympic Games. getty Craig King has heard a lot about the sustainability of the upcoming Paris Olympics — its historic commitment to green energy, recycling and mass transit. But that's not why he's going to the games.
King will be in Paris with his wife to cheer on their son, Matt, who is on the U.S. Olympic swim team.
"We’ll be watching Matt and the team at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre," says King, an airline pilot from Seattle. Craig King with his son, Olympic swimmer Matt King and his wife, Linda. Craig King The Kings are like a lot of Olympic spectators.
They're not necessarily coming to the games because of its sustainability initiatives, but they're fascinated by them. For example, King says he's noticed that the aquatic center was built with high-performance thermal and acoustic insulation, and rainwater funnel systems for all its lawn irrigation. "The French are doing a great job at repurposing as many existing, eco-friendly buildings as possible for the games," he says.
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