the sydney 2000 olympic and paralympic games - Australian Sports ...

PART THREE : LEGACY ASSETS FOR NSW
Included in its many environment conscious features are:
• Passive ventilation, without the use of any mechanical devices, has been integrated into the design of
the Stadium.
• The need for artificial lighting has been reduced as the design of the Stadium allows maximum
daylight through specially constructed light voids.
• All rainwater is collected from the Stadium roof and stored in four large tanks for irrigation of the pitch.
Recycled water is utilised for the flushing of toilets and water saving devices are provided throughout
the Stadium.
• The Stadium design has minimised the use of PVC and all building materials are subject to Life
Cycle Assessments.
• Environmentally friendly gas fired generators serve as a backup to the main supply of electricity.
Sydney SuperDome
The Sydney SuperDome was the first structure of its kind ever built in Australia - a gigantic indoor sport
and entertainment arena. The Superdome has a hall capacity of at least 18,000 and can host a wide
range of entertainment events. It is fully roofed and column free, providing uninterrupted views from all
seats. The floor action or instant replays are shown on the four centrally located high-resolution video
screens and scoreboards.
The SuperDome has a 70kW solar power system on the banquet hall roof that provides power into the
electricity grid, making it the biggest rooftop solar power system in Australia.
Other environmental features include energy-efficient lighting, maximum use of recycled water, stormwater
collection and re-use, AAA-rated low-water-use fittings and significant reductions in PVC use.
The venue caters for conferences, functions and meetings from a sit down dinner for 1200 to a meeting for
as few as 20. It has full conference facilities and state-of-the-art audiovisual systems. It offers dining
facilities including its Boulevarde Café and Club Grill as well as dinner and show packages. Eight food
concessions, eleven bars and four food-court dining areas offer a wide range of food and drink.
Sydney Aquatic Centre
The venue’s extensive high quality leisure facilities include a 10-lane 50 x 25 metre competition pool; a 33
x 25 metre utility pool including facilities for water polo, diving, synchronised swimming and synchronised
diving; an 8-lane 50 x 18.2 metre training pool; leisure pools, garden, spa, sauna and steam room; and a
state of the art gymnasium and cardio theatre.
The competition hall with its diving and 10 lane main pools is overlooked by 4,000 permanent spectator
seats. It was built with a wide span roof, and is column free with dramatic spectator views.
The leisure area is an informal sunny space and contains play pools, spas, a water slide, rapid river ride,
bubbling "beach" fountains, spray jets and spurting volcanoes. Nearby, the training pool has the world’s
largest moveable floor, which can be raised or lowered to accommodate a range of activities. The floor
can be raised to form a dry level surface for large scale functions.
Special features of the design of this facility include a moveable bulkhead, enabling the 50 metre
competition pool to be converted into two 25 metre pools for short course events, and five levels of lighting
in the competition pool hall, from training through to competition and high definition TV lighting. Water
quality in the pools meets stringent FINA requirements for competition as well as Australian and
international health standards for recreational use. A fully automated two-vessel ozone system provides
world-class water filtration and sanitisation, using chlorine levels three times lower than conventional pools.
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