WINNING NUMBERS


x10,000


80,000 Specator capacity


during Olympics STADIUM x10,000


25,000 Specator capacity


designed for legacy 4,500


Tonnes of steel used for London Olympic Stadium


45,000 Tonnes of steel


used for Beijing Olympic Stadium


x1,000 532


Number of individual fl oodlights housed in 14 28m-high towers


Reduction in mains water usage as a result of rainwater recycling


70% 300,000


Nails used to build the Velodrome


7


The number of records broken by Team GB


28ºC


Temperature at track level to optimise performance


VELODROME 14 CIBSE Journal September 2012 www.cibsejournal.com 6,000 Spectator capacity 5.5km Mechanical pipework 4.2km Water pipework Ventilation ductwork 2km


It has been often mentioned that Team GB won 29 Olympic gold medals, but did you know there was 2km of ventilation ductwork in the Velodrome, or 10,000 toilets on the Olympic Park? Here are some of our favourite stats from the London 2012 Olympic Games


65


Medals won by Team GB

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