The first work at the Olympic site was developing the power infrastructure, and as the games approach we look back at the projects involved. THE BUZZ phrase for the 2012 Olympics development has been sustainable legacy and in the electrical infrastructure they have certainly delivered on that promise. The landscape of East London has been transformed with the removal of overhead pylons, construction of new, energy efficient energy centres and substations, and above all the infrastructure has been future-proofed by building in flexibility to incorporate any future technological advances. "The energy buildings are embedded in the community - part of the urban mix, the new urban mix for this part of London, but they also hold gateway positions at the eastern and western edges of this regeneration area, so they just become objects of familiarisation," Liam O'Sullivan, project manager at UK Power Networks explains. "Landmarks that people can orientate themselves by. So we thought that it was important that we were not just in boxes. They had to relate back to the passers-by as a way to offer something back."
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