Sustainable substation designs released

Sustainability is at the heart of the design, which will be built using recycled and reused materials from the site.

The architectural designs include a ‘brown roof’ allowing species to colonise naturally. The roof will help increase the ecological value and biodiversity of the Olympic Park site by attracting local wildlife including black redstarts, a rare bird that thrives on brownfield land.

Planning permission has been secured for the building, which will supply electricity to the 2.5sq km Olympic Park as well as the Stratford City development during and after the Games. The substation will distribute electricity across the two sites through new utilities networks consisting of more than 100km of electrical cabling.

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