Olympic Stadium, London

This landmark structure will serve 80,000 spectators and billions more via the data cabling on which all communications with the world will depend.

The main M&E challenges were the size and shape of the structure, with areas in excess of 60 metres requiring specialist access, equipment and safety measures.

Electrical installation involved 64 kilometres of sub-main cables, 14 substations, 14 lighting towers and 8,000 luminaires.

As an intelligent building, the stadium’s data infrastructure demands 900 servers, 1000 networks and security devices, and 9500 computers. These systems cannot fail.