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Sustainable Built Environment

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº occupies over 200 buildings, which include laboratories, libraries, museums, theatres, workshops and residences. ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is working to ensure that our buildings are net zero carbon in operation as part of our commitment to net zero by 2030.

Building and construction commitmentsÌý


In 2018/19 ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's carbon emissions from heating, cooling, powering and lighting our buildings were 55,000 tonnes. We would have to plant 1 million trees to absorb that amount of carbon.*

What is ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº doing?Ìý


  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº has a Sustainable Building Standard that details the minimum standards and targets for the delivery of a sustainable built environment – it applies to all our construction projects;
  • Our new build projects and major refurbishments must achieve a minimum of BREEAM Excellent;
  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is also supporting transformation of the built environment on smaller projects using our in-house Mini-Ska tool;
  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is working with our construction partners to help reduce single-use plastics on building sites, including producing aÌýa single-use plastics scorecard for construction sites with Mace;Ìý
  • ±«°ä³¢'²õÌýPEARL is the first building that can claim to be net zero carbon in it's operation.Ìý

> Learn about our impact on construction from our Annual Sustainability Report.Ìý

*On average, one tree can consume approximately 60kg of CO2 from the atmosphere.Ìý

Sustainable buildings at ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌý


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BuildingÌýand construction initiativesÌý

Sustainable building tools and resources


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Cost and Carbon ToolÌý- Calculate costÌýand carbon implications of different design options from early project stages.Ìý

Mini SKAÌýToolÌý- simplified tool developed by the Environmental Sustainability team forÌýuse on small projects.

Energy saving resourcesÌý-ÌýHelp us save energy at ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌý

Accessible and inclusive environments


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¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is committed to creating ‘an accessible, publicly engaged organisation that fosters a lifelong community’ – open to all.

> View our Inclusive Design Strategy