A green campus

Our Campus Plan seeks to maximise the positive impact we have on the environment by creating sustainable, net-zero carbon-ready buildings, improving the biodiversity of our campus wildlife and increasing the number of green spaces on campus. This will support our longer-term vision for a 'green campus spine' - a thread that will run through all our future estate plans.

Supporting Wellbeing and Biodiversity on campus	How we’re addressing climate change in our campus spaces
Shower facilities to support active travel	Upgrading existing buildings to improve performance.
Roof garden, sedum Roofs and respite spaces - areas set aside to give a calm environment to occupants.	Highly insulated buildings with triple glazing to reduce the demand for energy.
Highly visible feature stairs and new walking routes to encourage people to move more.	Highly efficient air source heat pumps to reduce overall building energy consumption.
Internal green spaces and planting such as a green living wall, a feature tree and plants between furniture to enhance biophilia.	Detailed energy modelling to review building energy loads and maximise energy saving.
A green campus heart - University Green	The campus will be consolidated to create a more compact estate made up of a smaller number of more efficient buildings.
25 new trees and habitats and 428m² of species-rich new planting providing a 59 per cent improvement in biodiversity.	Heat recovery within the air handling plant will further reduce energy consumption.
Rainwater attenuation measures, sustainable drainage systems and blue roof rain gardens (which store rainwater).	Maximising the use of natural daylight with easily accessible views to the outside.
Cycle storage to promote active travel and being healthy around the campus.	Using of photovoltaic panels (solar PV) to reduce grid energy consumption where possible.