Our Low Carbon Campus Journey – Our Key Milestones
Our campus was an early adopter of the low energy/carbon agenda, with our low carbon campus journey beginning in the early 1990s.
Although the need to reduce CO2 emissions primarily became a focus for the HE sector after 2005, running an efficient and low energy estate has been a long-standing goal of ours. The challenges of operating a 1960s estate with poor thermal performance led us to develop a series of highly thermally efficient buildings, both to counter the original building stock and to ensure the estate as a whole was cost effective to operate.
After 20 years, the Elizabeth Fry Building still exceeds current building regulations for thermal performance and is one our most energy efficient buildings on campus.
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“Best building ever”, Building Services Journal (1998)
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High thermal mass, highly insulated triple glazing
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Low energy structural ceiling slab system, TermoDeck, provides very consistent conditions throughout the year.
Looking forward
A key part of our NetZeroUEA strategy will be delivered through the Campus Development Programme by improving the energy efficiency of the Lasdun Teaching Wall.