Sustainable buildings

We are committed to developing low carbon buildings and invest in sustainable infrastructure, using Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) to evaluate the sustainable value of a new development. All new builds aim to achieve BREEAM Excellent standards for sustainable construction.

Consideration of environmental impacts and social requirements is essential in any new building development or refurbishment as this helps the University both reduce its carbon and environmental footprint and deliver high-quality, sustainable buildings.

A strong infrastructure supports our academic and professional services and all new buildings are at the cutting edge of sustainable design, harnessing technologies, such as solar thermal heating, rainwater harvesting, and heat recovery systems.

We are working to give our staff and students the best intellectual, social and physical environment and to use our campus as a living laboratory, where they can research, teach and learn, alongside enriching our outstanding student experience and contributing to the sustainability of the campus community.

The Built Environment Working Group makes use of academic expertise on campus to look at how environment, sustainability and technology are considered during the implementation of the University Master Plan.

Click below to learn about the sustainability features across all our campuses

Ness Gardens Virtual Tour

Gardens and Collections Manager, Nick Lightfoot at Ness, shares some great footage of the gardens and of members of the garden team hard at work, preserving the beauty of Ness.

City campus

City campus

Sustainability features across the University of Liverpool City campus

Greenbank student village

Greenbank student village

Sustainability features across the University of Liverpool Greenbank student village

Leahurst campus

Leahurst campus

Sustainability features across the University of Liverpool Leahurst campus

Ness Botanic Gardens

Ness Botanic Gardens

Sustainability features across Ness Botanic Gardens

Sustainable buildings supporting SDG 9

Investments in infrastructure are crucial to achieving sustainable development. Discover how the University is supporting Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.