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Building and construction commitmentsÌý

In 2018/19 Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾'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 Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ doing?Ìý

• Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ 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;
• Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ is also supporting transformation of the built environment on smaller projects using our in-house Mini-Ska tool;
• Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾Ìý

Sustainable building tools and resources

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 Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾Ìý

Accessible and inclusive environments