Sustainability Report
Operational Emissions / Energy
Operational energy demand is reduced through passive solar protection provided by the double façade, planted buffer zones, shading and a site design that supports natural airflow. The façade reduces solar heat gain and cooling demand, while vegetation, permeable surfaces and water mitigate the urban heat island effect. However, no verified annual operational-emissions calculation was provided at competition stage.
Service and maintenance emissions
Modular, accessible and replaceable building components were selected to facilitate maintenance and prevent the premature replacement of complete assemblies. Demountable façades and interior partitions allow individual elements to be repaired, replaced or reused. However, service and maintenance emissions were not quantified at competition stage.
Afterlife
Adaptive reuse was considered at both campus and building scale. Existing buildings capable of supporting new uses are retained and transformed. The new innovation building uses an open, flexible floor plan that can accommodate changing organisational models and future programmes. Its timber structure minimises internal columns, while removable partitions allow the layout to be reorganised without major structural interventions.
The timber structure is assembled using dry, demountable connections, allowing components to be taken apart and potentially reused. Modular façade elements and removable interior partitions are also designed for disassembly. Material passports document components and support their future recovery, reuse or recycling. Existing buildings that cannot be retained are treated as material mines, with concrete, brick, glass, roof tiles, natural stone, staircases, sanitary fixtures and ceiling elements recovered where feasible.