Do the Green Thing

Buildings

Incorporating environmental considerations into the design and refurbishment of buildings is an important part of works at the university. Environmental and Energy Design Standards have been produced to help ensure that this is consistent. The standards are regularly updated, if you have any queries please contact greenthing@uel.ac.uk.

Docklands

The Docklands campus is London's first new university campus to be developed in 50 years. It was short-listed for Building of the Year 2001 for its energy efficient design.
The waterfront Student Village, opened in 2007, is engineered to minimise heat and water wastage. This includes a ‘living roof’ which is covered in material that encourages plants to grow. This then helps to absorb rainwater, provide insulation, create a habitat for wildlife and lowers urban air temperatures.
The Children's Garden nursery was created by UEL architecture staff and students in 2006 from recycled prefabricated units.
The new £21 million SportsDock was opened in March 2012 and is the largest sports centre in East London. This world class sports facility has achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating. To find out more about the environmental and sustainability components of this building, please download our UEL Publication_of_Building_Information document.

Stratford

University House is a Grade II listed building and we’ve been working on improving the energy efficiency of this 19th century building by implementing measures such as insulation of roof spaces.
New energy efficient boilers have also been installed and heating for the Library has been separated so that it can operate 24/7 independently without heating for the whole of University House having to be left on.
The new buildings on Stratford campus incorporate natural ventilation and lighting as part of the design e.g. the Atrium in the Cass School of Education helps to keep the building cool in the summer. Low energy light fittings are also used throughout to reduce electricity consumption.

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