The University of Cambridge, in the UK, is known as one of the leading academic institutions in the world and maintaining that reputation in modern times demands progressive strategies such as net zero buildings development. Completed in 2019, the university’s Civil Engineering building has become a beacon of sustainable intentions within a major redevelopment of the historic institution. Cambridge University’s Civil Engineering building offers 5000m² of laboratory, research and office space. The building is the first phase of a new engineering campus that will eventually integrate the entire department into a single site, providing a total of 100,000m² of research, teaching, and collaboration space. The facility excels in operational efficiency but also presents an unprecedented focus on embodied carbon through sustainable design and construction for future expansion, demolition, and reuse of materials. The design team comprised Grimshaw Architects, Max Fordham (M&E, Sustainability & Acoustics), Smith and Wallwork (Structural Engineers), and AECOM (PM&QS). The building is […]