Property & Development Magazine Issue 427 | Page 16

Education: Glyndwr University

SUSTAINABLE
EXCELLENCE
Recognising the importance of the environment,
Glyndwr University has incorporated sustainability
into its developments.
ustainability continues to be a matter of

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since its advent but has, too, incorporated sustainability

urgent address in the Higher Education (HE)

within each development.

sector and is yet resolutely difficult to

Over the last three years, Glyndwr University has

achieve. Striving for environmental excel-

undertaken a number of major projects concerned with

lence and, indeed, proving it can be done, Glyndwr

reducing its carbon footprint and improving sustainabili-

University is amongst the most progressive identities

ty. By far the most significant progress has been made

when it comes to sustainability and its efforts contin-

within its existing buildings and considerable attention

ue to gain national and international commend.

has been paid to increasing energy efficiency.

Beginning life with just a single campus in Wrexham,

Universities have amongst the highest energy consump-

Glyndwr University has since enlarged tremendously and

tion of any property in view of both their size and fre-

now boasts further sites in St Asaph and Northop in North

quency of use. With many, including Glyndwr University,

Wales, as well as the latest addition to the fold: a site at

providing 24-hour availability at specific locations and,

Kingston-upon-Thames in London. Sprawling across the

invariably, requiring prolonged use of heating and light-

south of the UK, and accommodating some 9,000 stu-

ing appliances, there is a great need to improve efficiency

dents, the youthful university has not only undergone

wherever possible. Tackling that challenge head-on, the

major redevelopment

institution recently car-

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