Leicester was Britain’s first ‘Environment City’ and we have established a reputation for our international contribution to tackling climate change. Sustainability is central to our ethos and way of working.
Our 25 year vision is to be Britain’s most sustainable city. We have reduced our carbon emission by 25% since 1990 and aim to reduce them by 50% by 2025. 15% of all public sector carbon emissions come from schools. Young people are at the heart of our plans to tackle climate change. 50 of our schools have achieved accreditation with a further 30 working towards it. Our approach to sustainable schools seeks to:
The design of the schools has taken into consideration the impact on the environment. The buildings have been designed to achieve a “very good” or “excellent” BREEAM rating with minimal impact on the environment. BREEAM is the world’s longest standing and most widely used environmental assessment method for buildings.
The 10% renewable energy requirement will be met by the use of Biomass boilers at Judgemeadow College and Soar Valley College and Photo-voltaic at Soar Valley College.
External landscaping will preserve most of the existing trees and include planting of additional trees and shrubs.
You can also read more about the "green" credentials of the BSF programme by reading this article from the August 2009 edition of the PPP Journal, which is attached as a PDF below.
