Interested in studying one of our new sustainable engineering and technology programmes?  

Imbedded into each of these courses are the UNs 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring you’ll graduate with a professional understanding of sustainability in the built environment. These interconnected goals address global challenges, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. 

Whether you’re studying Architectural Technology, Civil Engineering or Construction Management, your work will contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all.  

Want to find out more about how the UN’s SDGs are incorporated into your studies? Read on!

Architectural Technology 

Architectural Technology will teach you about building technology, sustainable architecture, and construction systems. This includes designing buildings that respond to the built environment, addressing both climate change and well-being. 

• Health and Well-being: This goal focuses on occupant well-being and looks at thermal comfort and daylighting analysis, together with natural elements. Learn to integrate wellbeing into buildings and what works best for the building user. 

• Clean Water and Sanitation: Designing and integrating drainage strategies within buildings, as well as reviewing urban drainage to mitigate rainwater run-off is key. You’ll learn the most sustainable ways of managing drainage and minimizing excess water wastage. 

• Affordable and Clean Energy: Using renewable and low carbon technologies such as heat pumps and solar panels are essential in building designs. On our programme you’ll learn to do this as well as what the best technology options are. 

• Sustainable Cities and Communities: Efficient public transportation systems are needed to reduce traffic congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions. Urban spaces also need to be designed to promote social inclusion, economic development and environmental protection. In the Architectural Technology course, this goal is covered by focusing on building certification such as BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), both of which are used globally to achieve and improve sustainability in building design.

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering covers education in structural, environmental, and transportation engineering, with a focus on sustainability and innovation. 

• Industry, innovation, and infrastructure: Infrastructure must be developed to withstand natural disasters and climate change. By studying Civil Engineering, you’ll learn to use innovative materials and construction methods to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and minimize environmental impact. 
• Sustainable Cities and Communities: Reducing traffic congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions is key in our cities. Learn to develop efficient public transportation systems and sustainable urban spaces. By studying Civil Engineering, you’ll conduct tailored design exercises to integrate building certifications, including BREEAM (a sustainability assessment method for the built environment) and LEED (the world’s most widely used green building system). 
• Responsible Consumption and Production: This goal is about promoting the use of sustainable materials, incorporation recycled materials, and reducing waste in construction projects. Learn how to conduct life cycle analysis and how to use recycled materials. 

Construction Management

On this programme, sustainable building development is a key focus, covering everything from materials to land surveying to management and more.  

• Industry, innovation, and infrastructure: Modern construction methods must be used to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and ensure buildings can withstand climate impacts and natural disasters. In the Construction Management programme you will gain skills in construction techniques and learn how to develop resilient infrastructure.  

• Sustainable Cities and Communities: Environmental assessments must be used to ensure buildings meet high sustainability standards and help increase biodiversity and quality of life. You’ll conduct tailored design exercises to integrate building certifications to meet these standards.  

• Responsible Consumption and Production: Building for longevity and adaptation is essential in sustainable engineering. Buildings should be designed to survive for as long as possible, and must be bought into a circular economy, where materials are reused. On our Construction Management programme you’ll learn how to conduct life cycle analysis and how to use recycled materials. 

Sustainability is all around us, from our homes and where we buy our groceries, to how university buildings and hospitals are built and maintained. The way we approach sustainable engineering and technology now is essential for our future. Interested to see how you can make a change? Find out more.