Ultra-low-energy student living

At St Peter's College, part of the University of Oxford, we delivered two four-storey buildings providing 54 student bedrooms to the Passivhaus Institute Low Energy Building (LEB) standard.

A fabric-first design achieves very low energy consumption and high occupant comfort, while a new podium garden enhances the college's compact historic estate. As the Master of the college put it, the development extends affordable accommodation to students in a city where private rents "hit the poorest hardest.".

Backed by deep Passivhaus and low-carbon pedigree

Our student work draws on some of the UK's most significant low-energy buildings. We built Harris Academy Sutton, the UK's first and largest Passivhaus secondary school, and Hackbridge Primary, the UK's first Passivhaus 'Plus' school, which generates more renewable energy than it uses.

That same expertise - applied more recently at the Passivhaus Eclipse Leisure Centre in Spelthorne - gives universities confidence that we can deliver student accommodation to the most demanding energy standards.

Trusted across the higher education estate

Student accommodation sits within a broader, long-standing relationship with the university sector. Alongside our residential work, we're delivering major teaching and research buildings for institutions including Queen Mary University of London, and a new student village for the University of Staffordshire - bringing a deep understanding of how universities operate, often on live, occupied campuses.

Examples of our work

• St Peter's College, University of Oxford — 54 student bedrooms across two Passivhaus Institute Low Energy Building-standard blocks.
• University of Staffordshire — a new student village in Stoke-on-Trent.
• Oaklands College - new accommodation for student at this further education college in St Albans