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“If a building is going to be called ‘world class,’ it’s vital that sustainability is integral to the design.”

– Martin Hunt, Head of the Built Environment 

The best new buildings are designed to complement the landscape, both aesthetically and through the efficient use of natural resources […] interaction with their surroundings. Designed along “bioclimatic” principles, each building draws on the local climate and the lay of the land (geology, topography, and vegetation) to maximize natural shelter, warmth, light and ventilation, and—wherever possible—to harvest and conserve water and energy.