Falmouth College

UoE's Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) is a £30M interdisciplinary centre leading cutting-edge research into the impacts of environmental change and the mitigation and management of its effects. The ESI has three research themes: clean technologies, natural environment and social science and sustainability. It will engage with hundreds of businesses in Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and beyond to translate its research and expertise across these themes into innovative business practice, products and services.

The ESI building will have BREEAM ‘outstanding' status, the highest classification available under the BRE Environmental Assessment Method, which is the leading and most widely used environmental assessment method for buildings. There are currently only seven complete buildings with BREEAM ‘outstanding' classification in the UK and none in the South West.