Booth Street East: The University’s first zero emissions building

Earlier this year, The University of Manchester opened its first zero emissions building. After a refurbishment, Booth Street East now has the infrastructure to support zero emissions and a new Teaching and Learning Innovation Space has also been introduced.  

This development demonstrates our commitment to our environmental sustainability strategy and supports our target of becoming Zero Carbon by 2038. It is our first non-residential campus building to be solely heated by air-source heat pumps and alongside improving the thermal performance of the building, emissions have already been reduced by almost three-quarters. 

Since the relaunch, it now also provides staff and students with innovative resources and blended, flexible, and accessible learning. The space now offers a range of offices and teaching areas, as well as study spaces, a hyflex teaching space, podcasting studios, and VR experience pods.   

  • Check out our video explaining the new zero carbon modifications in the building here.