Efficient, low-carbon estate management

King's recognises the need for a drastic societal shift to combat the growing threat of climate change. This includes reducing our emissions and increasing efficiency across our estate.

As part of this, we will continue to operate and maintain our estate efficiently through reducing our energy and water consumption, improving energy efficiency, transitioning to renewable energy sources and embedding carbon reduction into our processes. These activities will be backed by specific investment in decarbonisation.

We have already made good progress by investing in on-campus renewable energy, greywater systems such as rainwater collection, BMS optimisation and retrofitting energy efficiency measures such as insulation and LED lighting.

Some of our ongoing energy-related projects include:

• Carrying out a comprehensive review of our carbon emissions in consultation with Arup;
• Running an internal carbon pricing pilot, with the support of Anthesis, where we used a "shadow carbon price" approach to help compare options and assess their long‑term carbon impact alongside capital and operating costs;
• Exploring options to expand the PV+ battery system at our Cornwall office to maximise on-site energy use;
• Commissioning a techno-economic feasibility study to identify the most effective option for decarbonising heating at our Strand Campus.

Progress on our energy and water targets is published in our annual Sustainability Report.