A new high quality acute hospital, using sustainable construction methods. The new healthcare facility accommodates clinical wards, office space, educational facilities, and a wellbeing hub.
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Targets for Embodied Carbon Reduction
We don’t pay lip service to sustainability. We know we can’t afford to – no individual or business can. This is why we work so hard to not only make positive changes ourselves, but also to lead and collaborate with others to maximise our impact. By measuring both our project and business emissions to accurately assess our carbon impact and through meticulous analysis and reporting, we have set realistic and achievable targets for reduction.
Our commitment is to decrease the average embodied carbon in our projects from 340kgCO2e/m2 to 295kgCO2e/m2 by 2030.
By actively working towards these goals, we strive to make a positive impact on the environment and create a more sustainable future for all.
Our Sustainable Approach
We take a proactive approach to measuring and analysing the embodied carbon in our projects.
Through the use of our specialised toolkit and bespoke integration with REVIT models, we calculate and visually present the carbon content in our principal construction materials. Such insights enable our engineers to make informed decisions and focus their efforts on reducing the carbon in our buildings and minimising their environmental impact.
We extend our sustainability efforts beyond structures and assess the carbon footprint of civil engineering elements and integrate our expertise with Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) designs.
By combining embodied and operational carbon data, we facilitate informed discussions with our clients, providing quantified insights for evaluating whether to retain or demolish existing buildings during redevelopment planning. We are actively building a better future for all.
Our Culture
We ensure our people are aligned with our approach to sustainability and are equipped with the understanding of their professional responsibilities towards climate change. 100% of our graduates complete a ‘Sustainability in Construction’ module as part of the Curtins Academy programme, equivalent to 100 hours a year in graduate development within sustainability.
Through training, communications and the work of our Sustainability Technical Associate, sustainable practices have become embedded in our culture. Using our charity leave days, our people have run litter picks, organised charity clothes donations and helped in local community gardens, with the aim of having a positive personal impact on our communities, and they have our support in its entirety.
Public Procurement Note (PPN 06/21)
Click here to read Curtins’ Baseline Report to PPN 06/21 Compliance. Within this report, we have identified the base line of operational emissions for Curtins, which has informed our goal of setting clear, realistic, and achievable reduction targets.
PPN Verification
We will be continuing our Sustainability Commitments alongside Beyondly. You can view details of this here.
Our Sustainability Projects
This £22m replacement school for Ysgol Cedewain includes purpose built state-of-the-art facilities including a hydrotherapy pool, sensory and physiotherapy rooms.
Ysgol Robert Owen, Powys
11 & 12 Wellington Place is a 12-storey office building that forms part of the 140,000sqm mixed-use development in central Leeds.
11&12 Wellington Place, Leeds
A new-build Visitor Centre with internal and external spaces to educate local school children and day trip visitors.
Earth Trust Lab, Oxfordshire
Large-scale reconfiguration of the Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals.
Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals
BIOS is a state-of-the-art facility supporting the University’s School of Health and Life Sciences, providing new teaching labs, a new super lab, research and clinical skills space.
BIOS, Teesside University
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News15th Sep 25
Home Grown Employer Award Winner at the Employer’s Excellence Awards! 🎉
We’re proud to announce that we were honored with the Home Grown Employer Award at this year’s Employer’s Excellence Awards, hosted by Metro.
Views5th Sep 25
Building healthcare facilities for the future: Embodied carbon in the NHS Net Zero Building Standard
Explore our approach to reducing embodied carbon in NHS projects through early design integration, collaboration, and lifecycle assessment.
Views11th Aug 25
Meeting Net Zero Data Carbon Targets for Data Centres : Published by Insider Media
As data centre demand grows, George Plant, Structural Engineering Design Director and Data Sector Lead for Curtins, explores how sustainable design and clean energy can help meet digital needs while tackling climate challenges through a conversation with Insider Media.
