Reaching net zero carbon: new UCL buildings closures

UCL front quad - New measures to reduce energy consumption across campus, as part of UCL's commitment to reaching net zero carbon. As part of UCL's commitment to reaching net zero carbon by 2030, and in light of dramatic increases in energy costs, the Campus Experience and Infrastructure Team have been working on various measures to reduce energy consumption across the campus. These include the closure of selected buildings out of hours, so that heating, lighting, ventilation and other non-critical equipment can be switched off or put into low power modes. Recently, we gathered feedback around these upcoming building closures. Most of the UCL community affected are strongly supportive of our institutional drive both to reduce carbon emissions and to address our spiralling energy costs, which are predicted to rise by 125% over the next year. Following discussions and feedback involving a variety of building users, we are implementing adjusted opening times starting from this Friday 17th June: 7am to 10pm on weekdays; 10am to 9pm at weekends. Outside these hours, alternative workspace will be made available to all UCL staff on the 2nd floor of Bidborough House (card access will automatically be updated).