Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Education · Low-Carbon Research Laboratory · Temperate · 2025

A GBP 200m, 269,000 sq ft research building bringing together Oxford's Departments of Biology and Experimental Psychology and the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research. Designed to Passivhaus principles, it targets around a 55% reduction in energy use against Building Regulations Part L and an EPC A rating. It carries BREEAM Excellent and aims for net-zero carbon in operation by 2030.

Innovation highlights

• Passivhaus-principle design for a large laboratory
• Roughly 55% energy reduction vs Part L
• Sensor-driven adaptive ventilation
• Massing tuned for daylight to cut lighting energy

Innovations in the catalogue

• Passivhaus-Principle Design for High-Load Labs
• Sensor-Driven Adaptive Ventilation
• Heat-Pump and Rooftop-PV Energy Strategy
• Daylight-Optimised Massing

Client / Developer

University of Oxford

Architect

NBBJ

Type

Low-Carbon Research Laboratory

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