Bradford College ‘Junction Mills’ Development Achieves Sustainability Award

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15 January 2026 | Updated 13 January 2026

Bradford College attained Morgan Sindall Construction’s platinum certification for outstanding carbon savings on a new building development. It was the only project in the whole of the Yorkshire region to achieve this status in 2025.

Bradford College’s £19.3 million Junction Mills building on Thornton Road has saved an impressive 473 tonnes of carbon over the project’s design and construction phases to date. The four-storey new-build project has achieved carbon savings equivalent to heating 175 UK homes for a whole year.

Design and material optimisation over the project has included changing the rear external cladding (69 tonnes saved), altering the internal partitions from blockwork walls to plasterboard (57 tonnes saved), using a cement replacement in the concrete pile foundations (57 tonnes saved), and utilising EFA steel for the framework from Electric Arc Furnaces (290 tonnes saved).

Pamela Sheldon, Head of Projects at Bradford College, said: “Sustainability has been embedded into every stage of this project. For example, precast elements such as lift shafts and stairs have been manufactured off-site using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to improve efficiency, quality, and sustainability in the building’s construction.”

As a result, Bradford College has also been given £5,000 by Morgan Sindall for use on a sustainability project. 

Over the last two years, Bradford College has secured nearly £32 million in funding, with Junction Mills central to an ambitious estates strategy. The Junction Mills project was made possible thanks to £17.8 million from the Department for Education Further Education Capital Transformation Fund (FECTF) and a £1.5 million College contribution.

Set to open its doors later this year, Junction Mills will offer students skills in new technologies, such as modern automotive and digital engineering, electric/hybrid vehicles and advanced manufacturing. The Centre will help support the growth of technology and low-carbon skills capability within West Yorkshire.

Other recent capital projects include the opening of Garden Mills – a flexible digital, science, and allied health training facility for higher-level students - and remodelled T Level training facilities for business, media, catering, and hair and beauty students.

Picture: a photograph of Junction Mills. Image Credit: Bond Bryan Architects

Article written by Dave Mapps | Published 15 January 2026

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