SKArating HE&LS is for university, college and further education projects on or off campus, and for laboratory projects, including fit-outs, in life sciences organisations. It reflects how teaching, research and support spaces are fitted out, occupied and operated, in line with current sustainable good practice.
Higher Education v1.0 is live today. The existing scheme is heading towards an update to bring it in line with the Offices Environmental 2.0 scheme. A Social & Wellbeing scheme is under development, and the Economics & Value scheme is pending sector feedback from the HE&LS Steering Committee.
Schemes in this sector
HE&LS Sector Steering Committee
Each scheme is guided by a Sector Steering (or Development) Committee and sustainability Technical Committees. Between them, they bring together clients, designers, consultants, contractors, engineers and industry bodies, who keep the scheme grounded in real sector practice and push it to drive genuine performance change.
The Higher Education & Life Sciences committee has up to 12 members who work in the sector, from real estate and fit-out to operations, procurement and sustainability. Appointed by the SKArating Board, it advises on sector needs across all three pillars, reviews proposed impact categories and Good Practice Measures for how well they’ll work in practice, recommends development priorities and helps the schemes reach the wider sector.
Contact The Steering Committee
The HE&LS Sector Steering Committee wants to hear from anyone using, specifying or delivering HE&LS projects. Messages reach the committee through the SKArating team.
Give feedback
Tell us how the schemes are working on your projects, where a measure doesn’t fit the way your spaces are used, or what the next version should cover.
Send feedbackSupport the work
Share a case study, put a project forward as a pilot, or help us take the schemes to your network through talks, events or articles.
Offer supportJoin the committee
Membership is reviewed regularly to keep the right balance of skills and experience. If you work in the sector and want to help shape the schemes, tell us about yourself.
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