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The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction UCL · Faculty of the Built Environment
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Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction / London · Bloomsbury · WC1E 7HB

Building
the economics &
management
of what's next.

An international centre of excellence in the teaching and research of project management, real estate, and the economics that shape construction — and the built environment far beyond it.

#1
In the world
Architecture & Built Environment · QS 2025
#1·10
UK ranking
A decade at the top · QS World Rankings
#1
UK for Construction
Guardian University Guide 2026
#3
Best student city
QS Best Student Cities 2026 · Worldwide
The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction — a world-class centre of learning and research in London
1–19 Torrington Place, London — home of the School

A world-class centre of learning — and a laboratory for how the built world is financed, delivered, and sustained.

From our base in Bloomsbury, we equip a new generation of practitioners, scholars, and policymakers to lead the discipline of projects — and to make construction answerable to the planet.

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§ 01 — About

A school built on useful
ideas.

Welcome to The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction — a world-class centre of learning and research in the economics and management of projects, in construction and beyond. Our vision is to be recognised globally as a centre of excellence in the management of projects and construction economics; our mission is to deliver research-informed teaching, perform research useful to practitioners and valued by scholars, and deliver solutions to government and industry that improve performance.

// Three commitments

01
Teaching that informs — and is informed by — research

Leading theories meet live practice, in studios, seminars, and site rooms.

02
Research valued by scholars, useful to practitioners

Rigorous work that travels from the journal to the job site.

03
Advice and solutions for government and industry

Improving performance — across policy, procurement, and delivery.

§ 02 — What we do

Four disciplines,
one built environment.

— 01

Project Management

The organisation, governance, and delivery of complex built projects — from first brief to final handover and beyond.

— 02

Construction Economics

The financial logic of the built world — cost, value, risk, and the long arithmetic of what we choose to build.

— 03

Real Estate

Land, property, and the markets that move them — examined with the rigour of an economics lab and an eye on the city.

— 04

Sustainability & Digital

Sustainable delivery, digital engineering, and the data that is quietly rewriting how buildings are designed, procured, and operated.

§ 03 — Study with us

Postgraduate degrees
at the frontier.

PM-01

MSc Project Management for Construction

1 yr FT2 yr PTSept entry
→ EC-02

MSc Construction Economics & Finance

1 yr FT2 yr PTSept entry
→ RE-03

MSc Real Estate Economics & Investment

1 yr FTFlexibleSept entry
→ DE-04

MSc Smart Buildings & Digital Engineering

1 yr FT2 yr PTSept entry
→ SD-05

MSc Economics & Policy of Energy & the Environment

1 yr FTJoint programmeSept entry
→ PHD-06

MPhil / PhD in Sustainable Construction

3–4 yr FT5–7 yr PTRolling intake
→

"We foster a dynamic, forward-thinking, and inclusive community — researchers, educators, and students from across the globe."

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§ 04 — Research

Scholarship that
travels.

Our research is useful to practitioners and valued by scholars — advising on issues, and delivering solutions to government and industry, that measurably improve the performance of the built world.

— Working Paper

The procurement paradox: why better contracts don't always mean better projects.

An ongoing study of major infrastructure delivery across the UK, Scandinavia, and East Asia.

Read the brief
— Industry Report

Net-zero retrofits and the economics of the UK housing stock.

Commissioned work examining financing models, risk transfer, and the arithmetic of decarbonisation at scale.

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— Public Lecture

Real estate, cities, and the long shadow of monetary policy.

The annual Bartlett Lecture — delivered in Bloomsbury and broadcast to alumni in 60+ countries.

Watch the recording

A decade at the top of the discipline — and counting.

10+ Years at #1 in the UK
for Architecture & the Built Environment
3rd Best student city
in the world — QS 2026
§ 05 — Visit & Contact

Find us in Bloomsbury.

↤ Euston Rd
Russell Sq ↓
↦ Tottenham Ct Rd
1–19 Torrington Place

We are at 1–19 Torrington Place — a short walk from Goodge Street, Warren Street, and Euston Square.

Address 1–19 Torrington Place
London, WC1E 7HB
United Kingdom
Telephone +44 (0)20 3108 3220
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Faculty of the Built Environment
Hours Mon–Fri, 09:00–17:30 GMT
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