The centre has just received Passivhaus accreditation (as of last week), making it the largest Passivhaus university building in Europe. The Centre has been certified as England’s largest Passivhaus scheme and the world’s first Passivhaus Concert Hall. The public route through the building avoids conventional barriers to entry and is punctuated by public spaces of differing scale and character. Hopkins ArchitectsEngineer’s view The Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities is the largest Passivhaus scheme in England and the only Passivhaus concert hall in the world. All of this contributes to the as-designed building meeting the university and Passivhaus targets for space heating demands and operational carbon emissions.