A new name has been revealed for a student accommodation development under construction on Bradford University campus.

The £40 million scheme in the Listerhills area of the city was previously known as the sustainable student village, but will now be called The Green.

The name has been chosen to reflect the scheme’s environmentally-friendly credentials.

The Green will open next September, providing accommodation for 1,000 students.

The university is working with developers Listerhills SSV Limited – a joint venture by Welbeck Land Limited and the Hayaat Group.

The development, supported by Bradford Council and Yorkshire Forward, is being constructed by GB Building Solutions and Balfour Beatty Engineering Services.

The Green includes gardens and patio areas, barbecues and places to meet. It is made up of 34 town-houses and 101 apartments, positioned around a water feature – a biodiversity pond which re-uses rain water.

There will be recycling facilities, energy monitor screens, low-energy fittings and washbasins and showers which are fitted with low-rate fittings and dual-flush toilets.

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford Professor Mark Cleary said: “The development will boost our existing £82 million programme of work to revitalise and develop the campus to create inspirational learning, living and social spaces.”

The Green is a scheme within the £150 million Listerhills development.

The scheme is part of the city’s £750 million Learning Quarter which will provide a centre of excellence for the region through design, education and innovation and is being delivered by Mi7 Developments, the management company for the Hayaat Group and in partnership with Welbeck Land.