The project is adjacent to the Mt. Hartman national park located on the south coast of Grenada, lying in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The planning takes into account local environmental priorities. The measures put in place aim to avoid major impacts on the level of biodiversity, by introducing wetland management, mangrove conservation, quarry site reclamation, and provision for existing dove habitat and other living marine resources protection.

The project will be the foremost eco-friendly university campus in Grenada with an ecology research institute, international education campus, medical centre, as well as a selection of commercial and recreational facilities for students from all over the world. Through proactive ecological management and sustainable development, the site will be transformed into a treasure trove, establishing an education and cultural exchange centre that reflects the highest standards of environmental design and engineering.

The planning seeks to optimize the performance of both buildings and outdoor spaces in a variety of ways, e.g. solar studies and wind simulation, and to identify design solutions that optimize the quality and comfort of individual buildings of different scale and entire university town and resort throughout the year.

Through place-making we hope to maintain the ecological value of wetland park and mountainous forest while trying to establish new landmarks and enrich the university and resort user community, thereby bringing significant social, economic and environmental benefits to the area. We want to create an "open air museum" that is accessible to students and visitors, friendly to local communities and connected with nature.

In terms of energy efficiency strategies, the massing and orientation of the buildings make full use of natural daylight and ventilation; the photovoltaic curtain wall generate power for use on site; combined with a ground source heat pump system which enables effective conversion between light, electricity and geothermal energy.