Since opening, the building has won a number of awards for both its design and environmental credentials:

• Building Better Healthcare Awards 2014
• The Working Together Award – Senator Group and North Bristol NHS Trust for Brunel Building
• IHEEM (Institute of Healthcare Engineering & Estate Management)
• New Build Project of the Year 2017, winner - a  large scale project with impressive outcome that adds to Civic Architecture. -Attractive and coherent environment for patients and staff alike. The Brunel Building is not only a great piece of architecture externally, but inside it really is fantastic. A really amazing set of spaces linked by a jaw-dropping atrium. This really does set the standard for healthcare buildings
• Building Better Healthcare Awards 2017
• Best Acute Hospital Development
• European Healthcare Design Award
• Best Healthcare Design over 25,000 sqm
• Bristol Civic Society Award 2015
• 2017 - Shortlisted as finalist for the local and National Civic Trust awards.

Sustainability Awards

• NHS Sustainability Awards 2016, overall winner, winner in the Water Category and winner in the Behavior Change category
• Travel West Most Improved Workplace 2016
• Travel West Organisation of the Year 2016
• Shortlisted for Health Service Journal Improving Environmental and Social  Sustainability award category (2017)
• Shortlisted in the Health Business Awards in the Sustainable Hospital Category 2017.
• Art work featured in the Guardian’s Top 10 pieces of Public Art (Worldwide) April 2017