The environmental challenges facing society and the need for a knowledgeable and equipped workforce to respond to current and future challenges have propelled the construction industry to review its work practices and how future professionals are educated and trained. Allied professional institutions, such as the Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA), through their education themes and values, have created targeted opportunities for Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to delve into areas such as climate literacy and health and life safety. In line with this, this research serves as a pilot study and aims to explore the sustainability literacy and climate change-related views of built environment (BE) students at two Universities in North West England as part of a wider research on capacity building. Data was obtained through a questionnaire survey of seventy-two (72) students and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results show students’ sustainability literacy levels, and the significance attributed to climate change in decision-making. This study provides unique insight into the perceptions and gaps in sustainability knowledge that will aid in developing a domain-knowledge map for future research. It proffers recommendations on how to fill the gap in sustainability knowledge from multiple approaches.