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The Accelerate to Zero Awards are back for their third year to recognise the businesses, organisations, and individuals making the most significant contributions to decarbonising the built environment and supporting the just transition to a zero carbon built environment.

After a decade of challenging misperceptions around the quality, safety, and potential of Scottish timber, BE-ST has launched the Mass Timber Centre of Excellence - a milestone in the journey to making UK-grown mass timber a mainstream, high-value construction solution. Sam Hart, associate dire

A major initiative to lower carbon emissions generated by Scotland’s most densely populated urban buildings was officially launched last week at a sold-out event hosted at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. The Centre for Net-Zero High Density Buildings, based at the University of Edinburgh and

A centre of excellence for mass timber research, innovation and manufacturing was launched this week by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST).

A key tool to support decision-making in Scotland’s construction sector has been relaunched with an updated interface, improved functionality, and new data insights. 

Clark Contracts has opened its doors to over 60 guests for a look Behind the Build of their current project at Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre.

The Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has published a new report assessing the quality, usefulness, and validity of data currently held by building owners across Scotland.

Students from Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) have been learning first hand from the deep retrofit of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST)’s National Retrofit Centre.

The strategic partnership between Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre, hosted by BE-ST, and the UK National Retrofit Hub has deepened through new appointments. Since 2023 BE-ST and the National Retrofit Hub (NRH) have worked together to enable the delivery of retrofit at scale across the UK. T

Built by Nature has awarded a €219,000 grant to Glasgow-based Built Environment–Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) to spearhead critical research into fire safety in mass timber buildings across the United Kingdom.

The Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC) is calling for more businesses and organisations in the sector to commit to its Quality Charter, as it marks its second anniversary in early February. CQIC is a Scottish campaign between the public sector and construction industry working und

A new collaborative project is to develop an online innovation assessment platform tailored specifically for organisations operating within the built environment sector in Scotland. 

High school pupils from across North Lanarkshire got the opportunity to explore sustainable construction practices, gain industry insights and develop skills for a greener future as part of the UK’s BE-ST Fest 24 Next Gen Summit.

Clark Contracts has been awarded the contract to undertake the deep retrofit of the Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) building which houses Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre. Following a highly competitive and engaging tender process, evaluated on both price and qualit

With a prime focus on net zero goals, Scotland Excel – the national centre for procurement expertise – is driving innovation in public sector contracts by promoting sustainability, skills development and social value within the country’s vital construction sector.