Accelerate to Zero

We face both a climate and a housing crisis.

By 2045 we need to decarbonise our entire built world. And we need to ensure citizens have quality, comfortable and healthy homes. To enable this and accelerate to zero carbon, we focus on:

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Retrofit & energy efficiency

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Housing & manufacturing

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Skills & training

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How we can help you.

With 10 years of experience, we know the challenges different ecosystems face in innovating, adapting to, and seizing the opportunity of a rapidly changing landscape.

BE-ST brings clarity, capability, and connections to inspire new ideas, generate growth and benefit businesses, education and communities.

We work with decision-makers, leaders, and changemakers across education, research, industry, SMEs, and the public and third sectors to unlock new value, inspire impactful change, and accelerate solutions for zero carbon construction.

Collaborate

Access training, expertise, and resources to align curricula and research with industry needs.
Connect with industry to deliver research and course content which solves real-world challenges and meets workforce needs.
Keep up with the pace of change and adapt to shifting policies, market demands, and skills requirements with BE-ST’s guidance and resources.
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BE-ST advocates for citizens by championing the increased quality and energy efficiency of buildings and homes to create a better built world without fuel poverty and the negative health and wellbeing outcomes that poor housing can cause. We also advocate for people to join the construction sector as an exciting and promising career.
BE-ST does not work directly with citizens, but we can point you in the direction of organisations who can help:
Access expertise, support, and resources to upskill your workforce and inspire innovation for low carbon construction.
Build connections and collaborative platforms to unite and transform fragmented industry practices into win/win collaborations.
Be in the know of changes to policy, market demands, and expectations to adapt quickly and build business resilience.
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Start your decarbonisation journey with our expert advice, networking, and access to innovative ideas.
Connect with the construction sector to build partnerships and deliver solutions that align with your goals.
Keep up with the pace of change of policy, market demands, and skills requirements to ensure your building stock is ready for net zero.
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Discover opportunities for resilience in low carbon construction with access to insights, tools, training, funding, and practical solutions.
Collaborate for success with our ecosystem of partners, policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders to deliver impactful projects.
Upskill and innovate with hands-on training and resources to stay ahead of shifting building standards, market demands, and skills requirements.
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The BE-ST Campus

Where you can learn, experiment, and put smarter, more sustainable methods into practice.

Our Innovation Campus is home to two physical centres which are accelerating the sector’s key economic and sustainable opportunities. They are assets that exist to help the whole sector thrive.

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Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre

Now retrofit to EnerPhit standard with £1.2 million investment, Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre exists to support the sector in delivering retrofit more affordably, at pace, and to a higher standard

It’s also home to Retrofit Scotland and our airtightness and Passivhaus training.

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Mass Timber Centre of Excellence

A centre of excellence for mass timber innovation, manufacturing and skills, launched to transform how we deliver the built environment and increase the use of mass timber in construction through available to hire equipment and facilities through knowledge sharing, research and skills training.

BE-ST provides support for the industry to integrate timber into projects through access to the UK’s largest mass timber manufacturing facility allowing organisations to build quicker, more innovatively and more effectively.

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