BE-ST achieves prestigious Investor in Innovations accreditation
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We provide the connections, infrastructure and culture needed to solve the sector’s most pressing challenges. We bring together world-class academia, government bodies and industry at all levels to future-proof the commercial and environmental road forward for our sector.
BE-ST is the launchpad to a zero carbon built environment.
Everyone understands the climate crisis we’re living in. By 2045 we need to decarbonise our entire built world.
Supporting your zero carbon journey
We're connected to over 80,000 businesses, organisations and individuals in the built environment ecosystem.
We can help your organisation:
- Develop new products, business models and services.
- Access funding streams.
- Explore advanced equipment at our Innovation Factory.
- Create scalable solutions to industry challenges.
- Enhance knowledge and skills.
Undertaking a deep retrofit of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre
Follow our journey as we transform the Accelerator Lab into a living demonstrator of best practice in the retrofit of non-domestic buildings.
BE-ST | Coaction
Passivhaus Practical Training
Alongside Coaction, we are delighted to offer Passvihaus Practical Training endorsed by the Passivhaus Trust
During the day our hands-on activities will give you rapid upskilling of:
- Designing for construction: what’s really needed to get it right and what are the consequences of not doing it well
- How to assess the risks in a design.
- What can go wrong, how to avoid it, and remedial work; learn from our experience and mistakes!
- What good looks like: airtightness, insulation and more.
- What it takes to achieve airtightness.
- Impact of sequencing and material choices on build quality.
Accelerate to Zero podcast
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- Ep 801: Joanna Yarrow, Human Nature - live from BE-ST Fest '24 Listen Now
- Ep 702: Kaye Keenan, BE-ST & Megan Adlen, Travis Perkins Listen Now
- Ep 701: Lizzy Westmacott, ECD Architects & Louis Daillencourt, Novoville Listen Now
- Ep 606: Nicola Barclay, Managing Director, Athena Leadership Coaching and Consulting Listen Now
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NIBE delivers UK-first zero carbon emissions heating system at Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre
Technology Impact Award: Changeworks and Loreburn Housing Association
Gamechanger Award: RSE, world’s first timber chemical dosing system
A UK Roadmap for Mass Timber Fire Safety
Looking to host an event?
We've got three spaces for events and conferences, with free wifi and AV equipment. We also have a unique exhibition space that can be booked on request.
Our team will work with you to figure out the best option for your event and support you from start to finish.