Built Environment - Smarter Transformation Scotland

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.

Accelerate to Zero

Supporting your zero carbon journey

As a not-for-profit organisation, we're connected to over 50,000 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.

Let's work together

We are accelerating the built environment’s transition to zero carbon by 2045.

‘Accelerate to Zero’ is our sector-wide road map that we are building to ensure ready made, scalable solutions are available for any problems posed by building or retrofitting to zero carbon standards.

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