Blogs
Stories, updates and interviews as we progress towards a smarter transformation in the built environment.
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- A-Z Award Winner 12
- A-Z Postgraduate Scholarship 4
- Beacon 2
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- Homegrown Timber 7
- Housing 5
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- The Circular and Sustainable Materials Accelerator 4
- Upskilling 8
Why driving delivery starts with building the future workforce one classroom at a time
The built environment is all around us, yet the careers shaping it remain largely invisible to young children.
Centre for Net Zero High Density Buildings - expanding reach and impact
In 2024 the Centre for Net Zero High Density Buildings (CeNZ-HighDB) was founded thanks to funding from UKRI towards Green Economy Centres, as part of the UK’s Building a Greener Future.
VASO Global opens new factory for recycled glass panel production
Vaso Global designs, develops, and manufactures structural composite panels from recycled glass, creating build systems for low-carbon, modular homes and buildings that create more opportunities in the built environment.
Creating the conditions for circularity: Scotland's built environment roadmap
To create a circular built environment, our buildings can no longer be seen as disposable assets, or as the final destination of the materials they're made from. The built environment should instead be seen as an adaptable canvas, which can change and adapt to future needs, with demolition and replacement only when necessary.
Geovation Scotland - turning net zero ambition into action
In the face of mounting climate pressures and a rapidly evolving built environment, Geovation Scotland is supporting innovation from early stage to scaling, through building a vibrant community, facilitating connections and running an annual accelerator programme.
Transform-ER’s demonstrator home: From EPC D to A in four weeks - at half the cost
Transform-ER is a new integrated retrofit delivery model designed for social landlords and local authorities. Its first demonstrator home was completed in December 2025 on the Becontree Estate in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, taking the property from EPC D to A in four weeks and at roughly half the cost of comparable previous schemes.
Fire-safe mass timber in the UK – A report by BE-ST and University of Edinburgh
A new research project led by BE-ST and the University of Edinburgh has provided one of the clearest pictures yet of how stakeholders view fire safety in mass timber buildings and what needs to happen next to unlock wider adoption.
Why the timber industry's skills gap could hold back the UK's housing revolution
The UK needs 300,000 new homes every year. Timber is widely seen as one of the most promising materials to help meet that target; it’s renewable, lightweight, stores carbon, and increasingly competitive for off-site manufacturing.
