Blogs
Stories, updates and interviews as we progress towards a smarter transformation in the built environment.
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Strength in numbers: The story behind construction’s new Data Dashboard
Lorraine Wood, Performance and Data Analyst in the Programme Performance team at BE-ST, has developed a new Scottish Construction Industry Data Dashboard that presents key industry information from various sources in one place.
How to build fabric first
Many organisations are calling for a national retrofit strategy. Demand for retrofit, fabric first and related green skills is growing. We need an immense expansion of trades and professionals to meet this challenge.
Developing new CPD courses for the built environment
Associate Impact Manager for the Digital Team, Kirsty Duncan, has recently been developing a new suite of free-to-use continuing professional development (CPD) modules alongside the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum.
Turning to nature: how Scotland’s bioeconomy could support a zero carbon built environment
In Scotland’s fight against climate change, we have a number of tools in our armoury that stand us in good stead for accelerating change.