Case studies
Case studies, insights and real-world stories documenting our journey toward a smarter, more sustainable built environment.
Category
- A-Z Award Winner 12
- A-Z Postgraduate Scholarship 2
- Circular Economy 3
- Digital 5
- ED&I 2
- Energy efficiency 8
- Homegrown Timber 6
- Housing 5
- Innovation 4
- Local value add 1
- Modern Methods of Construction 6
- Offsite manufacturing 10
- Passivhaus 7
- Retrofit 13
- Robotics 2
- Skills 5
- Sustainable Materials 7
- The Circular and Sustainable Materials Accelerator 4
- Upskilling 8
DIveIN: Sparking the conversation in construction
The DIveIN programme is an initiative aimed at promoting equity and inclusion within the built environment industry that is delivered by BE-ST, and funded by the Workplace Equality Fund by Scottish Government.
National Hub Programmes
Equipping Scotland’s public asset owners with the skills, knowledge and connections to accelerate their zero carbon.
How construction is diving into diversity and inclusion
Balfour Beatty is one of the largest construction and infrastructure companies in the UK. They recognised that change needs to happen internally and across the whole sector. Balfour Beatty are currently on a D&I journey and looking to create impactful change, specifically around ethnic minorities.
How a micro-sized company is making it smart for their business
Scottish SME invests in new machinery after Make it Smart and BE-ST support through the Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund (AMCF).
Forster Group Skills Academy
Forster Group’s Skills Academy programme addresses skills shortages in Scotland’s roofing industry.
Low Carbon Learning
Low Carbon Learning initially began as Scotland’s first National Passivhaus training programme.
Forster: Ensuring the future of local skills
Forster Group’s Skills Academy programme addresses skills shortages in Scotland’s roofing industry.
Inclusive Value: Developing More Inclusive Workplaces
Sir Robert McAlpine, in conjunction with COGC, Equate Scotland and BE-ST, proposed that we rethink our culture towards recruitment and workplace cultures whilst encouraging employers to be at the centre of this change.