Accelerate to Zero Awards 2025: Finalists Announced

The Accelerate to Zero Awards recognise the businesses, organisations and individuals making the biggest contribution to decarbonising the built environment and supporting the just transition to zero carbon.

During the ceremony held at Òran Mór in Glasgow, businesses, individuals and organisations will be celebrated for their contribution and dedication to decarbonising the built environment across 10 different categories.

This year’s awards are sponsored by: Anderson Strathern, Scotland Excel, KORE Retrofit, Harley Haddow, and Valorem First.

Below you’ll find the finalists across all award categories for 2025:

Accelerate to Zero Hero

Matthew Clubb, MW Clubb Architectural Design 

Laura Baron, Purcell 

Alejandro Mar Morales, Cundall  

Collaborative Partnership Award 

Midlothian Energy Limited, Vattenfall Heat UK and Midlothian Council 

Net Zero Collaboration Group, ECD Architects, Hub West Scotland, Inverclyde Council, Renfrewshire Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, Doig+Smith, Rybka 

High Rise Retrofit Programme, City of Edinburgh Council and AtkinsRealis 

Gamechanger Award 

DfR Panel, EGG Lighting 

Prospecthill Court, Kier Construction 

BALANCE, Anderson Bell Christie 

Diversity & Inclusion Award 

Kier Construction 

Esteem Training Limited 

Changeworks 

BE Changemaker Award 

Gayatri Vijay Kale, Net Zero Project Coordinator, EGG Lighting 

Cosima Kramer-Lomax, Plumbing and Heating Engineer Apprentice at Ri Cruden 

Kate Spalding, Planning Policy Officer (Climate & Place), Fife Council 

Circular Economy Award 

SUSTEIN 

VASO by Eco 

IndiNature 

Technology Impact Award 

Energy Insights and Impact Tracker, The DataLab 

atBOS, Atamate  

One Stop Shop platform, YorEnergy  

Skills Impact Award 

Beyond the Build - Embedding Whole Life Carbon, Queens University Belfast 

Construction Aware, Glasgow City Council, Developing the Young Workforce Glasgow, City of Glasgow College and FARE Scotland 

Skillsminer 

Retrofit Impact Award 

St Sophia’s Primary School, Fleming Build  

NHS decarbonisation, Vital Energi 

EcoCosi, Changeworks 

Community Champion Award 

East Lothian Community Benefits CIC, The Association of East Lothian Community Councils  

Community Home Solutions’ partnership programme with Staffordshire County Council, local district and borough councils, the NHS and ICB 

Scaling Community Heat Teams, East Lothian Climate Hub 

Stay tuned for the release of awards tickets. Free tickets for BE-ST Fest are available to book here. Find out more at www.be-stfest.org.