A centre of excellence for mass timber research, innovation and manufacturing was launched today by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST).

Built by Nature has awarded a €219,000 grant to Glasgow-based Built Environment–Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) to spearhead critical research into fire safety in mass timber buildings across the United Kingdom.

The primary focus of ‘Timber in Construction: Commercialisation of Homegrown Wood Fibre Insulation’ is to develop and validate English hardwood and softwood for use in the UK’s homegrown wood fibre insulation.

A consortium of experts in timber construction and engineering is exploring ways to boost the use of English hardwood forest products across the built environment, in a move which could significantly improve the carbon footprint of the UK’s buildings and support diverse woodland ecosystems.

New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has signed a formal agreement with Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) to catalyse a nationwide network of advanced engineering, manufacturing, and learning hubs.

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), Scottish Forestry and Zero Waste Scotland have published a first-of-its-kind report exploring timber cascading in Scotland.

Today marks the launch of Transforming Timber - a knowledge library designed to promote the use of homegrown timber in the UK built environment.

A modular demonstrator unit has been unveiled by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), with the aim of highlighting to Scottish firms that a timber kit-of-parts approach to retrofit could be ‘key’ to future sustainable offices.

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has revealed new plans to help retrofit public spaces into out-of-town alternatives to city centre offices, reflecting the changing working patterns of a post-Covid Scotland.

Scottish timber initiative plants seed of sustainability for UK construction.