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New centre launched to decarbonise Scotland's urban buildings
A major initiative to lower carbon emissions generated by Scotland’s most densely populated urban buildings was officially launched last week at a sold-out event hosted at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.
Retrofit Scotland relaunches to scale neighbourhood retrofit delivery
Retrofit Scotland relaunches to scale neighbourhood retrofit delivery
Balancing heritage preservation with climate adaptation through retrofit
Laura Baron, Head of Sustainability at Purcell, emphasises the need for a mindset shift to prioritise sensitive retrofit in preserving existing and historic buildings. Joining other industry leaders, Laura will spotlight the importance of policy-driven change and upskilling at all levels to drive sustainable transformation at the upcoming International Retrofit Conference.
Centre to accelerate net-zero buildings for cities
Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) will be the industry engagement lead on a new Centre to accelerate net-zero outcomes for high density buildings in our cities and towns.
Smith Mordak on tackling retrofit, shifting mentalities, and getting into uncomfortable conversations
This week, the UK’s first ever International Retrofit Conference is taking place as part of BE-ST Fest, a two-day industry summit focused on zero carbon construction and organised by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST).
Affordably warm, sustainable homes at core of new strategic partnership
Changeworks has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) with the aim of accelerating and improving retrofit in Scotland. The agreement will support ongoing collaboration between the two organisations throughout 2024 and beyond.
Scotland’s homes need energy equivalent MOTs to mitigate future cost crises & empower homeowners, says leading architect
An equivalent MOT system for homes could help Scotland to achieve zero carbon goals and save energy, according to one of Scotland’s leading architects and former president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
Timber demonstrator unit shows Scots businesses the potential for sustainable offices
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.
New plans unveiled to transform public spaces into sustainable office hubs
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.