Hub West Scotland is a private sector development company who work in partnership with the public sector in the West of Scotland. They were interested, not only in understanding how best to develop these strategies across large, varied estates, but also how local authorities and other public bodies could benefit from working collaboratively to tackle this challenge, and so created the Net Zero Collaboration Group.

The first phase of work in the retrofit of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre (SNRC) is now complete. But what has the project taught us, and what’s next?

Winners of the 2024 Accelerate to Zero Diversity and Inclusion Award, Threesixty Architecture have been recognised for embedding equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across every level of their business, from internal culture to industry influence.

The Torry Heat Network in Aberdeen is a landmark project that demonstrates how retrofit heat networks can deliver both climate and social impact.

Get to know Sisaltech, a small but growing company passionate about creating a low-carbon future by producing sustainable building insulation made from sisal and wool.

CLIMAVORE CIC is on a mission to develop sustainable ways of living on and with the coast in response to the climate crisis.

Eriskay Historical Society, a community-led group that is committed to preserving Eriskay's heritage. The group is transforming the island's old schoolhouse into a local heritage museum while putting sustainability, and people, at the heart of the development. The initiative is a shining example of the Just Transition in action.  

VASO Build Limited provide ecological services across sectors with the intent of bringing wider benefits to society. They are looking to realise these benefits through Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and a new sustainable panelling system.

Meet Brewster Brothers, a company shifting the way the construction and demolition industry in Scotland treats waste and consumes natural resources. 

Local opportunities are supported by nationwide expertise.

T1C collaborators Morrison Construction, Kier Construction, Balfour Beatty, Robertsons and Morgan Sindall, their supply chains and BE-ST, has built a box in BE-ST’s factory, aptly called the Tardis as there is more to it than meets the eye. 

Social Bite, a charity and social business that aims to end homelessness, commissioned Ecosystems Technologies to deliver a new kind of housing for their Social Bite Village. 

Chloë Yuill, a newly qualified Architect at ECD Architects, was the winner of the 2023 Change Maker Award at the Accelerate to Zero Awards for her significant commitment and contribution to solving the challenges faced in decarbonising the built environment.

Retrofit Balsall Heath is a community-led neighbourhood project in the Balsall Heath area of Birmingham, made up of local people, community groups, and partners working together to retrofit the neighbourhood – possibly one of the first of its kind working at this scale.

On the journey to net zero, community-based initiatives like Loco Home Retrofit are key. Founded by Chris Carus and Tom Nockolds, Loco Home Retrofit is a retrofit co-operative of homeowners, trades and buildings professionals working together to make homes in Glasgow more energy efficient.

BE-ST launched a fully-funded digital construction skills training program in partnership with the HCI Skills Gateway.