Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has announced a new partnership with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) with a shared ambition to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment.
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Scottish Construction Now writes:
With a particular focus on the challenges and opportunities in non-domestic retrofit, the organisations will be working together to develop specific evidence and guidance that will showcase… low carbon retrofit techniques.
There are currently 230,000 non-domestic buildings in Scotland, representing 80% of those that will be in use in 2050 – after the 2045 target to achieve net zero. As a result, all of these… will need to be retrofitted and decarbonised over the next two decades.
…. Recent estimates from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) suggest that more than 250,000 roles will need to be filled by 2026 to keep up with industry demand, with skills to improve energy efficiency highlighted as one of the main pressure points.
BE-ST and UKGBC are also exploring opportunities to collaborate beyond Scotland….
