Zero carbon solutions for the built environment have been showcased at the BE-ST Fest 2022 Summit, which saw more than 400 people come together to help accelerate their sustainability.

With temperatures having broken 40 degrees Celsius for the first time in the UK's recorded history, not far behind fossil fuel bottlenecks, drastic energy caps and bill increases, the built environment has a mammoth task at hand.

The effects of climate change are pressing into everyday life and our current practices are making us all feel the squeeze.

Rising energy costs, made worse by leaky buildings and inefficient heating infrastructures, are hurting UK businesses. Following the energy crisis, 53% of small companies expect to stagnate, downsize or cease to exist in the next year.


Climate change and inefficient building is really a problem for individuals and businesses alike. The good news, alternative materials, practices and technologies exist.

BE–ST has highlighted that all 30.4 million of UK buildings can be decarbonised by focusing on:

• Low carbon heating systems

• Digital technologies and platforms

• Local, sustainable and circular materials

• Modern methods of construction

• Wide-scale retrofit and fabric first approaches

• And much more

Adopting better practices in these areas will help us move towards zero carbon but these areas aren't just ideas. Technologies, products, and solutions that help decarbonise are real and usable and you can start adopting them right now.

30+ organisations showcased at the BE-ST Fest 2022 Summit, including Glasgow School of Art, Balfour Beatty, Edinburgh Napier, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) and more to show you some of the solutions themselves.