Accelerate to Zero

Everyone understands the climate crisis we’re living in. By 2045 we need to decarbonise our entire built world. Come on the journey with us and be inspired by the ways the industry is changing for the better and Accelerating to Zero.

Accelerate to Zero is a business podcast hosted by Built Environment - Smarter Transformation, with 65 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Built Environment - Smarter Transformation hosts Accelerate to Zero, a business show with 65 episodes published.

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  Anne Johnstone, Vital Energi & Emma Church, BE-St

  Sep 30, 202643 min

  In this episode of the Accelerate to Zero podcast, we explore the role of heat in the transition to net zero with Anne Johnstone from Vital Energi and Emma Church from BE-ST. We discuss the potential of heat networks and other low-carbon heating solutions, the policy and investment needed to accelerate their adoption, and the skills and supply chain required to deliver the transition. We also look at how we can bring more people into the sector and create clear pathways into the jobs of the future.

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  Dr Jocelyne Fleming, CIOB

  Sep 16, 202637 min

  In this episode of the Accelerate to Zero podcast, we speak to Dr Jocelyne Fleming from the Chartered Institute of Building about Scotland’s housing emergency and the case for a more joined-up approach to housing policy. We explore how we can better measure the impact of housing policy, what Scotland can learn from Canada, and why collaboration across housing, construction, skills and other sectors is essential to creating a housing system that works for everyone.

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  Richard Nelson, Don't Waste Buildings

  Aug 19, 202645 min

  In this episode, Richard Nelson, co-founder of Don’t Waste Buildings, discusses why reusing and retrofitting existing buildings needs to become a more viable and affordable option across the built environment. Drawing on the findings of Don’t Waste Buildings’ Reuse Dividend report, Richard explores how financial incentives, VAT, policy and investment can influence decisions around retrofit and demolition. He shares international examples from France, the US, Germany and Ireland, where different approaches have helped stimulate retrofit, create jobs, support housing and generate economic growth. Hear Richard speak at the International Retrofit Conference on the 2nd September: https://www.be-st.build/event/p/be-st-fest-east-international-retrofit-conference

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  Emma Church & Kieran Dick Doyle - Low Carbon Passport

  Aug 5, 202644 min

  In this episode, BE-ST's Emma Church and Kieran Dick Doyle discuss the Low Carbon Passport, a free training programme built with Balfour Beatty, Kier Construction, Robertson Group and Morrison Construction to close that gap across the industry's workforce. They cover why the programme combines free online modules with hands-on practical training, how it's reaching everyone from apprentices to architects to tradespeople with decades on the tools, and why treating airtightness, fabric performance and moisture risk as basic competencies rather than specialisms is key.

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  Elaine Mullan, Social Bite & Matt Stevenson, Ecosystems Technologies

  Jul 22, 202640 min

  Social Bite has been challenging what temporary accommodation looks like since the Edinburgh village opened in 2018, and the model is expanding. In this episode, Social Bite's Trust and Foundations Manager, Elaine and Ecosystems Technologies founder Matt Stevenson discuss the newly opened Rutherglen village, 15 nest houses and a community hub delivered in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council and Salvation Army, and why homegrown mass timber is central to how these spaces are built.

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