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11/09/2025

Finalists Announced For The Accelerate To Zero Awards

The Accelerate to Zero Awards 2025 finalists have been announced. The awards, which recognise the biggest contributions to decarbonising the built environment and supporting a just transition to net zero, will be celebrated at a ceremony at Òran Mór in Glasgow.

The awards are sponsored by Anderson Strathern, Scotland Excel, KORE Retrofit, Harley Haddow, and Valorem First. The finalists for each of the 10 categories are as follows:

• Accelerate to Zero Hero: Matthew Clubb (MW Clubb Architectural Design), Laura Baron (Purcell), and Alejandro Mar Morales (Cundall).

• Collaborative Partnership Award: Midlothian Energy Limited, Vattenfall Heat UK and Midlothian Council; Net Zero Collaboration Group; High Rise Retrofit Programme.

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• Gamechanger Award: DfR Panel (EGG Lighting), Prospecthill Court (Kier Construction), and BALANCE (Anderson Bell Christie).

• Diversity & Inclusion Award: Kier Construction, Esteem Training Limited, and Changeworks.

• BE Changemaker Award: Gayatri Vijay Kale (EGG Lighting), Cosima Kramer-Lomax (Ri Cruden), and Kate Spalding (Fife Council).

• Circular Economy Award: SUSTEIN, VASO by Eco, and IndiNature.

• Technology Impact Award: Energy Insights and Impact Tracker (The DataLab), atBOS (Atamate), and One Stop Shop platform (YorEnergy).

• Skills Impact Award: Beyond the Build (Queens University Belfast), Construction Aware (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce), and Skillsminer.

• Retrofit Impact Award: St Sophia’s Primary School (Fleming Build), NHS decarbonisation (Vital Energi), and EcoCosi (Changeworks).

• Community Champion Award: East Lothian Community Benefits CIC, Community Home Solutions, and Scaling Community Heat Teams (East Lothian Climate Hub).

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