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The Accelerate to Zero Awards return for a fourth year, celebrating businesses, organisations and individuals making standout contributions to cutting carbon in the built environment and advancing a just transition to net zero. The ceremony will take place on the evening of Thursday, 5 November, at voco Grand Central in Glasgow, immediately after the final day of BE-ST Fest.
BE-ST Fest, delivered by BE-ST — Scotland's innovation centre for the built environment — is the UK's largest festival dedicated to a zero-carbon built environment. It convenes transformative discussion and knowledge exchange focused on accelerating delivery towards net zero.
This year's shortlist highlights impact across 10 categories. The 2026 finalists are:
• Accelerate to Zero Hero – sponsored by BE-ST: Trust Housing Association; Prospecthill Court – Kier Construction; Emily Braham - Energiesprong.
• Collaborative Partnership Award: Transform-ER (Transform. Engage. Retrofit); University of Dundee and Rock Solid Processing Limited KTP; The City of Edinburgh Council High-Rise Retrofit Programme.
• Award – sponsored by Ryden: Material Health - Cundall; K-Briq - Kenoteq; Seaham Garden Village - Vital Energi.
• Diversity & Inclusion Award – sponsored by Balfour Beatty: Dr. Anitha Karthik – Edinburgh Napier University and Centre for High Density Net Zero Buildings; SWIP; AtkinsRéalis.
• BE Changemaker Award: Jude McLoughlin, Cundall; Molly Armstrong, BakerHicks; Stephen Smith, Glasgow School of Art.
• Circular Economy Award – sponsored by Zero Waste Scotland: Good Green Futures; Rock Solid Processing; Cundall.
• Technology Impact Award: Trust Housing Association; Dynamic Knowledge and Intelartes Ltd; TRACE (Transforming Resources and Advancing Circular Economy).
• Skills Impact Award: Glasgow Chamber of Commerce; SWIP; SmartSTEMs.
• Retrofit Accelerator Award – KORE Retrofit: Estate Retrofit Tool - Architype; Embedded Retrofit Delivery Model - North Lanarkshire Council; GreenFlip.
• Community Champion Award – Vital Energi: Neil Pearce, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.; Moredun Holistic Improvement Programme; Lothian Heat CIC.
