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BEFS informs, debates & advocates on opportunities & challenges facing Scotland's built environment. Historic Environment Scotland supported. 🔗 https://www.befs.org.uk

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Apr 9

Hello Bluesky! Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) is Scotland’s umbrella body for the built environment—historic & contemporary. We draw on expert voices to inform debate & advocate on strategic issues, challenges & opportunities. Supported by HES. Learn more: www.befs.org.uk/

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · 29d

With 44% of Scotland's 300k privately rented homes affected by fuel poverty, MEES regulations could significantly improve substandard buildings. Read our response: www.befs.org.uk/wp-c...

#FuelPoverty #MEES

Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · 29d

Reminder: Don't miss out on events and training in Scotland's built environment sector!
Check the BEFS Calendar for upcoming opportunities: www.befs.org.uk/events/
Stay updated - subscribe to BEFS Bulletin: befs.us10.list-manag...

#BuiltEnvironment #ScotlandEvents

Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Sep 8

BEFS calls for greater heritage recognition in culture funding conversations. Our pre-budget scrutiny response highlights maintenance, reuse & repair of existing buildings as preventative spend supporting culture, carbon targets, tourism & housing emergency: www.befs.org.uk/wp-c...

#CultureFunding

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Sep 8

In case you missed it - Applications now open for the 2026 SPAB Fellowship! Full-time programme developing traditional building craft skills through workshops, site visits & hands-on placements. Deadline 10 Oct 2025: www.spab.org.uk/lear...

#HeritageSkills

Fellowship | spab.org.uk

This unique annual scheme is designed to broaden the skills and experience of craftspeople who work with old buildings.

www.spab.org.uk

Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW consultation: Scottish Gov's Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Research Strategy 2027-32. Multi-disciplinary 5-year research programme covering strategy mission, challenges, investment & impact. Closes 24 Oct 2025: consult.gov.scot/env...

#ScottishPolicy

Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Research Strategy 2027-32 - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space

Find and participate in consultations run by The Scottish Government

consult.gov.scot

Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Sep 5

Tax incentives for historic buildings: Sarah Roller from Historic Houses explores English heritage property tax exemptions in new podcast - with eye to developments south of the border. What qualifies and what doesn't? podcasts.apple.com/g...

#HeritagePolicy

Tax in Historic Houses

Podcast Episode · Art and Heritage Law: Contested Heritage · 27/08/2025 · 39m

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Sep 5

Getting HEETSAs right - why we need systems thinking, not siloed approaches" - CIOB's Jocelyn Fleming explores the critical need for policy alignment in energy efficiency approaches. Essential reading for the sector:

Jocelyne Fleming: Getting HEETSAs right - why we need systems thinking, not siloed approaches

Recent proposals from the Scottish Government for Home Energy Efficiency Technical Suitability Assessments, or HEETSAs, while promising, once again underscore the importance of joined-up thinking in achieving retrofit goals, writes Jocelyne Fleming, policy lead – Scotland at the CIOB.  I

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Sep 5

Summer of energy efficiency conversations for BEFS! We joined Cabinet Secretary roundtable on Heat in Buildings & submitted responses to HEETSA and MEES consultations. Read our submissions here: www.befs.org.uk/reso...

Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Sep 4

Scotland's heritage belongs to us all - from stone circles to high streets, tenements to schools. HES has launched Talking About Heritage, a national conversation about what heritage means today. Share your voice:

Talking About Heritage Survey 2025 - Historic Environment Scotland - Citizen Space

Find and participate in consultations run by Historic Environment Scotland

haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot

Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Sep 4

In case you missed it: BEFS hosted Places of Worship: Planning Forward at Glasgow's iconic Pyramid at Anderston. Representatives from across Scotland explored collaborative solutions for places of worship in transition. Stay updated and connected to POWF here: readymag.website/u39...

Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Sep 4

Bulletin 381 is out! This edition covers our Places of Worship: Planning Forward event, summer energy efficiency discussions including HEETSA & MEES consultations, plus heritage conservation updates. Read the full bulletin: www.befs.org.uk/late...

#BEFS #EnergyEfficiency

BEFS Bulletin 381: Places of Worship, Energy Efficiency, Heritage Conservation

Get The Latest Built Environment News, Policy Developments, Publications & Consultations

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you to everyone that attended BEFS event Places of Worship : Planning Forward in Glasgow this week! Strategic discussion & big topics, towards collaborative approaches and sustainable futures for these special buildings.
More on the Places of Worship Forum:
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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 25

📢 Upcoming full-day event! 📢 CaCHE and the International Journal of Housing Policy are hosting a forward-looking symposium on housing research in Glasgow. Don't miss out, get your tickets here: bit.ly/45rwmvy

Reflections and Developments in Housing Research: What’s Next?

A symposium hosted by the International Journal of Housing Policy and the UK Centre for Collaborative Housing Evidence (CaCHE)

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 25

In case you missed it - Scottish Government update on the Cladding Remediation Programme, including funding for Single Building Assessments. Full details on progress and actions ahead here: bit.ly/3Uwgm5g

Cladding Remediation Programme: Next Phase Plan of Action

This August 2025 update on cladding remediation details next phase of delivery, focusing on acceleration, mitigation and remediation pathways. Progress made to date, actions and milestones through to ...

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 25

🖊️Two consultations on land use are now open, closing on 5 October. Read more and respond to Scotland’s Fourth Land Use Strategy here: bit.ly/45rwf36 and Scotland’s Transition on Land Use and Agriculture here: bit.ly/4fMdn2k

Scotland’s Fourth Land Use Strategy - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space

Find and participate in consultations run by The Scottish Government

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 20

📢 Don't miss out! 2 weeks left to submit your application for the BE-ST Accelerate to Zero Awards. Help celebrate the progress, innovation and impact being made within the sector. Free to enter, deadline: 29 August ow.ly/Pfnw50WHziP.

Accelerate to Zero Awards — BE-ST Fest '25

The Accelerate to Zero Awards recognise the businesses, organisations and individuals making the biggest contribution to decarbonising the built environment and supporting the just transition to zero carbon.

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 20

⏰ JOB ALERT: Built Heritage Officer (Mat Cover) for Glasgow City Heritage Trust: working with Grants Manager to provide technical advice and support, monitor grant-funded repair projects, and deliver training and outreach activities. Deadline: 1 September

Glasgow City Heritage Trust - Built Heritage Officer (Maternity Cover)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Built Heritage Officer (Maternity Cover) to join the Glasgow City Heritage Trust team.

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 19

📅 Heritage Network's Carbon Literacy Training starts 9 September. The course aims to help the sector make a difference through taking responsibility and committing to lowering emissions and results in a Carbon Literacy Trust Certificate. ow.ly/PRgf50WGFGV #CarbonLiteracy

Heritage Carbon Literacy Training Scotland - 9th and 16th September

Join us to gain an awareness of the cause and impacts of climate change and an understanding of carbon emissions

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 19

💭 REGISTER NOW: Scottish Land Commission – What can land reform do for urban Scotland? Exploring how land reform can tackle housing, climate, and inequality in urban Scotland with insights from an expert panel. Online on Thursday 28 August #LandReform

Online Panel: What can land reform do for urban Scotland?

Explore how land reform can tackle housing, climate, and inequality in urban Scotland with insights from an expert panel.

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 18

📅 NEW DATE: booking for Planning Aid Scotland's SP=EED Verification training programme has now opened. Want to improve your community engagement skills using the SP=EED Framework? Book now for the course on 01 Oct in Glasgow ow.ly/YCsG50WGFmm

Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 18

🌍 APPLY NOW: The Creative Communities Scotland Programme has launched: aiming to support and empower communities to develop cultural activities that benefit individual and collective wellbeing through grants to grassroots, community-led organisations.

Creative Communities Scotland - Inspiring Scotland

The Creative Communities Scotland fund supports charities and community groups in Scotland to design and deliver participatory arts projects for communities experiencing barriers to creative participation.

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 15

📋 RECENTLY OPENED: Consultation on Scotland's Fourth Land Use Strategy; inviting views on Scot Gov's next Land Use Strategy, providing strategic direction and vision for sustainable land use in Scotland, and outlining objectives, policies and actions

Scotland’s Fourth Land Use Strategy - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space

Find and participate in consultations run by The Scottish Government

consult.gov.scot

Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 15

📖 BLOG: Part of the ScotLand Futures initiative, exploring how land reform can help address urban challenges, the Scottish Land Commission consider the potential role of Compulsory Sales Orders in bringing neglected urban land back into use #LandReform ow.ly/aTOO50WGuVC

Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 14

⏰ JOB ALERT: Still time to apply for this role with The Development Trusts Association Scotland, seeking support for a team working with communities across Scotland on the sustainable transfer of former places of worship into community ownership

Development Trusts Association Scotland – Churches Programme Officer: Community Ownership Support Service

Are you interested in the heritage sector and/or the community sector?

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Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social · Aug 14

🔧 Don't miss Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival 2025: 3 days of free talks, demos and tours from Tuesday 19 August: focussed on skills, materials and knowledge to repair and maintain traditional buildings. #Traditional #Skills

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival 2025 - Edinburgh World Heritage

19 - 21 August 2025

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