In late 2024 we were awarded two five-year long flagship UKRI-funded projects, as part of its ‘Building a green future’ strategic theme. The first of these is the £4.6m Systems Approaches for Accelerating a Just Transition (JUST-Systems) led by the University of Aberdeen. The project will develop practical pathways and accelerate action that builds on community aspirations for sustainable, liveable and resilient places.

The other flagship grant is the £4.6m People-Led Net Zero project led by the University of Bath. The research explores the potential of putting people at the heart of making changes that can yield significant carbon savings.

This knowledge exchange project advances the transition of Scotland’s building stock towards net zero and healthier homes by addressing the slow pace of tenement retrofit. It delivers openly accessible toolkits for retrofit and governance improvement, targeting property factors and owners and produces a policy briefing to inform policy development.