Independent archive written from public records. It is not run by BE-ST (formerly the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre), Construction Scotland or Edinburgh Napier University, and does not speak for them.
CSIC ArchiveIndependent notes on construction innovation in Scotland, 2014–2022

CSIC Archive: Scotland's construction innovation centre, 2014–2022

From October 2014 to 2022, the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) linked construction businesses, university researchers and the public sector to turn ideas into new products, services and ways of working. In 2022 it became Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST). This independent archive explains what it did, using the addresses its old website made known.

The innovation centreMission, Innovation Factory and how it worked. Construction ScotlandThe industry leadership group that shared the website. COVID-19 site guidanceThe 2020–21 guidance and re-start plan for Scottish sites. Skills programmesBIM in Practice, the Masters Fund, Offsite Ready, Passivhaus. Edinburgh Home DemonstratorAffordable net zero homes built with modern methods. From CSIC to BE-STWhy the centre changed its name in 2022.

For anything current, from funding calls to Innovation Factory bookings, go to the official site: be-st.build.

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