Scottish Futures Trust

We've just published our latest Outcomes report, highlighting the economic and environmental impacts we and our many partners have made over the past 12 months. Examples of this include: 🚌 Attracting private investment into the bus sector to speed up the delivery of electric buses  🏠 New affordable housing development after supporting the public-to-public sale of the site of the former Clydebank Health Centre ⛴️ Speeding up investment in Stornoway lead to the recently opened deep water terminal that is anticipated to attract £5bn of long-term economic benefit over the next 10 years 🏠 A third pilot to deliver more affordable housing with six local authorities as regional partners. 🏫 Ensuring the design of East Lothian Council’s new Wallyford Campus supports future local employment needs 🥬 Net Zero Buildings Standard supporting over £3bn of public sector projects These achievements and more are documented in 19 new case studies which can be found on our dedicated Outcomes website. Speaking of the achievements, Peter Reekie, chief executive of the Scottish Futures Trust said: “At times when budgets are becoming ever tighter, it is vital that we look to maximise the use of our existing public sector properties whilst looking at new ways to attract investment, which has been our focus for many years as Scotland’s centre of infrastructure expertise. “We are finalising our new Corporate Plan which will take us to the end of this decade, and we will be prioritising our resources toward economic growth and delivering net zero outcomes to support a sustainable and thriving Scottish economy. “We will continue to use our funding and financing expertise to unlock increased levels of private investment, and work with colleagues across the public and private sectors to improve the quality and delivery of infrastructure projects and programmes across Scotland.” https://lnkd.in/e2NxC9nY #infrastructure #construction #netzero #scotland

What has ‘place’ to do with the Net Zero Public Sector Buildings Standard?  More than you might think. Next Wednesday (23 October), our free-to-attend webinar will bring together experts in architecture, planning, place-making and net zero to discuss how the 'place' aspects of the Net Zero Standard supports the circular economy considerations of rebuild versus renewal. Our guest speakers and panellists are: 🔹Chair: Stephen Vere, Senior Associate Director, Scottish Futures Trust 🔹Sponsor: Janice Pauwels, The Scottish Government Presenters:  🔹Diarmaid Lawlor, Associate Director, Scottish Futures Trust 🔹Nick Ribbons, Partner, Zero Waste Scotland 🔹Alan Bell, Associate Director, Scottish Futures Trust 🔹Suzanne Tighe, Associate, Keppie Design Panellists:  🔹Sandy Robinson, Chief Architect, The Scottish Government 🔹Johanna Boyd, Chief Executive, Planning Aid Scotland 🔹Heather Claridge, Director of Design, Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) 🔹Louisa Macdonell, Commissioner, Just Transition Scotland To find out more and to register, please click here – https://lnkd.in/eE6hxPEt #netzero #placemaking #construction #infrastructure #architecture #future

What has ‘place’ to do with the Net Zero Public Sector Buildings Standard?  More than you might think. Next Wednesday (23 October), our free-to-attend webinar will bring together experts in architecture, planning, place-making and net zero to discuss how the 'place' aspects of the Net Zero Standard supports the circular economy considerations of rebuild versus renewal. Our guest speakers and panellists are: 🔹Chair: Stephen Vere, Senior Associate Director, Scottish Futures Trust 🔹Sponsor: Janice Pauwels, The Scottish Government Presenters:  🔹Diarmaid Lawlor, Associate Director, Scottish Futures Trust 🔹Nick Ribbons, Partner, Zero Waste Scotland 🔹Alan Bell, Associate Director, Scottish Futures Trust 🔹Suzanne Tighe, Associate, Keppie Design Panellists:  🔹Sandy Robinson, Chief Architect, The Scottish Government 🔹Johanna Boyd, Chief Executive, Planning Aid Scotland 🔹Heather Claridge, Director of Design, Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) 🔹Louisa Macdonell, Commissioner, Just Transition Scotland To find out more and to register, please click here – https://lnkd.in/eE6hxPEt #netzero #placemaking #construction #infrastructure #architecture #future

In two weeks time we're running a free-to-attend webinar to show you how to get the most out of our Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool - a website that contains details of over 1,350 future public sector construction projects. To reserve your place, click this link - https://lnkd.in/eCbTqfs2 Paul Dodd Claire Pollock #construction #infrastructure #future

In the last of our 'Stories for Change' for #ScotClimateWeek, we look at the way technology is helping improve the way our schools are designed, built and managed. Recently, our Infrastructure Technology team published its 'Guide to Smart Infrastructure for the Learning Estate' highlighting how effective performance management of school buildings, through the use of technology, will be key to deliver against the challenges of a sustainable and inclusive net zero economy. Find out more here - https://lnkd.in/e3BEkRKk Paul Dodd Ryan Tennyson Ryan Cossar Claire Pollock Colin Campbell #infrastructure #construction #digital #technology #smartbuildings

New investment models to deliver more public infrastructure - improved active and sustainable transport measures - an accelerated building decarbonisation programme - and filling in potholes – these are just some of the suggestions already put forward in our soon-to-close survey looking at Scotland's future infrastructure priorities. The survey closes at 5pm on Monday 30 September so there's still time to let us know what you think - https://lnkd.in/enh-dxKF #infrastructure #construction #future #scotland

Maximising the use of the properties the public sector either own or use will go a long way to helping Scotland reach its net zero target, as well as reap financial benefits. Today's 'Story for Change' as part of #ScotClimateWeek, tells how our Asset Strategy and Workplace team supported Registers of Scotland introduce a new initiative to attract other public bodies to use vacant space at its Glasgow office following the pandemic. Find out more here - https://lnkd.in/e3tPNnGQ Shona Adam Iain Wardrop Peter Kearns #infrastructure #innovation #management

New investment models to deliver more public infrastructure - improved active and sustainable transport measures - an accelerated building decarbonisation programme - and filling in potholes – these are just some of the suggestions already put forward in our soon-to-close survey looking at Scotland's future infrastructure priorities. The survey closes at 5pm on Monday 30 September so there's still time to let us know what you think - https://lnkd.in/enh-dxKF #infrastructure #construction #future #scotland

To deliver Scotland’s ambitious net zero targets, change is needed – critically a change to the way we use energy and how it's supplied, such as heat networks. Continuing with our support for The Scottish Government's Climate Week, today's 'Story for Change' looks at the work of our Net Zero Buildings team in supporting local authorities better understand the funding and support available that could help increase the pace and scale of heat networks across Scotland. To find out more, click this link - https://lnkd.in/eSf_zQRE Stephen Vere Jamie Goth Kevin Waters Ross Ramsay Dr Paul Moseley Sheelagh MacGregor Toby Tucker #ScotClimateWeek #infrastructure #construction #netzero #sustainability #future #heatnetworks