In 2023, the Strategic Territory Partnering Board (STPB) and Built Environment Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) established a partnership to develop a collaborative sector-wide Net Zero Programme. The programme’ ambitions have been to share and understand emerging best practice approaches to net zero leadership and the delivery of low carbon construction solutions for new build and retrofit projects across the Hub North territory.

The School of Innovation and Technology (SIT) from the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) were commissioned to facilitate a co-design process that brought together Hub North, Scottish Futures Trust (SFT), Local Authorities, blue light services and NHS estates from across the region, along with delivery partners and solution experts.

This collaborative process involved five large-scale creative events running two workshop streams, Net Zero Leadership and Low Carbon Construction, from May to December 2023. The workshops supported cross-sector and territory-wide participation within the development of the Net Zero Programme. The outputs from this workshop series are intended to create the basis for long term collaboration and action, maximising opportunities for successful implementation and informing the wider Territory Net Zero Partnership.