Redefining Risk, Regeneration and Resilience

Redefining Risk, Regeneration and Resilience with New Future Construction School, in collaboration with Friends of the Pipe Factory, Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA), and the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP), this panel discussion asked a critical question:

How can Scotland’s built environment move beyond Net Zero to build a future that works for people, places, and the planet — and ensure the workforce is equipped to deliver it?

Bringing together leading voices from finance, policy, materials, public delivery, and retrofit the panel explored what it will really takes to deliver a sustainable and equitable built environment — beyond targets alone.

The event examined how climate and environmental risk is currently understood and managed in construction, why existing systems struggle to support innovation and regeneration, and how education and skills must be treated as core infrastructure in the transition to a low-carbon future.

This was an event for educators, policymakers, built environment professionals, employers, community groups and anyone interested in how Scotland can align climate ambition with real-world delivery.