The Conservation Officers Group (COG) raised key concerns on proposed PDR changes: ⚠️ Not suitable for listed buildings, conservation areas or town centres 🛠️ Practical issues & risks to heritage integrity 🔗 Full response: www.befs.org.uk/wp-c... #ScotlandPlanning #PDR #HeritagePlanning

BEFS urges caution on expanding Permitted Development Rights to address housing. Planning scrutiny remains vital, especially in historic & rural contexts. 📄 www.befs.org.uk/wp-c...

📣 The latest BEFS Bulletin is out now. Insights from #BESTFest25, new consultations, sector news, and more. Start with the Building Connections conference: challenges, calls to collaborate, and sector-spanning solutions. 🔗

Scotland's compulsory purchase system is being reformed with aims to make it simpler, more streamlined & fairer for all parties 📋 The Scottish Government consultation on CPO reform is open until 19 December. Questions? [email protected] Have your say: www.gov.scot/publica... #Planning #Scotland

BEFS 2026 Manifesto is here! Building Foundations for a Better Scotland sets out 15 practical policy recommendations to unlock Scotland's built heritage potential—delivering warmer homes, local jobs & thriving town centres.Co-created with our members. Read➡️ www.befs.org.uk/late...

Good news for owners of pre-1919 buildings: the latest EPC assessment system better recognises energy-saving features like shutters, draught-proofing & secondary glazing 🏛️ Dr Moses Jenkins at Historic Environment Scotland explains the RdSAP 10.2 changes:

🏛️ Edinburgh's historic tenements hold lessons for climate resilience—thick stone walls for insulation, shared walls reducing heat loss, compact streets enabling 20-minute neighbourhoods. The past can guide us towards a greener future. @CockburnEdin explores. www.cockburnassociat... #ClimateWeek

🏛️ In case you missed it: Edinburgh Futures Institute is a finalist for @RTPI's Excellence in Planning for Heritage and Culture award! Congrats to all finalists! 🎉

Reminder: Don't miss out on events and training in Scotland's built environment sector! Check the BEFS Calendar for upcoming opportunities: www.befs.org.uk/events/ Stay updated - subscribe to BEFS Bulletin: befs.us10.list-manag... #BuiltEnvironment #ScotlandEvents

🏛️ Scottish museums awarded the Repair and Adaptation Fund to upgrade facilities, make essential repairs & boost sustainability. From solar panels to roof replacements—17 projects strengthening Scotland's cultural heritage. Round 2 open until 5 Nov: www.museumsgalleries... #ScottishMuseums

🏗️ The Building Connections Conference at Stirling's Engine Shed tackled construction challenges. Scott McGibbon shared key paradoxes: we crave innovation but punish risk. Thanks to @HistEnvScot, @theCIOB, @RIASmembership & @RICSnews for partnering! 🔨

♻️ Scotland's draft Circular Economy Strategy is out for consultation—moving from "take, make, dispose" to keeping materials in use for as long as possible. What role does Construction have to play in a Circular Economy? Share your views by 13 Jan 2026:

Can new financial models unlock retrofit at scale? Tara Schmidt, Transition Finance Scotland, will be joining other industry leaders at this year’s International Retrofit Conference to explore how retrofit can move beyond isolated pilots to become financeable, scalable programmes. ➡️ buff.ly/IthS4Ia

This week's book is 'Embodied Carbon for Sustainable Building Conservation' edited by Oriel Prizeman for @routledgebooks.bsky.social Featuring multi-disciplinary perspectives on treating embodied carbon in the conservation of historic environments, it provides the latest research and guidance.

The next phase of the national College Infrastructure Investment Plan was marked last week by an event in Stirling. Our latest blog reflects back on the event and looks forward to the next steps tinyurl.com/3axxz889

In the news, October 27-29 open.substack.com/pub/buildedi...

We are pleased to see this latest Impact Report from @histenvforum.bsky.social member @heritagenetwork.bsky.social, demonstrating the scale and significance of community contributions to heritage regeneration across the UK. Read the full report: heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/impact-repor...

📅 4 more lectures to come in our Strathclyde Winter Series! Greek Thomson, organ design, ironwork, adaptive reuse – all ahead. 🎟 Season ticket £25 (in-person or online) Book now.

Join us next month as we explore the architectural and industrial heritage of 21st-century Glasgow with architect Rosalie Menon and photographer Alistair Leith. Tickets available via Eventbrite - link in bio

BAM Nuttall is recruiting a Project Manager in Kilsyth

🏛️ BEFS 2026 Manifesto! 15 practical policies for Scotland's next Government on culture, climate, retrofit, skills & placemaking. Strategic investment in built heritage delivers value across sustainability, wellbeing, housing & health. 📄 Download: www.befs.org.uk/late... #ScottishElections2026

With 44% of Scotland's 300k privately rented homes affected by fuel poverty, MEES regulations could significantly improve substandard buildings. Read our response: www.befs.org.uk/wp-c... #FuelPoverty #MEES

Reminder: Don't miss out on events and training in Scotland's built environment sector! Check the BEFS Calendar for upcoming opportunities: www.befs.org.uk/events/ Stay updated - subscribe to BEFS Bulletin: befs.us10.list-manag... #BuiltEnvironment #ScotlandEvents

BEFS calls for greater heritage recognition in culture funding conversations. Our pre-budget scrutiny response highlights maintenance, reuse & repair of existing buildings as preventative spend supporting culture, carbon targets, tourism & housing emergency: www.befs.org.uk/wp-c... #CultureFunding

In case you missed it - Applications now open for the 2026 SPAB Fellowship! Full-time programme developing traditional building craft skills through workshops, site visits & hands-on placements. Deadline 10 Oct 2025: www.spab.org.uk/lear... #HeritageSkills

NEW consultation: Scottish Gov's Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Research Strategy 2027-32. Multi-disciplinary 5-year research programme covering strategy mission, challenges, investment & impact. Closes 24 Oct 2025: consult.gov.scot/env... #ScottishPolicy

Tax incentives for historic buildings: Sarah Roller from Historic Houses explores English heritage property tax exemptions in new podcast - with eye to developments south of the border. What qualifies and what doesn't? podcasts.apple.com/g... #HeritagePolicy

Getting HEETSAs right - why we need systems thinking, not siloed approaches" - CIOB's Jocelyn Fleming explores the critical need for policy alignment in energy efficiency approaches. Essential reading for the sector:

Summer of energy efficiency conversations for BEFS! We joined Cabinet Secretary roundtable on Heat in Buildings & submitted responses to HEETSA and MEES consultations. Read our submissions here: www.befs.org.uk/reso...

Scotland's heritage belongs to us all - from stone circles to high streets, tenements to schools. HES has launched Talking About Heritage, a national conversation about what heritage means today. Share your voice:

In case you missed it: BEFS hosted Places of Worship: Planning Forward at Glasgow's iconic Pyramid at Anderston. Representatives from across Scotland explored collaborative solutions for places of worship in transition. Stay updated and connected to POWF here: readymag.website/u39...

Bulletin 381 is out! This edition covers our Places of Worship: Planning Forward event, summer energy efficiency discussions including HEETSA & MEES consultations, plus heritage conservation updates. Read the full bulletin: www.befs.org.uk/late... #BEFS #EnergyEfficiency

Thank you to everyone that attended BEFS event Places of Worship : Planning Forward in Glasgow this week! Strategic discussion & big topics, towards collaborative approaches and sustainable futures for these special buildings. More on the Places of Worship Forum: readymag.website/u3958491031/...

📢 Upcoming full-day event! 📢 CaCHE and the International Journal of Housing Policy are hosting a forward-looking symposium on housing research in Glasgow. Don't miss out, get your tickets here: bit.ly/45rwmvy

In case you missed it - Scottish Government update on the Cladding Remediation Programme, including funding for Single Building Assessments. Full details on progress and actions ahead here: bit.ly/3Uwgm5g

🖊️Two consultations on land use are now open, closing on 5 October. Read more and respond to Scotland’s Fourth Land Use Strategy here: bit.ly/45rwf36 and Scotland’s Transition on Land Use and Agriculture here: bit.ly/4fMdn2k

📢 Don't miss out! 2 weeks left to submit your application for the BE-ST Accelerate to Zero Awards. Help celebrate the progress, innovation and impact being made within the sector. Free to enter, deadline: 29 August ow.ly/Pfnw50WHziP.

⏰ JOB ALERT: Built Heritage Officer (Mat Cover) for Glasgow City Heritage Trust: working with Grants Manager to provide technical advice and support, monitor grant-funded repair projects, and deliver training and outreach activities. Deadline: 1 September

📅 Heritage Network's Carbon Literacy Training starts 9 September. The course aims to help the sector make a difference through taking responsibility and committing to lowering emissions and results in a Carbon Literacy Trust Certificate. ow.ly/PRgf50WGFGV #CarbonLiteracy

💭 REGISTER NOW: Scottish Land Commission – What can land reform do for urban Scotland? Exploring how land reform can tackle housing, climate, and inequality in urban Scotland with insights from an expert panel. Online on Thursday 28 August #LandReform

📅 NEW DATE: booking for Planning Aid Scotland's SP=EED Verification training programme has now opened. Want to improve your community engagement skills using the SP=EED Framework? Book now for the course on 01 Oct in Glasgow ow.ly/YCsG50WGFmm

🌍 APPLY NOW: The Creative Communities Scotland Programme has launched: aiming to support and empower communities to develop cultural activities that benefit individual and collective wellbeing through grants to grassroots, community-led organisations.

📋 RECENTLY OPENED: Consultation on Scotland's Fourth Land Use Strategy; inviting views on Scot Gov's next Land Use Strategy, providing strategic direction and vision for sustainable land use in Scotland, and outlining objectives, policies and actions

📖 BLOG: Part of the ScotLand Futures initiative, exploring how land reform can help address urban challenges, the Scottish Land Commission consider the potential role of Compulsory Sales Orders in bringing neglected urban land back into use #LandReform ow.ly/aTOO50WGuVC

⏰ JOB ALERT: Still time to apply for this role with The Development Trusts Association Scotland, seeking support for a team working with communities across Scotland on the sustainable transfer of former places of worship into community ownership

🔧 Don't miss Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival 2025: 3 days of free talks, demos and tours from Tuesday 19 August: focussed on skills, materials and knowledge to repair and maintain traditional buildings. #Traditional #Skills

⏰ REMINDER: HES survey closing on 22 August! Send your views in now on development of a heritage training programme for planning authorities. ow.ly/cjGB50WFcGi

📢 BULLETIN 380 IS OUT! 🏛️ Find out about recent appointments, a collaborative approach to safeguarding heritage, and funding news; plus consultations, events and much more. Read the full bulletin: ow.ly/FGNe50WF9Fl #BuiltEnvironment #Heritage #Scotland

🏛️ UK Heritage Pulse's 'Big Think': 90% agree it's better to reinterpret/repurpose heritage assets rather than let them fall into disuse. 3/4 believe sector's strength lies in breadth & diversity of physical heritage. Learn more: heritagepulse.insigh... #Heritage #Sustainability #UK