UKGBC announces new initiative to support more ‘on the ground’ action within the Built Environment

The UKGBC has marked exceeding 100 innovative start-up members, (innovators who are striving to create a more sustainable built environment), with the announcement of a new initiative called “Scaling Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment” aimed at enabling more ‘on the ground’ action.

UKGBC is uniquely positioned to deliver this area of work due to its 700+ member organisations, which span the entire built environment value chain, including the 100+ start-ups. Crucially, it was referenced in a government report last year calling for UKGBC to encourage “greater testing and piloting of innovative solutions in the built environment.” This initiative is a direct response to that call to action and has been developed through interviews and workshops with UKGBC members.

As part of this initiative, the UKGBC said: “We want to leverage our network and our expertise to identify barriers to scaling and recommend ways these barriers can be overcome.

“We also aim to significantly increase the implementation of solutions on projects and within organisations through the development of a matchmaking service, and we are looking for ambitious and forward-thinking organisations to work with us.”

If this is of interest, you can get in touch at innovation@ukgbc.org.