New funding enables expansion of green construction skills initiative

Fully funded training for up to 500 Scottish construction professionals provided by CSIC

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is to expand its successful Low Carbon Learning programme with the launch of a second free-to-attend programme focused on the fabric and structure of sustainable buildings.

Supported by Skills Development Scotland, through more than £175,000 from the National Transition Training Fund, CSIC is offering valuable training for people in the construction sector looking to upskill and reskill, supporting a Scotland-wide transition towards a zero-carbon built environment.

Up to 500 places are available for Low Carbon Learning: Fabric and Structure, which launches with an online webinar on 29th March and will run until July. The course covers four core areas critical to the future of the sector.

A fabric-first module will focus on design decisions that can help to reduce energy consumption, while a carbon accounting module will highlight the need for environmental data to be calculated for each project. The role of sustainable insulation materials, including homegrown alternatives, and mass timber solutions will also form a core part of the course.

Training includes both online learning and live demonstrations at CSIC’s Innovation Factory in Hamilton – home to the UK’s only commercial-scale vacuum press for manufacturing cross-laminated and gluelaminated timber components, and a Pilot Insulation Line for trialling new insulation materials.