Marie has achieved international interest and acclaim for the sustainable focus of the HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre, (HEIC) Kilmarnock. As a test bed 28-acre site for emerging green tech and one of the most sustainable buildings in the UK, the award-winning site is 7 years ahead of the Paris 2015 Climate Agreement target and provides visitors and guests with a suite of sustainable and innovative infrastructure from EV Charging to Platinum WiredScore Wi-Fi. The only platinum site in Scotland. In its short life the building has been:

• BCO UK Corporate Workplace of the Year 2022
• Finalist in the ‘Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Retail’ category of the Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) Design Awards 2021.
• Scotland’s Regeneration Project of the Year 2022 at the Scottish Property Awards 2022.
• Featured in RIBA, (Royal Institute of British Architecture) “Reworking the Workplace.” Book publication 2023.

The HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre is at the forefront of sustainability:

• Powered By 60000Kilowatt Solar panels 175 in total
• 50-Kilowatt battery Storage
• EV Bus, Cars and Bikes Hub
• Test bed site for Iberdrola and Scottish Power
• Net Zero Green Accelerator for Green SME Businesses

One of Marie’s areas of focus is to support the Scottish SME community with their sustainable activity, enabling them to access the tools, expertise and insight to drive forward their net zero, low carbon agenda.

Marie is a driving force on sustainability and currently supports the HALO Net Zero Accelerator, delivered at HALO. The 12-month programme is designed for SMEs to gain knowledge, insight with carbon training to master the fundamentals of Net Zero and how to utilise the CBN Expert Carbon Accountancy Software.

The programme also provides expert advice to create a carbon benchmark, developing a plan to remove carbon. At the end of the accelerator, businesses are provided with an Independent Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting compliant report in line with UK Government regulation and a recognised Certification to highlight completion and participation.

Marie shares his thoughts on the Net Zero activity…

“By collaborating with the communities where we live, work, learn and play – the business world will deliver more for society and achieve our Net-Zero target.”

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