Returning to ExCeL London from 7-9 March, Futurebuild 2023 is focusing on how we can accelerate the shift to a net zero built environment.

Futurebuild 2023 is set to provide architects and specifiers with the ideas, inspiration and innovative solutions that will help them create net zero buildings faster, more safely and more efficiently. Taking place at ExCeL London from March 7 – 9, the event will focus on our most pressing challenges in order to accelerate the shift to a net zero built environment.

Sustainability remains at the core of this year’s show and is why Futurebuild 2023 is also urging architects and specifiers to act now and ‘take a stand’ on an issue it passionately believes will help propel the industry towards a more sustainable future.

Conference is ‘taking a stand’
The Take a Stand theme is central to the Futurebuild conference programme, which will bring together an outstanding line-up of expert speakers who are distinguished in their field to deliver the best possible understanding of what collectively we all need to do to meet our climate challenges. We are pleased to have two notable sponsors of this year’s conference: SNRG and Hub Brussels.

The first day will focus on Looking Forward, and why we need to develop the foresight necessary to breakout of our current mindset, with a fantastic Activism session entitled, Act now, or face extinction, chaired by Ben Goldsmith, Chief Executive at Menhaden and member of the Conservative Environmental Network Board.

On day two, the conference will explore the nature of Changing, and especially behavioural change. Dr Viktoria Spaiser, Associate Professor in Sustainability at the University of Leeds, will chair a discussion on the Big Issue of Changing how we do things in our professional and personal behaviour to live within planetary boundaries. This also features Dr Niamh Murtagh on the panel. Day 3 will move on to Taking Action, hearing from those who have been doing just that and exploring plans that can take society and the construction industry forward.

Show sections and new spotlights
Futurebuild will also be curated into eight show sections, including Buildings sponsored by Steico, Digital sponsored by Zutec, Energy sponsored by Kensa Group, Sustainable Infrastructure sponsored by ACO, Interiors sponsored by Lutron, Materials and Offsite.

The newly expanded Retrofit section, sponsored by Elmhurst Energy, and in partnership with The Retrofit Academy CIC and Osmosis, will be showcasing the best solutions, technologies and services, that together, can unite and strengthen the delivery of whole house retrofit at scale. It will examine the current housebuilding model and ensure we do not generate a legacy of problems for the future. The event will also feature three new spotlights: Lighting in partnership with KNX UK, District Energy in partnership with UKDEA, and FutureX Innovation sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and in partnership with Ryder Architecture.

Platform for innovation
Futurebuild will continue to be the industry platform for innovation and features a wealth of opportunities to showcase the most innovative technology, products and services. At the heart of this is the return of the renowned Innovation Trail that will give visitors the opportunity to explore revolutionary products, solutions and materials, and meet the leading thinkers behind these innovations. The Big Innovation Pitch will also return and provide exhibiting companies the chance of being crowned winner in 2023.

Those attending can also find further inspiration at FutureX Innovation, which will shine a spotlight on start-ups and SMEs who will bring never seen before innovations to the event. The spotlight will also include an Innovation Stage that will host the new Big Ideas Pitch.

Share the knowledge
Curated and delivered by over 90 industry-leading partners and featuring a stellar line-up of more than 300 speakers, the expanded seminar programme is bringing the whole industry together to debate and learn from each other. The programme features practical and actionable CPD accredited sessions so housebuilders and developers can gain lots of CPD points in one visit and at the same time acquire the knowledge and skills that will help them in their day-to-day role with content delivered across seven stages. Industry-leading partners and associations taking part include The Good Homes Alliance, BRE, Passivhaus Trust, Built by Nature, IOM World, RIBA and UKDEA (District Energy Association) to name but a few.

Stand out sessions from across the ambitious programme include masterclasses with Bill Dunster, architect and founder of ZedPower; Duncan Baker-Brown, co-founder of BBM Sustainable Design; Zerlina Hughes, founder and creative director of Studio ZNA; Dr Tom Woolley, architect and academic, and David Cheshire, sustainability director at AECOM. They will explore and tackle some of the industry’s biggest and most critical topics from ‘zero bills’ homes to material use, lighting design to bio-based materials and building a circular future.

Contact Details
For more information, please visit www.futurebuild.co.uk. Don’t miss out on this year’s event. Visitor registration is now open.

Futurebuild 2023
7-9th March
ExCeL London
E16 1XL