Futurebuild 2026 will focus on the net-zero goal

Futurebuild is one of the UK's leading events for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals. This year marks the first time it will join forces with UK Construction Week London, creating a massive national platform for the industry.

The theme for 2026 is "Connect." The event has been redesigned to foster genuine collaboration and the exchange of ideas to achieve the net-zero goal.

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A tangible impact

Futurebuild's content program focuses on resilience, reuse, and regenerative design, and unfolds across two large auditoriums and three seminar stages, offering practical perspectives on transforming sustainability ambition into tangible impact.

There will be dedicated areas for innovative materials, digital technologies, energy, and the National Retrofit Conference, which focuses on decarbonizing existing buildings.

This collaboration will result in the UK's Built Environment Super Event, designed to reflect the scale, complexity, and ambition of an industry facing unprecedented change.

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The largest construction event

The events will bring together 25,000 professionals from the built environment, over 600 exhibitors, and more than 700 speakers across 13 specialist stages, making it the largest and most comprehensive construction event on the UK calendar.

Among the more than 400 confirmed exhibitors are companies focused on sustainability and low-impact materials, such as Sisalwool and UK Bamboo Supplies, Mitsubishi Electric and Stiebel Eltron, Material Index, and Carrig Conservation.

Source: Futurebuild

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