Futurebuild 2026 gives you something you can’t get anywhere else – the knowledge, tools and high-value connections that can help you make better decisions, stay ahead of change and deliver your organisation’s goals with confidence.
Retrofit made clearer
Retrofit is now the biggest challenge facing UK housing and construction. Futurebuild brings clarity with the National Retrofit Conference, curated by The Retrofit Academy, featuring speakers from DESNZ, Greater Manchester, London and Bristol Councils plus, the Green Finance Institute, RICS and more. Get the insight you need to deliver retrofit right, at scale and with confidence.
*Full programme coming soon.
Resilience, Regeneration and Reuse explained
The Arena Conference tackles the issues shaping tomorrow’s projects: reuse, circularity, regenerative design and resilience. Across three days, hear from leading voices at RIBA, UKGBC, IStructE, ICE, Architects Declare and the Circular Economy Taskforce, plus Pritzker Prize winner Anne Lacaton. Access 133 hours of CPD content over three days.
*Full programme coming soon.
Meet public sector decision makers
The new Public Sector Pavilion brings together the organisations shaping the UK’s retrofit and regeneration programmes. Already confirmed to attend: Historic England, GLA, Homes England, Brighton & Hove, Surrey, Cambridge, Bradford, Hackney and Reading Councils and more. Understand their priorities and upcoming projects.
Explore the brand new Zero Waste Area
Zero Waste is the UK’s first event dedicated entirely to circularity and waste reduction in the built environment. Discover materials, systems and technologies designed to eliminate waste across lifecycle from design and specification to installation and end-of-life. A part of Futurebuild 2026, its a dedicated space for circular, low impact innovation. If circularity matters to your projects, this is unmissable.
Innovation that accelerates performance
Futurebuild hosts more than 400 pioneering brands, plus two major innovation competitions:
- The Big Innovation Pitch
- The Big Retrofit Challenge 2.0 (in partnership with Innovate UK & NHDG)
- Follow the Innovation Trail to see the breakthrough products and systems that will define specification in the future.
Futurebuild 2026 takes place on 3 – 5 March at ExCeL London. Join over 9,000 industry professionals to connect, learn and help shape a better built environment.
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