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What's on in 2024

Take a look at what is happening at Futurebuild 2024

Futurebuild is where the future of sustainable design and construction is happening now. Join us for an incredible experience where you can see first-hand the latest innovations, cutting-edge solutions, and exciting developments that are shaping the future of the built environment.

Be sure to make a note of the fringe events and amazing features below taking place at Futurebuild between 05 – 07 March.

It’s not just a 3 day exhibition. It’s so much more!

The National Retrofit Conference

A three-day conference bringing dedicated to scaling-up retrofit programmes, initiatives and best practice to advance our national retrofitting ambitions.

This conference has a simple aim – to showcase how we can overcome the barriers to scaling up high-quality retrofit by showcasing approaches that are working. The conference is curated by The Retrofit Academy and designed in partnership with government and industry.

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RIBA Bookshop

pop-up bookshop returns

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) are once again bringing their bookshop to Futurebuild. Located alongside the main arena, this is an opportunity to browse carefully selected titles.

VIPs will receive a discount on select RIBA titles at the show – so don’t miss out on this opportunity!

TAKE A STAND

TAKE A STAND FOR CHANGE

The focus of Futurebuild 2024 is Taking a Stand for Change. We want you to share their vision and insights for a net zero carbon future for the UK’s built and natural environment. We already have numerous roadmaps, tools and the know-how. Now is the time for delivery on the ground.

at awards gallery

Gallery to find the 2023 winning projects that demonstrate a strong track record for delivering on their environmental, functional, community and cultural ambitions. You can also catch 3 of the finalists present their project that has stood the test of time, live on the main Conference Arena on 07 March.

Futurebuild bar

Futurebuild bar sponsored by natural building systems

Natural Building Systems is taking over the Futurebuild Bar to share their passion for making a positive impact on climate change and society through interactive design challenges, workshops and discussions. Together with collaborators and partners they are creating a shared vision for construction without destruction.

Make sure you grab a drink at the Bar and meet Natural Building Systems there!

Brussels Reception

brussels reception

Brussels is considered as Europe’s sustainable construction lab. For over a decade, passive construction standards are mandatory in Brussels, and circularity is becoming the new normal. Come and join us for a drink at stand G36 on 08 March 17:00-19:00 and discover why Brussels and its companies are taking a leading role in a future-proof construction.

Exhibitor enquiry

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Speak to a member of the team to enquire about exhibiting at Futurebuild 2024.

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It’s been an extremely well attended show and the second day was extremely busy. It’s been great to get back to the event and meet with our customers and clients to show them about what’s happening in the future for us. There’s been a good customer mix to the stand and we’ve also seen end-users interested in the technology that’s started conversations and given them a vision for the future.

We’ve had a lot of interest in the stand, both with businesses and private individuals. In general, it’s been a very positive show and we already booked for next year while at the show.

We’ve had a lot of very focused conversations at Futurebuild, which is fantastic to see at a show that promotes net zero and champions everything about sustainability. We’ve seen a mix of people to come to the stand, including students, which has been heart-warming for the industry. We also work principally with large asset owners, so we’ve had great conversations with teams in this area.

We came to Futurebuild for a number of reasons. One is collaboration — we’ve been out for two years because of the pandemic so we’ve got a chance to see people face to face and see how passionate they are about certain topics in the industry.

Futurebuild has a really interesting mix of innovators and very traditional building materials companies, so it’s a really good show for us as a data analytics expert in the industry. Aico is traditionally known as a fire alarm sensor manufacturer, so we’ve come to the show to raise awareness that we do operate in this area and we are using sensors to collect data about the environment, such as how heating systems work.

Futurebuild has been great. We’ve found that the exhibits have drawn relevant high-quality visitors to the stand who had some really great questions. This is when we have to take action. It’s important for us to show what’s happening right now and what the industry is working on that lets us deliver net zero and decarbonised concrete.

The show has been very good and busy, and we’ve met different profiles of people each day — for example on day two we met a lot of installers who are involved in the trade. We have a spread of technologies on the stand, which have all been busy, so we’ve been able to talk across a range of topics, such as batteries, PV and heat pumps. It’s a nice statement of people’s journeys towards net zero.

After two years of us being away, it’s been a fantastic event. Our company is just moving to the UK, so we’ve made a large impact with hundreds of leads and dozens of connections. If you’re a company in the UK and are the cutting edge of the green tech revolution, you really need to be at Futurebuild 2023.

It’s our first time at Futurebuild and it’s been absolutely fantastic — we haven’t stopped. We’re a new company and it was our first exhibit, so it’s been great to meet people from every side. Every day has been different and we’ve had a lot of conversations, for example with architects on classification and regulation, as well as hemp farmers visiting to find out more about sustainability. The event shows that change can happen.

Futurebuild has been really busy, and we’ve had a constant flow of really good enquiries on the stand — we’ve already booked for next year. We’ve had a wide range of visitors, including cladding installers, architects, lecturers, developers who build traditionally who are now looking at building in different ways.

The buzz and the footfall here is really good. We’ve had a lot of positive conversations as a lot of attendees are early on in the design stage so want to get information from us.