EDITORS CHOICE
MANUFACTURERS ARE CRUCIAL
FOR ACHIEVING NET ZERO
FUTUREBUILD CALLS ON THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT SUPPLY CHAIN TO
TRANSFORM THE INDUSTRY
Futurebuild is calling for manufacturers to join contractors,
architects, engineers and more across the built environment
supply chain in taking a critical role to achieve net zero
carbon emissions. At the event, from March 2 to 4, 2021
at ExCeL London, exhibitors and visitors can debate
issues, share ideas and showcase products to tackle the
generation’s greatest challenge — the climate and ecological
crisis.
In 2020, the pandemic meant that many events for the built
environment industry to meet and collaborate were either
postponed or cancelled. We know that we cannot pause our
progress in transforming the sustainability of the industry, so
Futurebuild 2021 will be going ahead.
Our industry currently faces two main challenges — recovery
after the current pandemic and achieving net zero carbon.
The Chancellor’s recent announcement of £3bn in funding
to reduce emissions generated by current infrastructure
brings us closer to the UK’s target of net zero by 2050, but is
it enough to transform the industry?
According to research, 85 per cent of the infrastructure we’ll
have in 2050 will have been built by 2030. Some even say that
construction will need to transform itself by 2025. So, we have
five to ten years to make the fundamental changes required
to radically reduce carbon emissions. We must act now.
“Futurebuild is the platform to debate current issues,
exchange best practice and showcase the solutions and
technologies that can really drive change,” explained Martin
Hurn, event director of Futurebuild. “The Government’s plan
for green recovery is a good first step, but so much more is
needed. We know that the entire supply chain must work
together to make a real difference. Specifiers have the
power to transform the industry — it is their products that
drive our green infrastructure capabilities.”
Futurebuild, previously Ecobuild, has led the way in tackling
climate change in the construction industry for over ten
years. The event brings together over 20,500 industry
influencers to debate ideas, showcase products and drive
real change across the built environment. For example,
73 per cent of visitors in 2020 reported that they attend
the show with the intent to see and invest in the latest
innovations and product launches.
In 2021, the event’s stages will put a spotlight on six key areas
to support industry transformation — whole house retrofit,
digital impact, future installer, district energy, circular
materials and intelligent buildings.
Are you a manufacturer that has ideas or technologies,
new or existing, that can improve sustainability and help us
meet net zero carbon? Net zero needs you to showcase it.
Register your interest to exhibit at Futurebuild 2021
www.futurebuild.co.uk/visit/register-your-interest/
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