FUTUREBUILD 2020:
BE THE CATALYST FOR CHANGE
Recent climate change demonstrations
and government declarations make one
thing clear, we need to come together to
take action against the climate change
challenges we are facing.
Against this backdrop, Futurebuild 2020,
held from 03-05 March at ExCeL London
will inspire industry professionals to come
together, be the catalyst for change that’s
needed and deliver a more sustainable built
environment.
SETTING THE AGENDA
The industry-leading conference programme
returns for 2020, with the climate and
ecological crisis leading conversations.
Unmissable sessions in the Arena will
include ‘Professional Collaboration: Do it
together’ developed in partnership with
the Chartered Institute of Architectural
Technologists (CIAT). This session on day
three (05 March) will bring the presidents of
the institute together to discuss how those
working in the built and natural environment
are currently responding to the climate and
ecological emergency, and ongoing plans for
the future.
Another key session is: ‘The future is
regenerative’ chaired by Peter Murray, Chair
of New London Architecture (03 March). It
will explore how design and construction
needs a circular rethink. On day two (04
March) London Mayoral Candidate Rory
Stewart will sit on a panel looking at ‘Carbon
neutral cities of the future’ and examine the
pathway to healthier, more resilient cities.
While conference discussions will focus
on the biggest issues facing the built
environment at a macro level, the six Keynote
Stages will look at the specific challenges
impacting Buildings, Offsite, Energy,
Interiors, Resourceful Materials and Critical
Infrastructure.
This programme of solution-driven sessions
will share the latest thinking and research, to
educate, inform and inspire visitors to make
a positive change.
The six Keynote Stages will address the
following challenges:
• Buildings: retrofitted, re-used, net positive
and built to perform
• Offsite: reliability and efficiency combined
with creative placemaking
• Interiors: sustainable and health promoting
• Resourceful Materials: thinking circular to
reduce, reuse and recycle
• Energy: accurate data for carbon
accounting and reduced clean energy
usage
• Critical Infrastructure: delivering integrated
green, grey, blue and social infrastructure
Within the Buildings area at Futurebuild
2020, visitors will have the chance to explore
and discuss the latest building technology,
innovations and legislation. Showcases will
cover everything from retrofit to re-use, to
future plans for net-positive buildings.
The 2020 Buildings section will feature
two new showcase areas, the Whole
House Retrofit Zone and the Digital Impact
where visitors will be able to explore new
refurb and retrofit solutions and the latest
developments in digital construction.
Connecting the whole event will be the
Innovation Trail – a guided route where
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visitors will discover innovative products,
solutions and materials and meet the
leading thinkers behind them.
Futurebuild has partnered with brands
who share the common purpose of finding
solutions to the biggest challenges currently
facing the build environment. These include
ACO Technologies, Smart Systems, CEMEX,
Steico and Hadley Group.
Martin Hurn, Event Director at Futurebuild,
comments: “The responsibility for tackling
the climate emergency lies in all of our
hands and we must collaborate in order
to find solutions to secure our future.
Futurebuild 2020 provides the perfect
platform for forward-thinking decision
makers across the built environment to
come together and play a key part in driving
positive change.
“We understand that taking time out of
work to attend events can be a challenge,
which is why we will make sure that visitors
can really get involved across a number
of levels, from the world class knowledge
programme in the Arena and on the Keynote
Stages, to the showcase of the latest
innovations across the exhibition. Innovation
to us is more than just futuristic concepts,
it’s about sharing the latest thinking and
ideas, processes and solutions, products
and materials. All of these things coming
together under one roof at Futurebuild 2020
will inspire people to do things differently
and create real change.”
For more information about Futurebuild
2020, the home of innovation, visit
www.futurebuild.co.uk.