The Futurebuild 2023 Conference sponsored by SNRG and Hub Brussels, is about ‘taking a stand’: looking forward, making a change and taking action.
Recent years have been confusing times for both the UK and the world and from that we take an emphatic message – action is necessary; taking a stand is essential.
In addition to major changes in the UK government and its Head of State, 2022 alone has seen a return to war in Europe, the continuance of the Covid pandemic, floods, drought, record breaking temperatures exposing the inadequacy of our buildings and the fragility of our urban environments, energy shortages and rising energy costs, rampant inflation, food shortages and key worker shortfalls. The Earth has overheated by 1.1°C and is currently heading towards 2-3°C above pre-industrial temperatures. We are in a man-made environmental crisis and we urgently need to work out how to survive and recover from it.
While we may each have our areas of specialism, it is now vital that we factor responding to the climate and ecological emergencies into our everyday decision-making and call-out greenwash at every turn! How and what can we learn from recent events? What should we focus on as we decide what we have to do?
Don’t miss this chance to come together, learn together, change together and most importantly, act together! Check out the full programme below…
Conference Programme
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Opening keynote address: Sarwjit Sambhi, Chief Executive, St Modwen
10:30 am - 10:45 am
10:30 am - 10:45 am
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Big Energy Debate: 100% renewables are needed to reduce global heating
10:45 am - 11:45 am
10:45 am - 11:45 am
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Facing Challenges: Learning lessons, being prepared
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Activism: Act now, or face extinction
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
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Wise Heads: How can we scale best practice in the planning system to create resilient communities
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
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Futurebuild debate: Rebuild or Retrofit: Planning and Whole Life Carbon
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Architecture Today Award Finalists presentations
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
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The Retrofit Academy Awards
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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10:15 am
10:30 am
10:45 am
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am
11:45 am
12:00 pm
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm
1:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm
4:00 pm
4:15 pm
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm
5:30 pm
5:45 pm
6:00 pm
6:15 pm
6:30 pm
6:45 pm
7:00 pm
7:15 pm
7:30 pm
Day one will focus on Looking Forward to develop the foresight necessary to break out of our current mindset, for as William Catton has explained – “we tend to seek adaptation to the circumstances we presently confront, not the circumstances posterity will face.”
Day two will explore the nature of Changing and especially ‘behaviour change’. We know that an urgent transition is required but how can we make the necessary changes? What does the transition involve? How can we bring others along with us?
Day three will move on to Taking Action, hearing from those who have been doing just that and exploring plans that can take society and the construction industry forward.
Conference Programme Steering Group
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COP26 established ‘what we have to do’, we must now focus on the ‘how to do it’ and how to do it at scale. We have no excuses – the opportunities to change are here, do we have the courage to act on them? The 2022 Conference sessions explored some of the key questions and issues around closing the gap between ambition and delivery.
What are you taking a stand for?
Everyone within the supply chain has a solution that can make a positive change.
If you’re a supplier – what products, solutions or ideas do you have available that meet the challenges to get to net zero? Take a stand at Futurebuild 2023 and showcase your innovations to the industry’s influencers and specifiers.
If you’re a visitor – what you will you commit to help create a better industry? Register today, make your commitment – we will display all pledges at Futurebuild 2023.
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