The National Retrofit Conference and Expo hosted at Futurebuild 2026

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Retrofit done right

The National Retrofit Conference and Expo 2026, takes place from 03-05 March at Excel London. It is the UK’s leading event dedicated to the retrofit challenge, co-located at Futurebuild 2026.

Curated by The Retrofit Academy CIC, this essential gathering brings together key players from local authorities, housing associations, contractors, and the wider built environment to explore the policies, innovations, and practical solutions driving large-scale decarbonisation of UK buildings. With an expanded conference programme and a dynamic exhibition of cutting-edge products, the event provides a focused space to connect, learn, and take action on delivering net-zero through retrofit.

Co-locating with Futurebuild means that retrofit is placed at the heart of the net-zero conversation, enabling cross-sector collaboration and industry-wide impact.

Whether you’re shaping policy, delivering projects, or developing solutions, the National Retrofit Conference & Expo 2026 is your gateway to the people, insights, and tools transforming the future of the built environment.

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9,000+

unique specifier visitors attended Futurebuild 2025

2,368

visitors attended the National Retrofit Conference

85

leading brands showcased their retrofit solutions

62

industry-leading expert speakers spoke on the Retrofit Conference stage

14

CPD accredited sessions took place over three days

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Connecting retrofit solutions with buyers

74% of buyers attending the National Retrofit Conference & Expo are actively seeking practical, scalable solutions to support their retrofit programmes.

The most in-demand products and services include; low carbon heating, heat pumps, insulation (IWI and EWI), ventilation systems, energy-efficient windows and doors, flooring, lighting, solar technologies, and a wide range of green tech and proptech solutions.

Through our curated exhibitor line-up and All-in stand packages, we help connect these solution providers with key decision-makers from local authorities, housing associations, and contractors ready to specify and buy.

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Connecting the retrofit community

The National Retrofit Conference & Expo attracts a high-value audience of retrofit professionals focused on delivering net-zero across UK housing. In 2025, over 2,300 retrofit professionals attended, including senior teams from local authorities, housing associations, and social housing providers looking for proven solutions to scale retrofit delivery.

Also attending are architects, contractors, engineers, and training providers, all engaged in retrofit strategy and implementation. Co-located with Futurebuild, the event gives exhibitors access to a wider built environment audience of 9,000+ built environment professionals, 67% of whom have purchasing power.

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Explore how you can be part of the UK’s leading event dedicated to scaling retrofit solutions co-located at Futurebuild 2026. The brochure includes essential information about the event, audience insights and exhibiting opportunities, giving you a clear picture of how you can connect with the professionals driving retrofit at scale.

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national retrofit conference on-demand

This year’s event featured a series of themed days as part of the National Retrofit Conference, curated by the Retrofit Academy:

Leadership, innovation, and skills
Retrofit done right at scale
Community-led retrofit: building from the bottom up

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The futurebuild podcast: Retrofit series

Bringing to you our brand new Retrofit Series — a dedicated set of episodes delving into one of the most critical challenges and opportunities in the built environment. We’ll shine a light on the people, policies, and practical solutions driving progress in retrofitting existing buildings for a low-carbon future.

Tune in to hear first-hand stories of how these trailblazers are making a real difference in the built environment and beyond. Subscribe now to stay informed, inspired, and connected with the forefront of sustainable innovation.

Podcast episode: Scaling retrofit: Funding, skills, and quality in the race to net zero

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Retrofit done right

The National Retrofit Conference and Expo 2026, takes place from 03-05 March at Excel London, it is the UK’s leading event dedicated to the retrofit challenge, co-located at Futurebuild 2026.

Co-locating with Futurebuild means that retrofit is placed at the heart of the net-zero conversation, enabling cross-sector collaboration and industry-wide impact.

Whether you’re shaping policy, delivering projects, or developing solutions, the national Retrofit Conference & Expo 2026 is your gateway to the people, insights, and tools transforming the future of the built environment.

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The beauty of the event is that it brings together everyone across the built environment. So in construction, property, real estate, design, local government, central government, and a whole lot more. And it’s the only event that really attracts the right seniority level.

We’ve got people in the new build, design, and construction industry, even down to individual consumers who are looking at retrofit solutions for their own homes. So it’s a really diverse mix and a great conversation piece in those different sectors that we can communicate with.

We’re really excited to be at Futurebuild this year because we’ve got a range of really interesting products that are extremely relevant to the social housing retrofit marketplace. And Futurebuild tends to attract a broad range of stakeholders from that marketplace, from asset managers, from social housing through to new build developers.

The best show and conference i’ve attended. No more needs saying...