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FutureX Innovation zone

Futurebuild 2024 will see the return of the FutureX Innovation. This exciting zone will support start-ups and SME’s and their emerging ideas and technologies, that will make net zero possible.

New FutureX Innovation zone

Futurebuild 2023 will see the launch of FutureX Innovation sponsored by the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero and in partnership with Ryder Architecture.

This exciting new zone will support start-ups and SME’s and their emerging ideas and technologies, that will make net zero possible by showcasing a dedicated Innovation Pavilion and deliver seminar content, curated by DESNZ on the Innovation Stage.

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Exhibitors include

2023 BIG Ideas pitch shortlist

Futurex innovation stage: 08 march 12:30 - 13.15

2050 materials

2050 Materials centralises all sustainability information into a single platform, enabling designers to save time and money at any project stage.

airex

Our mission is to combat fuel poverty and climate change through pioneering, affordable smart home solutions to create warm & healthy homes.

We are a construction and climate tech company with a mission to tackle fuel poverty and climate change through novel, cost effective smart home solutions. We have designed and manufactured the world’s first smart air brick that helps householders and landlords reduce their energy demand whilst managing air quality in homes.

alusid

Alusid takes unwanted materials and by-products from the foundation industries and transform them into desirable high-value ceramic tiles and surfaces. At Futurebuild We are presenting the early results from our research project to produce the world’s first 100% recycled mass-produced ceramic tile.

firstplanit

Firstplanit is a digital platform that translates, connects, supports, contextualises sustainable and healthy building product decisions for specifiers.

Firstplanit’s patent-pending algorithms are set out in a transparent, data-driven, and free digital format. Building teams can collaborate and deliver multifactorial reports across environmental, social, health and monetary scales very quickly and accurately!

low carbon materials

Low Carbon Materials (LCM) is a science-based speciality materials company focusing on low-carbon, next-generation construction material alternatives in the race to Net-Zero.

LCM’s flagship product OSTO, a low carbon aggregate for block work, and the team’s innovative science-based approach to materials development were recently recognised in the world’s biggest environmental award – The Earthshot Prize – achieving Finalist.

Futurex innovation stage: 08 march 13:30 - 14.15

Minimass

Net Zero Projects brings you our new range of 3D printed concrete structural elements – named minimass.

This revolutionary, patented approach to making concrete beams reduces embodied carbon by up to 70% and material cost by up to 50%.

oaktree power

Oaktree Power is a climate tech start-up, with unique building-to-grid solutions that enable all buildings owners to become an active participant in the sustainable neural grid. We’re able to further improve efficiency to reduce cost and Co2, generate revenue through aggregated flexibility programs – which ultimately benefiting the entire energy ecosystem.

Seratech

Seratech produces sustainable cement and other construction materials by sequestering waste carbon dioxide from industrial flues in hugely abundant magnesium silicate minerals.

WHY VISIT FUTUREX INNOVATION...

400+

BRANDS TO SHOWCASE THEIR
NET-ZERO SOLUTIONS

INNOVATION PAVILION

FutureX Innovation will include a dedicated Innovation Pavilion showcasing 40 start-ups and SME’s and their emerging ideas and technologies, that will make net zero possible. A selected top 10 will get the opportunity to pitch your idea on the Innovation Stage to an expert judging panel, led by Dr Oliver Jones of Ryder Architecture, an invited investor panel as well as the wider specifier community

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NEW PLAYERS & CREATIVE START UPS
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NEW PLAYERS & CREATIVE START UPS
TO SHOWCASE THEIR IDEAS

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EXHIBITING BRANDS ACROSS THE SHOWFLOOR

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DAILY SESSIONS FOCUSED ON
NET ZERO INNOVATION PROGRAMME

INNOVATION STAGE

At the heart of the Innovation Pavilion is the Innovation Stage curated by DESNZ. It will outline the breadth of support offered through the Net Zero Innovation Programme (NZIP) with sessions that focus on the Energy Entrepreneurs’ Fund and Flexibility Innovation Programme, two schemes that back the next generation of inventors and innovators.

The FutureX Innovation Stage will also host the Build the Change by The Day & LEGO Group student competition, the Big Ideas Pitch and sessions delivered by Futurebuild’s Net Zero Pioneers and Innovation Partners.

BUILD THE CHANGE

THE DAY & LEGO GROUP
STUDENT COMPETITION

INNOVATION STAGE PROGRAMME

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March 7, 2023 March 8, 2023 March 9, 2023

Introduction to the Flexibility Innovation programme and project insights - curated by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
10:30 am - 11:15 am

- FutureX Innovation Sponsored by DESNZ

Angelos Patsidis, SMPnet

Kate Robertshaw, DESNZ

Sarah Butler, DESNZ

Stephane Lee-Favier, Chameleon Technology

Thomas Whiffen, Green Energy Options

Insights from Energy Entrepreneurs Fund - curated by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
11:30 am - 12:15 pm

- FutureX Innovation Sponsored by DESNZ

Agnes Czako

Dr Natasha Boulding, Low Carbon Materials

Jonathan Brown, Solar Capture Technologies

Miriam Zachau Walker, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Build the Change by The Day & LEGO Group student competition
12:30 pm - 1:10 pm

- FutureX Innovation Sponsored by DESNZ

David Pallash, LEGO Group

Dr Natasha Boulding, Low Carbon Materials

Dr Oliver Jones, Ryder Architecture

Mak Gilchrist, Edible Bus Stop (EBS)

Sam Cryer, Thermulon

Net Zero Pioneers: tepeo, Hanson, A2M architects, Viessmann
1:30 pm - 3:05 pm

- FutureX Innovation Sponsored by DESNZ

Andrew Cameron Smith, Unlock Net Zero

Christian Engelke, Technical Director, Viessmann Limited

Ian Clements, Hanson

Johan du Plessis, tepeo

Sebastian Moreno-Vacca, A2M architects

Innovation Partner Presentations - MCB/MODS, Smart Architectural Aluminium, Aico
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

- FutureX Innovation Sponsored by DESNZ

Adam Taylor-Drake, Aico|HomeLINK

Anthony Murray, Smart Architectural Aluminium

Julien De Visscher, MCB / MODS

Win orders, fulfil contracts and get paid: An introduction to UK Export Finance - Curated by UK Export Finance
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm

- FutureX Innovation Sponsored by DESNZ

Hitesh Patel, UK Export Finance

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Innovation Partners

The Innovation Stage will feature presentations from Futurebuild’s Innovation Partners, with sessions covering subjects on circular design, decarbonising cement, smart rainwater management and AI powered green buildings to mention just a few.

The partnerships will also be brought to life through the renowned Innovation Trail giving leading specifiers and decision-makers the opportunity to explore revolutionary products, solutions and materials and meet the leading thinkers behind these innovations. Watch this space for more information.

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What will you take a stand for?

We’re taking a stand for a better built environment and are urging companies and professionals throughout the industry to make a similar commitment by ‘taking a stand’ on an issue they passionately believe will help propel the industry towards a more sustainable future.

Register today, tell us what you’re taking a stand for and make your commitment – we will display all pledges at Futurebuild 2024.

Join your industry

We attract the entire supply chain – architects, housebuilders, developers, consultants, contractors and manufacturers – to facilitate positive change – together.

Join over 15,000 decision makers from across the buildings industry, with specifiers and active buyers from these leading companies.

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.