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The
Seminar Stages bring Futurebuild’s mission to life through practical knowledge sharing and collaboration across the built environment. Across the
Buildings & Materials, Energy, and Placemaking stages, industry leaders and innovators come together to explore the solutions, strategies and technologies shaping a more sustainable built environment. From low-carbon materials and building performance to clean energy systems and regenerative places, the programme supports the industry’s collective drive towards net zero and a more resilient future. Many sessions are
CPD-accredited, enabling attendees to gain valuable professional development while learning from leading experts.
Buildings and Materials Stage
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Buildings and Materials StageAs the debate about Net Zero policy rages, leading thinkers and practitioners are exploring how to move beyond these constraints into a regenerative future of buildings and places that use natural mat …
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Buildings and Materials StageWhat is regenerative design, and why do we need it? How can we shift our mindset toward more regenerative ways of thinking and doing? This session will introduce key areas of focus that help practices …
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Buildings and Materials StageHow can the demand and supply of regenerative materials be accelerated? How can clients procure more regenerative approaches so that design aspirations can be met in practice? How can we build suffici …
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Buildings and Materials StageOrganised by the Good Homes Alliance and chaired by Neil Freshwater, Public Affairs Lead of VELUX GB & Ireland, this seminar will explore how good daylight design can deliver better outcomes for resid …
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Buildings and Materials StageOrganised by the Good Homes Alliance and chaired by GHA Programme Director Laura Broderick, this seminar will explore what it means in practice for homes to truly deliver for residents. Baily Garner, …
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Buildings and Materials StageAs the UK grapples with fuel poverty, damp homes, and increasing overheating risks, the conversation is shifting from energy to health. This session explores how Passivhaus aligns with the Healthy Hom …
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Buildings and Materials StagePassivhaus is no longer a fringe movement - it’s gaining traction with volume housebuilders, local authorities, and forward-thinking developers. But how do we move from promising pockets to widespread …
Buildings and Materials Stage
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Buildings and Materials StageHow can design, planning, public policy, and community engagement work together to create resilient towns, circular communities, and regenerative destinations? This session will explore place-led tran …
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Buildings and Materials StageFollowing the recent progress report on the MPA's UK Concrete and Cement Industry Roadmap to Beyond Net Zero, this session explores ongoing efforts to advance low-carbon concrete and cement through im …
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Buildings and Materials StageFrom MMC to Masonry: Navigating detailing and specification for low carbon, future-proofed housing The construction of new homes has been put at the heart of boosting economic growth and tackling hous …
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Buildings and Materials StageArchitects and specifiers are tasked with delivering on an increasing range of seemingly disconnected goals. How can materials address human wellness, contribute to a circular economy, and drive regen …
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Buildings and Materials StageFrom insights to impact, we invite you to join a panel of game-changers, integrating digital material banks, circularity, and AI to scale measurable impact. Cradle to Cradle Certified®, Madaster, and …
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Buildings and Materials StageOrganised and convened by ASBP, this session will update the audience on two recently completed research projects. The first is looking at how fixings behave under fire in mass timber buildings, with …
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Buildings and Materials StageThis seminar, organised by the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products and the ASBP Natural Fibre Insulation Group, and chaired by Churchill Fellowship award winner Ele George, will explore how reg …
Buildings and Materials Stage
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Buildings and Materials StageWhat does innovation in concrete decarbonisation really look like on the ground? This session brings together industry leaders from across the construction value chain to explore how new approaches in …
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Buildings and Materials StageNatural Stone is the original low-carbon construction material; one that has been used by architects, builders and designers for thousands of years. In a moment when the construction sector is working …
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Buildings and Materials StageAs an influential global city, London plays a critical role in shaping the policies that enable or constrain low-carbon construction. This panel brings together four project teams delivering commercia …
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Buildings and Materials StageThe NRH’s State of the Nation report revealed under-delivery of both the pace and quality of current retrofit schemes and citizens are disengaged and lack trust in retrofit. Blanket approaches are not …
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Buildings and Materials StageA whole-house approach to retrofit is necessary to deliver a high-quality built environment supporting the health and wellbeing of occupants. In this session you’ll hear experts discuss a range of tec …
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Buildings and Materials StageRetrofit has a critical role to play in moving beyond “doing less harm” towards a genuinely regenerative built environment, one that restores ecosystems, supports human health, and strengthens communi …
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