4-6 March

ExCeL, London

As the built environment moves towards a more sustainable future, Futurebuild 2025 has a theme of Impact, underscoring the event’s dedication to innovation, collaboration and meaningful action. A hub for sustainability and cutting-edge solutions, Futurebuild is a crucial opportunity for housebuilders to explore the latest strategies, technologies, and frameworks to meet evolving housebuilding demands. 

The knowledge programme spans The Futurebuild Arena, The National Retrofit Conference & Expo, and five Impact Stage, each curated to address core industry challenges and opportunities:

• The Buildings Impact Stage sponsored by HG Matthews: Future Homes Standard, modular construction, and net-zero building strategies. Panels from partners such as Passivhaus Trust, BRE, and UKGBC, highlighting applications of Passivhaus standards, safety in building design, and emerging trends in lighting and acoustics. 

• Materials Impact Stage sponsored by Aggregate Industries: includes Sustainable Supply Chain School and Built by Nature on subjects like materials passports, supply chain transparency, and circular economy principles.  

• Energy Impact Stage sponsored by Kensa: renewable energy integration, energy-efficient heating solutions, and navigating upcoming regulations. Energy Saving Trust, CIBSE, and the Sustainable Energy Solution will address the role of heat pumps, solar technologies, and thermal storage for low-energy homes. 

• Placemaking Impact Stage: Water management, biodiversity, and sustainable transport, with the Urban Design Group, Landscape Institute and RSPB.

• FutureX Digital Disruptors Impact Stage sponsored by One Click LCA: Explore how construction technology can be used to benefit both society and the environment.

The Futurebuild Arena’s focus in 2025 will be on creating a vibrant economy that works within planetary boundaries, promotes social justice, and ensures fair resource use. 

The Arena’s programme will focus on three overarching themes: Putting Circularity and Reuse at the Heart of Living and Working, Sustainability, Social Justice and Transition, and Making it Happen. Each session will examine where we need to be in 12 months, five years, and 10 years time, proving that now is the time for decisive action, with no more delays. 

Retrofit & INnOVATION IN FOCUS

The National Retrofit Conference, co-located with Futurebuild, is sponsored by Sustainable Building Services, and serves as a dedicated event for professionals focused on achieving net-zero goals through retrofitting. The conference spans across three days, with content curated from Retrofit Academy CIC across the first two days and the National Retrofit Hub on the third. Its programme will focus on scaling the ambition, delivering the promise of retrofitting, and regenerating our cities and regions at their core. The National Retrofit Expo, new for 2025, will feature innovations for tackling retrofit challenges, with exhibitors such as Parity Projects, E.ON, Corksol, Trustmark, q-bot, and many more. 

Lastly, The Big Retrofit Challenge in partnership with NHDG and Innovate UK, will include a live finale where we will announce the six finalists and showcase their pioneering ideas for decarbonising existing homes. 

Visitors can also explore the Innovation Trail, featuring partners like Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation, Heidelberg Materials UK, and SDS. This curated journey connects visitors with innovations that support net-zero housing, from eco-friendly building materials to smart energy systems – ‘you saw it here first.’ 

Futurebuild 2025 offers housebuilders the chance to engage with industry peers, from policymakers to technology providers, building connections that can drive residential innovation. It will also provide the chance to explore first-hand exhibitors’ products and technologies that are solving pressing challenges like carbon reduction, waste minimisation and affordability in housing. 

Martin Hurn, event director at Futurebuild, is eagerly anticipating this edition of the event: “Our mission at Futurebuild 2025 is to drive meaningful change in the built environment. With a focus on innovation, collaboration, and sustainability, housebuilders will gain critical insights to meet today’s housing demands while building for tomorrow.”

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