Futurebuild Show Preview 19


3-5 MARCH, EXCEL LONDON


The housing sector comes together at Futurebuild 2026


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he pressure is on for private housebuilders to deliver on the Government’s 1.5 million new homes target – in spite of rising costs and materials and the implications of tightening design and safety


standards. Futurebuild 2026 will be a platform for developers, contractors, specifi ers, local authorities and housing associations to tackle these challenges head-on, amplifying the innovation that’s being spurred to support the sector in addressing aff ordability and sustainability ambitions. Leading with the theme ‘connect’, a series of new show features at Futurebuild 2026 (3-5 March at Excel London) are being introduced to enhance purposeful collaboration – bringing together thousands of decision makers dedicated to fi nding viable solutions that can help surmount these ongoing issues.


CONNECTING DECISION MAKERS In 2025, Futurebuild welcomed 9,179 unique specifi er visitors, including over 600 VIPs and senior leaders. With 67% involved in purchasing decisions, exhibitors generated an average of 175 qualifi ed leads. As attendees navigate how to successfully deliver on initiatives including the


London Plan, Awaab’s Law, ever stringent safety regulations and the impending construction products reform, the calibre of 2026 exhibitors – combined with a reinvigorated and carefully curated conference and knowledge programme – is paving the way for the next instalment to be Futurebuild’s most inspirational yet.


SUPPORTING CROSS SECTOR COLLABORATION T e reimagined format and fl oorplan include a new Local Authority Collaboration hub alongside the National Retrofi t Conference. T is will be a dedicated area for representatives across the public and private sectors to connect and better understand how the built environment can enhance projects


for both people and place. T e focus will be on advances being made in the delivery of healthier, more effi cient homes – in tandem with the continuing commitment to decarbonisation. Wider environmental and resource concerns will also be major talking


points on Futurebuild’s main conference arena and Buildings stage as industry representatives champion the sector’s growing recycling and reuse momentum – exploring how circularity can be embedded and sharing pioneering examples in action.


REUSE RESILIENCE & REGENERATION Futurebuild partners including T e Circular Economy Task Force, ACAN!, T e Circular Economy Institute and Architects Declare are involved in shaping these conversations. T ey will be alongside the architect, academic and authority on circular economy thinking, Duncan Baker-Brown, who will be a headline key speaker reinforcing that critical resilience will only come by taking a circular economy approach with reuse at its heart. T is theme will also be a major focus in Futurebuild’s central conference


arena as industry bodies, government fi gures and high profi le change makers take to the stage to rally for the three fundamentals shaping the future of the built environment: reuse, resilience and regeneration.


PUSHING BOUNDARIES Several leading trade bodies including T e Sustainable Development Foundation, Association of Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) and T e UK’s District Energy Association (UKDEA) are also instrumental in pulling together a provocative and informative knowledge programme agenda.


Housing Management & Maintenance December/January 2026


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