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5-7 March 2024 | London ExCeL
Futurebuild, the leading built environment event, returns for its 18th year at London’s ExCeL. With over 20,000 professionals attending, it focuses on sustainable practices and collaboration across the supply chain. The event, aligned with themes of climate change and innovation, features 70+ partners, 500 speakers, and new exhibitors. Highlights include the National Retrofit Conference, FutureX Innovation Area for startups, and dedicated zones. Futurebuild
6-8 February 2024 | Business Design Centre LONDON
The Surface Design Show is an exhibition tailored for architects and design professionals, focused on showcasing surface materials. It hosts around 180 exhibitors and attracts 5,000 visitors. The event features the Surface Spotlight Live corridor, offering visitors hands-on interaction with innovative materials, the Stone Knowlege Hub hosted by UK companies specialising in the stone sector, along with talks and discussions with 40 speakers. Surface Design Show
8 July 2023 – 10 March 2024 | Design Museum, London.
The ‘How to Build a Low-Carbon Home’ exhibition at London’s Design Museum explores how we can design homes to respond to the climate emergency, given that almost 30% of global carbon emissions are caused by construction and the running of buildings.
The exhibition features the works of contemporary architects and engineers reimagining wood, stone and straw to construct low-carbon housing. It features full-scale installations, models, samples, tools, and photography. Photograph of Interior of Flat House, Margent Farm, Cambridgeshire, by Material Cultures, by Oskar Proctor. Image courtesy of Oskar Proctor. The Design Museum
20 – 21 March 2024 | The Truman Brewery, LONDON
The 11th edition of the Architects@Work trade event for architects and interior designers will focus on ‘People+Planet: designing from the ground up’. The event features 200 product innovations selected by a panel of architects and interior designers, along with seminars and a RIBA pop-up bookshop. Architects@Work
27-29 February 2024 | Las Vegas, USA
The NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) is the world’s largest annual light construction exhibition, drawing nearly 70,000 visitors from over 100 countries in 2023. Organized by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), IBS serves as a key platform for new product launches, construction demonstrations, and industry discussions, providing opportunities for professionals to connect and enhance the residential construction sector. The NAHB represents over 140,000 members and advocates for housing policies. Photo © Nick Hagen Photography. IBS
24-27 April 2024
INTERMAT Paris 2024 is a major event for the building and civil engineering sector with a focus on low-carbon practices. The show, organized around four key themes, aims to unite industry stakeholders and promote innovation, alternative energies, professional development, and a commitment to net-zero emissions.
With 1,000 exhibitors across five activity sectors, including a new centre for New Technologies and Energy, the event features a redesigned model to reduce carbon footprint and costs. Additionally, it offers a demonstration zone for showcasing innovative equipment in real-life conditions. INTERMAT
Nordbygg 23-26 April 2024 and RoomVent 22-25 April | Stockholmsmässan, Sweden
Nordbygg, held biennially in Sweden, is a key meeting point for the construction industry, attracting 900 exhibitors and visitors from the Nordic region and across Europe. The event offers access to seminars, facilitating interactions with market leaders. The 2024 edition coincides with the 17th RoomVent conference, a global ventilation and indoor climate event. The conference theme, ‘Healthy Air Together’, addresses indoor climate, ventilation, and energy performance. Photo Boss Lind. Nordbygg | RoomVent
7-9 May 2024 | EXCEL, London
In 2022, UK Construction Week London debuted at ExCeL, serving the entire construction supply chain. The event, inclusive of Concrete Expo (8-9 May 2024), The Offsite Show (7-9 May 2024), and Grand Designs Live (4-12 May 2024), attracts over 20,000 attendees. The event features leading construction products, major professional bodies, international pavilions, industry and government leaders, and three days of networking for construction professionals from the UK and beyond. UK Construction Week
20-21 November 2024 | Olympia, London
London Build, the UK’s leading construction show, is doubling in size for 2024, occupying both Grand and National Halls at Olympia London. With over 35,000 attendees, 600 speakers, and 450+ exhibitors, the event includes 10 CPD stages, Meet the Buyers sessions, and various entertainment. Additionally, the London Build Fire & Security Expo is expanding into Olympia London’s National Hall as its dedicated show in 2024. London Build Expo