This series of sessions explores the transformative changes in building safety regulations and their implications for the construction industry. With a focus on new safety requirements, product traceability, and professional competence, industry leaders will delve into the latest regulatory advancements and their impact on building materials, planning, and project delivery.

Will new regulations revolutionise product safety and traceability?
Latest on construction product safety, focusing on digital product passports, enhanced labelling, and passive fire protection to improve material transparency, traceability, and compliance.

Responding to the latest building safety regulations – impact on projects
The sector’s response to evolving building safety regulations and their broader impact on construction, planning, and compliance

Responding to the latest building safety regulations - impact on operations
Explore frameworks being introduced to ensure that individuals working on high-risk buildings possess the skills, knowledge, and behaviours required to meet new safety standards.

As the built environment evolves to meet new challenges—from net zero to digitisation to housing delivery—the question is no longer just how to attract talent, but how to create careers that last. These sessions will unpack these areas.

Pathways and progression: Securing long-term careers in the built environment
How do we build clear, flexible pathways that encourage people not just to join the industry, but to stay and grow within it?

Next in line: Building the next generation of leaders in the built environment
From early career professionals to emerging managers, we’ll examine how to build inclusive, purpose-driven leadership pipelines that reflect the full diversity of the workforce.

With 80% of the buildings that will be in use in 2050 already standing today, decarbonising the UK's existing building stock is one of the biggest—and most urgent—challenges in achieving national net zero targets. In the sustainability stream, we will also be looking to explore sustainable solutions, whether they be product or approach based, climate resilience and mitigating the impact of energy intensive developments such as data centres.

Retrofit revolution: Decarbonising the UK’s existing building stock
Retrofitting the UK's existing buildings (80% of 2050 stock) is crucial for net-zero. This session explores scaling up retrofit solutions for homes, offices, and public buildings. We'll examine specific barriers and opportunities for each type, including engaging stakeholders and leveraging funding.

Tackling the built environment’s climate impact and building resilience
The built environment contributes nearly 40% of UK carbon emissions, demanding urgent action. This session explores strategies to reduce this footprint while building climate resilience in buildings and infrastructure. We'll examine cutting operational and embodied carbon, adapting to extreme weather, the role of policy, and balancing emissions reduction with long-term resilience.

Accelerating innovations: How can we speed up the development of sustainable solutions?
The race for a net-zero built environment demands rapid innovation. This session explores how the sector can accelerate the development and adoption of sustainable solutions, overcoming barriers like financing, regulations, supply chains, and skills gaps.

Navigating the challenges and opportunities of data centre development
Surging data centre demand brings sustainability, capacity, and location challenges. This session explores overcoming these hurdles for growth and efficiency, focusing on green tech, network scaling, resilient sites, and future tech like AI and 5G.

In this dedicate Housing Today Live stream we will be exploring a range of topics including the UK government's ambitious target to deliver 1.5 million new homes over the course of this Parliament, the latest regluatory reform impacting social housing providers, and events with our partners The G15 and the Housing Forum.

Navigating the social housing regulatory framework
This panel will explore the current regulatory framework, including new consumer standards, building safety obligations, and more; as well as how these impact governance, resident engagement, accountability, and risk management.

Unlocking housing delivery: How do we deliver the government's 1.5 million home goal?
Explore the practical steps needed to unlock housing delivery at scale, with accelerating affordable housing provision across both the public and private sectors at the heart of the session.

Funding the Future: Finding the money to rebuild Britain With public finances under increasing strain, the need for fresh thinking around infrastructure and development funding has never been greater. This timely session, part of Building’s new Funding the Future campaign, will explore how the construction sector can attract and deploy capital more effectively to get vital projects off the ground.

From large-scale infrastructure to essential public assets—schools, hospitals, prisons and housing—how can we harness innovative funding models to keep Britain building? The discussion will dive into the potential of public-private partnerships, blended finance, and new investment vehicles that can deliver real outcomes while managing risk and ensuring value for money.