Building the Future Conference
The Building the Future Conference is back for its third and biggest year yet!
Join us on 2 October 2025 at an all-new venue, 155 Bishopsgate, London, for a full-day of insightful discussions, exclusive content, unparalleled networking and new expo opportunities for exhibitors.

This year’s expanded programme brings together the Building, Building Design and Housing Today audiences under one roof. The programme will include content on a number of key areas including building safety, people and skills, sustainability, housing, and Building's Funding the Future initiative.
Plus there will be plenty more to come from our leading industry partners such as Build UK, The Housing Forum, The G15, and UKGBC.

Then, in the evening, they were joined by those who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Building Awards and Architect of the Year Awards to celebrate the industry's shining stars.

📅 Date: 2 October 2025
📍 Location: 155 Bishopsgate, London

Save the date and join us for this unmissable event, where the brightest minds in the industry come together to shape the future of the built environment.
Explore the programme below
This year's themes include:
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Building safety
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.
Session topics include:
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
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 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.
Housing Today Live
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.
Topics include:
Navigating the social housing regulatory landscape
This panel will explore the current regulatory landscape, including new consumer standards, building safety obligations, and more; as well as how these impact governance, resident engagement, accountability, and risk management.
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.
Existing stock management with The Housing Forum
Part of the Housing Forum's existing stock series. Topics covered previously include retrofitting for building safety, social housing allocations and decarbonisation.
Second annual State of the Capital working group with The G15
Develop on the ideas for building affordable housing in London published in this year's Housing Today & G15 report. The G15 leaders convening for the second year in a row at the 2025 conference.
People & skills
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.
Sessions will cover:
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.

Case studies of best practice
Knowledge sharing from the Good Employer's Guide featured firms about how to attract, develop and retain talent within businesses and the sector as a whole.

Sustainability
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.
Sessions will include:
Retrofit revolution: Decarbonising the UK’s existing building stock
We’ll examine the unique barriers and opportunities presented by different types:
  • Residential: How can we accelerate retrofit housing stock at scale, ensure quality, and engage residents and landlords in the transition?
  • Commercial offices: What role do landlords, tenants, and occupiers play in driving decarbonisation, and how can retrofits boost asset value and workplace performance?
  • Public sector and community buildings: How can we leverage public funding and partnerships to upgrade schools, hospitals, and local authority estates?
Tackling the built environment’s climate impact and building resilience
From operational emissions to embodied carbon in materials and construction, examine practical strategies for reducing the sector’s carbon impact, while looking at how climate resilience can be embedded into projects without compromising environmental goals.
Key points will include:
  • Reducing embodied carbon through sustainable materials and circular economy principles
  • The role of policy and regulation in driving both decarbonisation and climate resilience
  • Strategies for balancing the urgent need to cut emissions with long-term resilience goals
Accelerating innovations: How can we speed up the development of sustainable solutions?
We’ll discuss how to overcome the barriers that slow down the development and deployment of sustainable solutions, from financing and regulatory hurdles to supply chain bottlenecks and skills gaps.
Key discussion points will include:
  • Innovation ecosystems
  • Accelerating green technologies
  • Policy and regulation
  • Scaling innovations beyond prototypes to become mainstream solutions
  • Financing and investment
Navigating the challenges and opportunities of data centre development
The session will explore how the data centre sector can overcome hurdles to seize opportunities for growth, innovation, and efficiency.
We will explore:
  • How data centre environmental footprints can be reduce
  • Understanding and mitigating network capacity challenges
  • Choosing the right sites for data centres, balancing connectivity, environmental risks, and regulatory considerations.
  • How emerging technologies, such as AI, 5G, and edge computing, will shape the future of data centre delivery and operational efficiency.
Elevate your brand with new opportunities for exhibitors at the Building the Future Conference 2025
This year's conference offers unparalleled opportunities to connect with key decision-makers across the built environment with new expo opportunities.
What exhibiting at Building the Future 2025 could do for you:
  • Unprecedented reach: Take advantage of increased visibility and more opportunities to engage with high-profile attendees from across the built environment.
  • Showcase your innovations: Demonstrate your latest products and services to a targeted audience of professionals seeking innovative solutions.
  • Enhance brand visibility: Position your company as a leader in the industry and build valuable brand recognition.
  • Generate leads: Connect directly with potential clients and foster new business relationships.
  • Gain industry insights: Participate in insightful discussions and gain valuable knowledge on the latest industry trends and challenges.
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