Construction industry events
[edit] 2020
June
23: Deep Dive in Blockchain & Real Estate
The Bartlett Real Estate Institute, London
25: Soft Landings Conference 2020: Culture Change to combat Climate Change
London South Bank University, London
25-26: UK Women's Leadership Symposium
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, London
July
6-7: Facilities Management Forum
Hilton Manchester Deansgate, Manchester
16: Building4Wellbeing Network
Elliot House, Manchester
September
4-5: Civic Voice - Annual Conference
The Winter Gardens, Blackpool
8-10: FIREX International and IFSEC International 2020
ExCeL, London
12-20: London Design Festival
London Design Districts
15: Tall Buildings Conference
City Road, London
15-17: Solar & Storage Live
The NEC, Birmingham
22-23: Offsite Expo
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
22-23: The Facilities Event
The NEC, Birmingham
23-24: Britain Connected
Business Design Centre, London
30: Decarbonising Construction
The Crystal, London
October
7-8: EV Infrastructure Summit
Atlantic House, London
9-10: Smart Buildings Show
Olympia, London
November
18-19: London Build 2020
Olympia, London
Featured articles and news
Plumbing and heating for sustainability in new properties
Technical Engineer runs through changes in regulations, innovations in materials, and product systems.
Awareness of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
What CBAM is and what to do about it.
The new towns and strategic environmental assessments
12 locations of the New Towns Taskforce reduced to 7 within the new towns draft programme and open consultation.
Buildings that changed the future of architecture. Book review.
The Sustainability Pathfinder© Handbook
Built environment agency launches free Pathfinder© tool to help businesses progress sustainability strategies.
Government outcome to the late payment consultation, ECA reacts.
IHBC 2025 Gus Astley Student Award winners
Work on the role of hewing in UK historic conservation a win for Jack Parker of Oxford Brookes University.
Future Homes Building Standards and plug-in solar
Parts F and L amendments, the availability of solar panels and industry responses.
How later living housing can help solve the housing crisis
Unlocking homes, unlocking lives.
Preparing safety case reports for HRBs under the BSA
A new practical guide to preparing structural inputs for safety cases and safety case reports published by IStructE.
Male construction workers and prostate cancer
CIOB and Prostate Cancer UK encourage awareness of prostate cancer risks, and what to do about it.
The changed R&D tax landscape for Architects
Specialist gives a recap on tax changes for Research and Development, via the ACA newsletter.
Structured product data as a competitive advantage
NBS explain why accessible product data that works across digital systems is key.
Welsh retrofit workforce assessment
Welsh Government report confirms Wales faces major electrical skills shortage, warns ECA.
A now architectural practice looks back at its concept project for a sustainable oceanic settlement 25 years on.
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
Government report and back track on copyright opt out for AI training but no clear preferred alternative as yet.
Embedding AI tools into architectural education
Beyond the render: LMU share how student led research is shaping the future of visualisation workflows.
Why document control still fails UK construction projects
A Chartered Quantity Surveyor explains what needs to change and how.
Inspiration for a new 2026 wave of Irish construction professionals.
New planning reforms and Warm Homes Bill
Take centre stage at UK Construction Week London.