The agenda is now live. Across three packed days, UK Construction Week Birmingham will bring together leading voices, experts and innovators from across the built environment to share fresh ideas, practical insights and real-world solutions.
From housing delivery, building safety and workforce skills to sustainability, digitalisation and AI, our CPD-accredited programme will explore the key challenges and opportunities shaping construction today. Whether you want to stay ahead of industry change, develop your knowledge or discover new ways of working, you’ll find sessions tailored to your role and interests.
Explore the stages below and start planning your visit.
Building Safety & Occupational Safety Stage
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageAs the construction industry faces increasing environmental challenges, organisations must adapt their approaches to protect people while continuing to improve environmental performance. This panel wi ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageA truly safe workplace is one where everyone feels respected, valued and able to speak up. This session will explore the critical role that diversity, equity and inclusion play in creating stronger sa ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageWhat does good organisational leadership and culture look like within a building safety context? Why does the sector need building safety champions? Benefits of effective organisational leadership and ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageBuilding safety depends on far more than regulatory compliance. It starts with eliminating the avoidable errors, rework and information failures that compromise quality throughout design and construct ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageAs the industry adapts to the Building Safety Act and Gateway regime, questions remain about how consistency is achieved across regulation, testing and building design. This panel will discuss the cha ...
Digitalisation & AI Stage
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Digitalisation & AI StageWhy do construction projects still struggle to access the sustainability data needed for net zero? Discover the root causes of disconnected information, learn how digital whole life thinking can bridg ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageThe rules of accountability in construction have changed. The Building Safety Act, tightening safety and environmental enforcement and the golden thread requirement have redefined what firms must prov ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageProject handover has long been one of construction's most fragmented and time-consuming stages, with critical information buried in emails, spreadsheets and disconnected systems. This session will sho ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageExploring practical low-friction ways to support supply chain partners in adopting AI. The discussion will focus on removing barriers for smaller suppliers by sharing tools, knowledge, and use cases t ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageWhat does meaningful innovation look like in today’s construction industry? What are they and who is leading the way?Building Innovation Awards judges will discuss the technologies, approaches and col ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageAI has the potential to transform every stage of the construction value chain, but knowing where to start is the key to delivering measurable business value rather than chasing the latest trend. This ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageThe most critical sustainability decisions are made at concept stage, yet the industry still relies on analysis and compliance checks that arrive too late to meaningfully shape those early decisions. ...
Futurebuild Innovation Showcase Stage
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageIf you want to branch into multiple sectors effectively, then you need a tool that can show you the project lengths, who wins work with key players, and where there are gaps to exploit. Otherwise, you ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageThe construction industry is changing rapidly, with evolving market conditions and new regulations placing greater demands on how projects are designed and delivered. Drawing on recent project experie ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageThe Passivhaus certified PKOM 4 compact service unit keeps homes healthy and comfortable and occupiers out of fuel poverty. How does the PKOM 4 function in less than a 0.54m² footprint and what are it ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageUK construction is facing an unprecedented set of challenges – housing targets, labour shortages, sustainability goals and increased regulation.But the industry is still facing these 21st century chal ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageDiscover how the latest version of standardised HIU testing, certification and independently verified performance data support the efficient design, specification and operation of heat networks, while ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase Stage
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageThis presentation explores how modular window design can support more sustainable construction through flexibility, durability and long-term value. Using Finstral’s FIN-Window system as an example, it ...
Building Envelope Stage
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Building Envelope StageThe UK cannot meet its climate ambitions by focusing on new buildings alone. The greatest opportunity lies in improving the buildings we already have. Successful retrofit is rarely about chasing a sin ...
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Building Envelope StageWorking at height presents a particular challenge for safety teams: the most important risks often occur where supervisors cannot continuously observe them. This session will explore how purpose-built ...
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Building Envelope StageA healthy home is built on the performance of its fabric, with the building envelope playing a critical role in controlling moisture, ventilation, temperature and indoor air quality. This panel will e ...
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Building Envelope StageGovernment grants have played an important role in kickstarting retrofit, but they won't deliver the scale or pace of home upgrades the UK needs on their own. This session explores what comes next. Ho ...
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Building Envelope StageRetrofit isn't just about making homes more energy efficient. It's about creating healthier, more comfortable places to live, reducing household bills, supporting local jobs and building stronger comm ...
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Building Envelope StageJoin this session to explore how well-designed, low-energy housing can deliver warm, healthy homes using the AECB’s CarbonLite New Build standard as a practical framework. It will show why clear stand ...
Building Safety & Occupational Safety Stage
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageThis technical session led by the Energy Storage Association will examine best practice for safely installing solar PV and battery systems, focusing on mitigating risks to building structure, fire saf ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageThe use of engineered stone is a popular choice in construction projects, often for kitchen and bathroom surfaces, however cutting, grinding and polishing it can generate high levels of dust containin ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageThe Building Safety Act marks a significant step in the evolution of building safety, placing greater emphasis on accountability, competence and demonstrating effective management of risk. More than 2 ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageTemporary works remain one of the highest-risk aspects of construction, making effective planning, coordination and oversight essential to keeping people safe on site. This session will examine the la ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageConstruction insurance has traditionally relied on fragmented information, but Project IIRIS is developing a new data-driven approach that could fundamentally change how project risk is assessed and p ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageMental health in construction is not just an individual issue. It is shaped by the way the industry works, from long hours and tight deadlines to job insecurity, workplace culture and supply chain pre ...
Digitalisation & AI Stage
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Digitalisation & AI StageAs digital twins become the benchmark for managing assets across their lifecycle, collaboration can no longer be treated as a project aspiration, it must become business as usual. This session will ex ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageTemporary works are still too often managed through disconnected documents, emails and paper-based processes, making it difficult to maintain clear oversight and increasing the risk of errors and safe ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageAs clients increasingly expect evidence of social value and sustainability, contractors need to show the real impact of their projects, beyond broad commitments. This session will demonstrate how benc ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageLaing O'Rourke has been quietly gathering data that holds the potential to challenge how we understand productivity, wellbeing and performance on site. Drawing on original research into smart wearable ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageAI in construction has moved beyond early experimentation and the pace of change shows no sign of slowing. Andrew Johnson from Okana returns to the AI stage to look ahead at what's coming next: the em ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageSustainability claims in construction are easy to make - but can you prove them? This panel brings together experts from across the built environment to explore how digital tools, smarter data, and ci ...
Futurebuild Innovation Showcase Stage
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StagePoor communication is one of the most overlooked causes of delays, inefficiencies and safety risks on construction projects. This session explores the operational impact of communication failures and ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageConstruction runs on suites of related contracts: a main contract sitting above subcontracts, consultant appointments, collateral warranties, bonds and schedules of amendments, each negotiated by diff ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageAerobel is a next-generation ChemTech company developing high-performance construction materials from waste- and bio-based feedstocks. Aeroscreed, powered by Covalloid, is Aerobel's cement-free floor ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageThis presentation explores how modular window design can support more sustainable construction through flexibility, durability and long-term value. Using Finstral’s FIN-Window system as an example, it ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageWhat if making and using building materials removed CO2 from the atmosphere, rather than adding to it? What if cities could become like forests that absorb and permanently store CO2? A new wave of mat ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageThe Passivhaus certified PKOM 4 compact service unit keeps homes healthy and comfortable and occupiers out of fuel poverty. How does the PKOM 4 function in less than a 0.54m² footprint and what are it ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageTCT-Europe supported by TCT Inc in the US, has 30 years experience of making industrial products using recycled rubber and compression moulding. The presentation will focus on the key testing in the a ...
Building Envelope Stage
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Building Envelope StageSomething new is coming to roofing. Get a first look at the NFRC CPS Competency Passport, powered by Certchain, and see how technology is changing the way competence and compliance are evidenced and d ...
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Building Envelope StageWhile PV technology is inherently safe, solar PV systems carry real electrical risks, caused mainly by issues associated with poor installation. This makes the PV connector one of the most overlooked ...
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Building Envelope StageHow is the early planning journey evolving to become simpler and more connected? This session explores how streamlined approaches to land identification, assessment and planning submission can reduce ...
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Building Envelope StageWe’ll consider the challenges of delivering comfortable, healthy homes while responding to energy efficiency, changing regulations and the demands of a changing climate. Bringing together industry exp ...
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Building Envelope StageApproved Document B, Awaab's Law and the Future Homes Standard are converging on the roof. As fire safety rules tighten, repair timeframes shorten, and solar PV goes mainstream, membrane suitability i ...
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Building Envelope StageGreen roofs are evolving into biodiverse, site-specific habitats that deliver measurable benefits for climate resilience, urban cooling, water management and nature recovery. This panel will explore t ...
Building Safety & Occupational Safety Stage
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageCompetence isn't what someone knows when things are calm - it's what they can still do when things go wrong. BS 8670 requires staff to demonstrate the right behaviours under pressure, yet doesn't tell ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageMany architects, engineers, surveyors and consultants only visit site occasionally, but they still need the right knowledge to work safely and meet industry requirements. This session introduces the C ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageFalls from height remain one of construction’s biggest causes of serious and fatal injury, so what needs to change to make working at height genuinely safer? This panel will bring together contractors ...
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Building Safety & Occupational Safety StageFive years into building safety reform, one truth is clear: a Safety Case Report is only as good as the audit behind it. Too much of what's on offer in the market is little more than an expensive docu ...
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Digitalisation & AI Stage
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Digitalisation & AI StageFinding the right projects at the right time is becoming a competitive advantage, and AI is transforming how manufacturers and contractors identify, qualify and act on opportunities. This practical se ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageFour years after the UK BIM Alliance became nima, this session looks at the state of information management today. It covers the Information Management Initiative and IMI Framework, how ISO 19650 and ...
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Digitalisation & AI StageFrom VR and AR to AI, 3D visualisation and immersive experiences, technology is creating new ways to experience, understand and deliver construction. This panel explores how immersive technology can h ...
Futurebuild Innovation Showcase Stage
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageWhat if making and using building materials removed CO2 from the atmosphere, rather than adding to it? What if cities could become like forests that absorb and permanently store CO2? A new wave of mat ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageTCT-Europe supported by TCT Inc in the US, has 30 years experience of making industrial products using recycled rubber and compression moulding. The presentation will focus on the key testing in the a ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageAerobel is a next-generation ChemTech company developing high-performance construction materials from waste- and bio-based feedstocks. Aeroscreed, powered by Covalloid, is Aerobel's cement-free floor ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StagePoor communication is one of the most overlooked causes of delays, inefficiencies and safety risks on construction projects. This session explores the operational impact of communication failures and ...
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Futurebuild Innovation Showcase StageDiscover how the latest version of standardised HIU testing, certification and independently verified performance data support the efficient design, specification and operation of heat networks, while ...
Building Envelope Stage
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Building Envelope StageThe opportunities and challenges for delivering low-carbon technologies are very different in new build and retrofit, with important implications for installers, manufacturers and the wider supply cha ...
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Building Envelope StageThe NHP façade strategy is using standardisation to create clearer rules for manufacturers and contractors, reducing uncertainty and avoiding costly surprises on site, while still giving architects th ...
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Building Envelope StageAs clients, investors and regulators increasingly expect credible net zero transition plans, construction businesses need to move beyond high-level commitments and develop practical, deliverable strat ...
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Building Envelope StageThe RISE Construction Charter sets out a framework for tackling some of the industry's biggest challenges and creating a more inclusive, responsible and forward-looking construction sector. This sessi ...
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