Futurebuild

With 3.17 million households in England living in fuel poverty, urgent action is needed. Retrofitting homes with energy efficiency measures can cut bills, improve health, and support the UK’s clean energy goals. As a sector, we play a vital role in reducing fuel poverty. At Futurebuild 2025, Jade Lewis of Jade Advocacy saw outstanding retrofit projects led by organisations, fuel poverty charities, and scheme managers who are making a real difference. From NEF’s Better Housing, Better Health program to Warmworks’ £728M Warmer Homes Scotland scheme, the right policies and innovations are transforming lives. 📖 Read the full opinion piece on how we can drive change: https://lnkd.in/gX3nuuEe Sign up to receive Opinion pieces from industry experts direct to your inbox - https://lnkd.in/g8jQgiFH #FuelPoverty #Retrofit #EnergyEfficiency #Futurebuild2026 #CleanEnergy #Futurebuildconnects

This week's guest editor, Jade Lewis, Chief Executive at Jade Advocacy, dives into one of the most pressing issues facing millions of households: fuel poverty. With 3.17 million households in England alone struggling to afford warmth, it’s clear that bold action is needed. Jade discusses: - Why the current fuel poverty metric underestimates the crisis - How retrofitting homes can cut bills, boost energy security & create jobs - Innovative solutions like AirEx smart bricks, Connected Response’s HeatSage, and NexGen’s infrared heating From improving health outcomes to supporting Britain’s clean energy goals, tackling fuel poverty is a win-win for people, industry, and policymakers alike. 📖 Read Jade’s opinion piece on ‘Making an Impact in Tackling Fuel Poverty’: https://lnkd.in/gnhebZnY 📩 Subscribe to the Industry Insider Newsletter for weekly insights from experts: https://lnkd.in/e9Wh5ma #FuelPoverty #Retrofit #SustainableHousing #Futurebuild2026 #EnergyEfficiency #Futurebuildconnects

One stand, many stories, an incredible network of people 🙌 There were many circular stories behind our stand at Futurebuild this year, but there were even more hands behind its success. This post is for the people behind ACAN and the many groups we collaborated with. It’s a nod to their amazing efforts, and an opportunity for us to say a huge THANK YOU. It’s a long list. Too long to share in its entirety here actually, so we’ve posted it on our website (link in comment below). What we will do HERE is give a more general shout-out to: 📋 Our amazing organisation & planning teams, supporting and led by Roxana Caplan. 🏗️ Our main stand and transport supplier, U-Build (Nick Newman, Studio Bark) and Janna Laan Lomas, (Waltham Forest College), 🪑 Seating on our stand (sometimes completely filled!) - Christoph Studio (Christoph Kurzmann), Janna Laan Lomas & Tom Graham Workshop. 📢 All our amazing, inspiring speakers, workshop facilitators, material demonstrators and everyone who collaborated with us to bring such a diverse lineup to our Fringe Programme. 🌟 Last, but not least, thanks to Martin Hurn and his team (Frances, Christine, Ayesha, George and many more) at #Futurebuild for their support and sponsoring AV System, our Bar Social, and amazing welcome area location this year! Of course, we’d also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to YOU - everyone who came to the stand over the three days and interacted with us, listened to a talk or got involved in a workshop. If you found it valuable to you, please do consider becoming a paying ACAN member and supporting our mission 🙏 Onwards! #ACAN #ArchitectsClimateActionNetwork #ClimateAction

Thanks to everyone whom I had the pleasure of meeting at Futurebuild 🏗️🌱 Also, shoutout to Lakshmi Shilpa D. and Lucia Lazzarini for being fantastic colleagues ✨

Some of the team visited London ExCel for the Futurebuild Show 2025 🛠️ This year's event featured over 200 exhibitors and brought together the entire supply chain to showcase innovative solutions, share knowledge and inspire each other to drive sustainable construction. Our Business Development Manager John McBey enjoyed a successful few days of networking, attending impact stages to hear from key industry speakers and exploring new business opportunities. Thanks Futurebuild for a great event! #Futurebuild #Sustainability #Futurebuild2025 #BuildingBetter

Watch now: Healthy Trees, Healthy Places, Healthy People 🌳🏙️💚 I’m really pleased to be able to share the recording of my presentation as part of the TDAG - The Trees and Design Action Group Trust 'Healthy Trees, Healthy Places, Healthy People' seminar from Futurebuild. It was an honour to be part of this important conversation—thank you, TDAG, for inviting us! 🎥 Watch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/eDJhRH-D In the space of 10 minutes, we had a whistlestop tour exploring why tree equity matters and how ensuring access to trees is essential for healthier, more resilient places. A few key takeaways: 🌍 Tree inequity is real - urban tree cover isn’t evenly distributed, leaving lower-income areas hotter, more polluted, and less healthy. 🌳 Tree equity is the solution—ensuring trees benefit everyone, regardless of postcode or background. 📊 We have the tools and data to take action, and they’re completely free: https://lnkd.in/eug9ugXN 🏗️ Trees = critical infrastructure - just like lampposts and street signs, they must be planned for and protected. 📈 Trees make smart business sense - supporting BNG, NPPF, social value/impact and ESG goals while increasing profitability, climate resilience, and delivering real benefits for the communities in which we live and work 📢 More to come! The full TDAG knowledge programme, including this session, will be available shortly on the Futurebuild website under Digital → On Demand. I’ll share the link once it’s live. To be kept updated with all the latest tree equity news from The Woodland Trust, sign up to our newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/eAj-PYkP #TreeEquity #Futurebuild #UrbanGreening #HealthyPlaces #BuiltEnvironment #TDAG #NPPF #BNG #Planning #Policy #Trees #Nature #NatureBasedSolutions

Where timber’s past and future connect, and every step captures a story! 📸 CascadeUp is an innovative demonstration of timber reuse by UK CLT & UCL’s Circular Economy Lab. Crafted from reclaimed wood, the mass timber structure wasn’t just a welcome feature at #Futurebuild2025 it provided a photo opportunity while showcasing sustainable material reuse in the built environment. Spot your photo taken at the CascadeUp timber structure and share your moments from Futurebuild 2025 – remember to tag #Futurebuildconnects! Register your Interest for 2026 - https://lnkd.in/eZArsRCM Enquire to exhibit at Futurebuild 2026 - https://lnkd.in/gd2Aj8Z #SustainableDesign #TimberInnovation #CircularEconomy #CascadeUp #MassTimber #BuiltEnvironment #Futurebuild

Mariel ist zurück aus London – mit frischen Einblicken zur BIM! Letzte Woche war Mariel Gutierrez auf der Futurebuild UK, um über die Rolle der BIM in der Nachhaltigkeit zu sprechen. Eine zentrale Erkenntnis? Viele Unternehmen kämpfen nicht mit BIM selbst, sondern mit der richtigen Strukturierung. Bei marielgutierrez sind wir überzeugt: ✅ BIM sollte für euch arbeiten – nicht umgekehrt. ✅ Eine gute Koordination ist der Schlüssel, um Komplexität zu reduzieren. ✅ Strukturierte BIM-Prozesse führen zu besseren Entscheidungen – sei es für Effizienz, Kosten oder Nachhaltigkeit. Wenn euer Büro Unterstützung bei der BIM-Koordination braucht, lasst uns sprechen! 📩 Schreibt uns eine Nachricht oder besucht unsere Website, um zu erfahren, wie wir Architekturbüros helfen, BIM einfach und effektiv zu machen.

Another Futurebuild post! Archie 'The Retrofit Recruiter' Burt - CertRP had the pleasure of bumping into two fantastic Building Heroes members, Darren Josiah and Michael Elliott. Archie had a great chat with Darren about his aspirations to reskill into Retrofit. Our amazing retrofit recruiter of course gave his best tips and tricks about the industry. Two truly great individuals! Good luck with your retrofit journey 👏 #retrofit #futurebuild #greenskillcareers #sustainability

A huge thank you to everyone who visited us at Futurebuild to explore how GS1 standards power trusted product information, at a time when transparency and sustainability in construction are more crucial than ever. Missed us at the event? Watch the key moments and follow us for more industry insights from the day. Iain Walker Shervin Yousefzadeh Rachel Heaton Francisca M Gardiazabal Echeverria Natural Building Systems Chloe Donovan Krista Zvirgzda Marie Grieve Anas Ayoub Ciaran Garrick Allies and Morrison Heather Evans Rider Levett Bucknall RLB Lars Christian Fredenlund Maria Tsemani Turner & Townsend #futurebuild2025 #construction #sustainability #traceability #digitalproductpassports