Welcome to the Built Environment Forum at Innovation Zero World, a pivotal platform for addressing complex issues and unique challenges in sustainable urban development and construction.
This forum brings together industry experts and thought leaders to discuss radical changes needed for the UK's aging building stock, the oldest in Europe. Focused on reducing embodied and operational carbon, our sessions will delve into energy efficiency and retrofitting. Engage with leading house builders, mortgage lenders, local authorities, and associations as they explore innovative solutions.
Join us to contribute to essential conversations and actions for a sustainable future in the built environment and construction industry.
Innovation Zero World | 29th & 30th April 2025 | Olympia London
2025 Built Environment Forum Speakers
Meet Our Confirmed Speakers
Innovation Zero World is proud to present an outstanding lineup of speakers for the Built Environment Forum, showcasing leaders and innovators in sustainable urban development and environmental construction.
Our panels include renowned professionals from architecture, urban planning, and environmental design, along with top researchers and thought leaders in sustainable building practices. They will provide valuable insights into the latest developments and trends in creating sustainable and resilient urban spaces. Their presentations, combining groundbreaking research with practical solutions, are set to stimulate engaging and thought-provoking discussions. Committed to fostering a sustainable transformation in the built environment, our speakers kick off what promises to be an impressive and insightful forum. Stay tuned for more announcements about additional speakers who will enhance the forum's vibrant and innovative environment.
The Built Environment Forum will showcase innovative strategies to decarbonise urban areas and infrastructure, addressing the challenges of achieving net-zero while enhancing biodiversity and social equity.
Key Themes and Topics:
1. Transforming Urban Areas: Experts will discuss the integration of carbon neutrality and biodiversity into urban redevelopment, with insights into the collaborative roles of regulators, landowners, and innovators.
2. Green Financing Models: Panellists will explore alternative funding methods, such as green mortgages, to support net-zero residential and commercial builds.
3. Retrofitting Commercial Properties: Innovative solutions for upgrading ageing building stock to meet corporate net-zero targets will be highlighted, including strategies for reducing embodied and operational carbon.
4. Balancing Biodiversity and Decarbonisation: A year on from the Biodiversity Net Gain mandate, this session will examine how land managers and developers are harmonising ecological preservation with net-zero objectives.
5. 3D Printing Innovations: The potential of 3D printing to revolutionise sustainable construction will be explored, with discussions on overcoming technical and regulatory barriers.
Why Attend the Built Environment Forum?
This forum is essential for urban planners, developers, and policymakers dedicated to creating resilient and sustainable built environments. Attendees will gain insights into innovative technologies, financing models, and best practices for achieving a low-carbon future.
Carbon neutrality and biodiversity net gain are now cornerstones of new town and city reconstruction and redevelopment projects. This session interrogates which considerations and collaborations come ...
Panellists will discuss how green mortgages and alternative lending and insurance models are providing the necessary funds for net zero residential builds, and reducing the high upfront costs for home ...
How do developers keep public engagement, maintain a sense of community, promote job prosperity, and protect local culture and diversity? As residents call out for better living standards while fearin ...
One year on since the Biodiversity Net Gain mandate came into effect, we speak to land managers, developers and local planning authorities to understand how this is being kept in harmony with net zero ...
How do commercial property owners with hundreds or thousands of properties maintain and upgrade their sites in order to adhere to their wider corporate net zero targets and climate pledges? In a count ...
The potential of 3D printing for cost-effective, energy-efficient builds is almost limitless, but its position as a nascent technology comes with many unique challenges and barriers. In this session, ...
Innovation Zero World | 29th & 30th April 2025 | Olympia London
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