Co-located with London Build and incorporating CIBSE Build2Perform Live, ElementalLondon offers two days of technical insight, industry discussion and opportunities to meet the companies delivering more efficient, resilient and sustainable buildings.
ElementalLondon, which takes place on 25-26 November at Excel London, will bring together professionals from across the building services, HVAC, energy and wider built environment sectors to explore the technologies, strategies and policies shaping the future of building performance.
Addressing the challenges of building decarbonisation
At the heart of ElementalLondon is a conference programme focused on the practical challenges of improving building performance. Across the Climate Solutions Theatre, CIBSE Influence Theatre, Sustainability Arena and UK Housing Stage, sessions will examine everything from low-carbon heating and cooling to building data, retrofit, energy policy and the future of building services.
The programme opens with Decarbonising London, bringing together perspectives from architecture, development and local government. Speakers include Jay Morton, Director at Bell Phillips and RIBA President Elect, and Ben Cross, Director at MORE.
Other Climate Solutions Theatre highlights include Solar, Heat Pumps, Batteries! – The Opportunities and Challenges, featuring Nigel Banks, Technical Director at Octopus Energy, and Better Data Equals Better Buildings, presented by Innovate UK.
The programme will also examine The Battle Against Overheating: Why Cooling Has a New Urgency, exploring the growing importance of low-carbon cooling as UK buildings face increasingly frequent heatwaves.
Policy, investment and the future of building services
With legislation, investment and market conditions continuing to shape the energy transition, the programme will also explore the wider forces influencing the sector.
In partnership with the UK Green Building Council, two curated discussions, The Buildings Challenge and The Energy Challenge, will take a high-level look at the policy and market drivers behind building decarbonisation.
David Frise, Chief Executive of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), will also lead Seize the Day: Why This Should Be Boom Time for the M&E Sector, examining the opportunities emerging for the mechanical and engineering supply chain.
Meanwhile, the CIBSE Influence Theatre will bring together engineers, consultants and technical specialists to explore the future of building services. Sessions include The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard: Year One in Practice, The Future of Cooling: Engineering for the Global Cooling Pledge, Deep Retrofit at Scale: Engineering Pathways for Complex Buildings and Closing the Performance Gap: Design Intent to Verified Outcomes.
Exploring solutions for better buildings
Beyond the conference programme, ElementalLondon will bring together manufacturers, technology developers and service providers working across heating, cooling, ventilation, energy management and building systems.
The show floor will give visitors the opportunity to discover new products, compare technologies and speak directly with suppliers about the solutions available for commercial, industrial and large-scale residential buildings.
Housing, retrofit and building performance
The programme also addresses the challenges facing the UK's existing building stock and housing sector.
The UK Housing Stage will explore topics including housing delivery, retrofit, social housing and low-carbon heating. Highlights include A Template for Warm Homes? How We Tackled Fuel Poverty and Helped Drive Heating Change in Scotland, presented by Warmworks, which will consider how lessons from Scotland's Warmer Homes scheme could inform delivery of the Warm Homes Plan in England.
The NHIC Knowledge Hub, hosted by the National Home Improvement Council, will bring housing professionals together to discuss refurbishment, renovation and improving social housing through expert panels, case studies and networking.
For the full agenda: ElementalLondon 2026
