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    Building Resilience: Construction in an uncertain world, October 14, Online, 1:30 - 8:15 pm PT

  • 14 October 2026
  • Start time : 01:30 PM
  • End time : 08:15 PM
  • Event Host : Eventbrite
Building Resilience: Construction in an uncertain world, October 14, Online, 1:30 - 8:15 pm PT
Event Description

The built environment industry must prepare for a future defined by more intense, more frequent climate-related challenges that will determine what, where, and how we build. From extreme weather events to rising temperatures, our teams, buildings and infrastructure will be (and already are) at increasing risk.

From managing urban heat and preventing overheating in our homes and workplaces, to flood-resilient construction and integrating nature-based solutions, this international conference will move beyond theory to highlight practical, actionable strategies for designing, delivering, retrofitting, and managing assets that will stand the test of a world ravaged by climate change, including real-world case studies from the UK and internationally.

Join Eventbrite to explore how they must adapt and prepare to meet the critical challenge of ensuring your buildings, infrastructure, and communities are ready for an uncertain future by urgently embedding climate resilience into practice and changing the way they design, build, retrofit, and operate your buildings to make both the industry and our built environment more resilient.

Please note: this event is for over 18’s only.

  • Host Company/Organization Name
    • Eventbrite
  • Agenda
    • 09:00 AM - 09:05 AM
      Welcome - Amanda Williams, CIOB

      09:05 AM - 09:15 AM
      Welcome from CIOB CEO - Dr Victoria Hills, CIOB

      09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
      Keynote with Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive of the Climate Change Committee
      Emma Pinchbeck CEO, Climate Change Committee

      09:35 AM - 10:15 AM
      Beyond Mitigation: Preparing for Physical Climate Risks
      Dr Ben Smith Associate Director, AtkinsRéalis, Sam Jackson, Director Climate Science & Impact, Ecologi, Dr Bruce Chong, Fellow & Director, Arup, Claire Dickenson, Transformation Sustainability, Aviva

      10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
      Break

      10:35 AM - 11:05 AM
      Best practice: Building Performance as Climate Action, Hollycroft School
      Tom Roberts, Willmott Dixon , Doug Drewniak, Willmott Dixon

      11:05 AM - 11:50 AM
      Solutions for a Hotter Future, Rethinking Buildings & Cities for Extreme Heat
      Dr Ben Roberts, Senior Lecturer, Loughborough University, Toby Pear, Associate Architect, Article 25, Felix Odhiambo Akello, Energy Planning Officer, Gemma Brookes, Head of Asset Optimisation, Orbit Group

      11:50 AM - 12:05 PM
      Research on Heat Stress in the Construction Industry
      Dr Alba Fuertes, Associate Professor, Reading University

      12:05 PM - 12:50 PM
      Lunch

      12:50 PM - 01:20 PM
      Best Practice: Designing for Tomorrow's Storm, Resilience in Caribbean Social
      Linda Goodridge, Project, Programme, & Portfolio Manager

      01:20 PM - 02:05 PM
      Green Infrastructure, Resilient Futures: Implementing Nature-Based Solutions
      Dr. Zahra Jandaghian, Nature-Based Solutions Lead, Sam Bower, Head of Natural Environment, Balfour Beatty, Dr Macarena Cárdenas, Senior Advisor, UKGBC, Luke Rootham, Axter Roofing

      02:05 PM - 02:20 PM
      Supply Chain Resilience

      02:20 PM - 02:40 PM
      Break

      02:40 PM - 03:25 PM
      Fireside chat with CIOB President
      Saul Humphrey, CIOB President 2026/27, Julie Hirigoyen,NonExec Director,Willmott Dixon Holdings, Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Green Building Council
      Are we still designing and building for a climate that no longer exists, and what is the role of the industry in changing that?

      03:25 PM - 03:35 PM
      Conference Round Up
      Amanda Williams, CIOB
  • Cost
    • £30 - £60
  • Event type
    • Online/Webinar

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