NEC BIRMINGHAM

3-5 OCTOBER 2025

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EXCEL LONDON

1-4 MAY 2026

NEC BIRMINGHAM

3 - 5 OCTOBER 2025

EXCEL LONDON

1 - 4 MAY 2026

Friday 3 October

Friday 3 October

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Build and Renovation Theatre
  1. Build and Renovation Theatre
    A new wave of developers is rethinking how to deliver high-quality, affordable homes. This session explores how collaboration, innovation, and new training models are breaking down industry barriers  ...
  2. Build and Renovation Theatre
    Meet the Grand Designers returns to Grand Designs Live and it's bigger, bolder, and more inspiring than ever. Step inside the world of ambitious builds and bold dreams as contributors from the latest ...
  3. Build and Renovation Theatre
    This session spotlights a curated selection of RIBA award-winning domestic projects from the West Midlands. Three leading architecture practices will present their standout homes, sharing the design j ...
    In partnership with RIBA
  4. Build and Renovation Theatre
    This panel shares how working with experienced architects and teams who understand heritage policy, planning constraints, and construction realities can unlock value in complex refurbishments.  From r ...
  5. Build and Renovation Theatre
    Meet the Grand Designers returns to Grand Designs Live and it's bigger, bolder, and more inspiring than ever. Step inside the world of ambitious builds and bold dreams as contributors from the latest ...
Home and Garden Theatre
  1. Home and Garden Theatre
    Turning steep slopes and awkward levels to your advantage by creating sequential and usable spaces that can dramatically increase the workable areas of your garden. Retaining walls, gabions, graded ba ...
    In partnership with Society of Garden + Landscape Designers
  2. Home and Garden Theatre
    Designer Ayisha Onuorah shares how her background in fashion influences her bold, texture-rich interiors. Discover how colour, layering, and material choices can transform a room and why thinking like ...
  3. Home and Garden Theatre
    Explore how cutting-edge kitchen technology can be seamlessly integrated into beautifully designed homes. This panel brings together designers and tech experts to discuss how appliances like SMEG, com ...
    In partnership with Smeg
  4. Home and Garden Theatre
    In partnership with the British Institute of Interior Design, this session features leading interior design practices sharing award-winning residential projects. Gain insight into their creative proce ...
    In partnership with BIID
  5. Home and Garden Theatre
    Turning steep slopes and awkward levels to your advantage by creating sequential and usable spaces that can dramatically increase the workable areas of your garden. Retaining walls, gabions, graded ba ...
    In partnership with Society of Garden + Landscape Designers
Kitchen Theatre
Sponsors Howdens Joinery
  1. Kitchen Theatre
    Today’s kitchens are so much more than places to cook... they are the true heart of the home. From family meals and remote work to entertaining and everyday living, the multi-functional kitchen is des ...
    In partnership with Smeg
  2. Kitchen Theatre
    Often overlooked, your kitchen worktop is the most used surface in the home but it’s not the only one that deserves attention. This session explores why surfaces, from worktops to flooring, should be ...
  3. Kitchen Theatre
    Today’s kitchens are so much more than places to cook... they are the true heart of the home. From family meals and remote work to entertaining and everyday living, the multi-functional kitchen is des ...
    In partnership with Smeg
  4. Kitchen Theatre
    Open-plan kitchens are vibrant but often noisy. This talk explores how to reduce unwanted sound through smart design choices and Quiet Mark-certified appliances, helping you create a calm, comfortable ...
    In partnership with Quiet Mark
Sustainability Theatre
  1. Sustainability Theatre
    With countless homes across the UK losing energy daily, the need for regeneration and efficiency upgrades has never been greater. This interactive panel discussion brings together experts in sustainab ...
  2. Sustainability Theatre
    As affordability and climate concerns reshape the housing conversation, this session focuses on small-scale domestic retrofit projects that deliver big on sustainability, design integrity, and value. ...
  3. Sustainability Theatre
    This talk looks at renewable energy systems, water solutions, and architectural strategies for self-sufficient living, whether you're building remote or simply aiming for energy independence. Discover ...
    In partnership with Offgrid
  4. Sustainability Theatre
    Join Max McMurdo and a panel of forward-thinking developers as they explore how youth-driven projects are transforming local communities. Discover how ethical design, sustainable practices, and resili ...
  5. Sustainability Theatre
    What does the next decade of property development look like? This session brings together emerging voices reshaping how we build, through collaborative models, affordable housing strategies, and susta ...
  6. Sustainability Theatre
    What does it mean to design responsibly? This talk explores how thoughtful choices from materials and sourcing to durability and energy use can lead to interiors that are stylish, sustainable, and bui ...

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