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

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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
    Building your own home is a dream for many but where do you start? This session explores the full journey: finding the right land, securing funding, and designing a home that’s tailored to both you an ...
    In partnership with planning portal
  3. Build and Renovation Theatre
    This talk brings together Helena and Meelie Traill as they reflect on their father’s self-build journey and its lasting influence. From creating a home to fostering resilience and creativity, they sha ...
  4. Build and Renovation 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. ...
    In partnership with RIBA
  5. 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 ...
  6. 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
Sponsors Quiet Mark Approval Ltd
  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 ...
    In partnership with Smeg
  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 shortlisted residential projects from this years Interior Design Awards. G ...
    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
  6. Home and Garden Theatre
    Explore how to build a home that balances sustainability, comfort, and style. This session highlights the role of smart technology, thoughtful architecture, creative interiors, and acoustic design in ...
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
    Understand what makes a great kitchen design, from layout and functionality to the importance of quality materials and style choices. Learn how a knowledgeable kitchen designer, collaborating with a s ...
    In partnership with Howdens
  3. 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 ...
  4. Kitchen Theatre
    Autumn is the busiest time of year for kitchen renovations. And today’s kitchens are so much more than just cabinets and appliances. They’ve become multi-functional spaces with personality - places wh ...
    In partnership with Howdens
  5. 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
  6. 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
Sponsors Vaillant Group UK Ltd
  1. Sustainability Theatre
    Discover the facts about heat pumps in this engaging session with Vaillant experts. We’ll tackle common myths, answer frequently asked questions, and share real-life insights. Join the interactive Q&A ...
  2. Sustainability Theatre
    Explore how next-generation solar roofs are replacing traditional panels. Learn about building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) solar in the roof, not on it  and how it helps meet sustainability target ...
    In partnership with Roofit.Solar
  3. Sustainability Theatre
    Explore how choosing accredited, experienced installers ensures long-term performance, safety, and efficiency of renewable energy systems. With guidance from the RECC, this session highlights best pra ...
    In partnership with RIBA
  4. Sustainability Theatre
    Whether you already have solar panels or not, home batteries can transform the way you manage energy cutting costs, increasing energy security, and future-proofing your home. In the session, we’ll exp ...
    In partnership with Offgrid
  5. 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 ...
  6. 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 ...
  7. 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 and homes that are stylish, sustainabl ...

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