Building Resilience: Construction in an uncertain world

Summary

The built environment industry must prepare for a future defined by more intense and frequent climate-related challenges, which 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 us to explore how we must adapt and prepare to meet the critical challenge of ensuring our buildings, infrastructure, and communities are ready for an uncertain future by urgently embedding climate resilience into practice and changing the way we design, build, retrofit, and operate our buildings to make both the industry and our built environment more resilient.

Interested in attending but want to know more? Check out our 2025 conference online Sustainable Construction: Shifting the narrative

Please not the proposed agenda is a draft and subject to change. It provides a general outline of the event.

If you are a current student or a CIOB student member, please email [email protected], and we will be happy to assist you with a complimentary ticket.