CIBSE Technical Symposium 2026
March 2026 at Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of the CIBSE Technical Symposium 2026. Please select a date or location to show only sessions on that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view. For more information and to register your place please visit, https://www.cibse.org/symposium
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Session Overview |
| Date: Friday, 27/Mar/2026 | |||
| 8:30am - 9:00am |
2.REG: Registration and refreshments Location: EHB104 |
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| 9:00am - 9:15am |
2.15: Session 15 Location: EHB104 Opening Address by Hannah Gray - CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year Winner Designing Buildings Fit for 2050: A Next Generation Perspective This opening address reflects on what it means for buildings to be “fit for 2050”, moving beyond compliance towards real performance, resilience, and inclusive design. It highlights the role of research, data, and collaboration in delivering buildings that support both people and the planet.
Hannah Gray is a mechanical engineer at Foster + Partners and the current CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year. She is a graduate from the University of Edinburgh with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering. Alongside her professional practice, Hannah is actively involved in mentoring and graduate development, supporting early-career engineers through a range of industry engagement initiatives. Her work focuses on integrating technical design decisions with measurable sustainability outcomes, with a particular interest in how engineering strategies can support high-performance, environmentally responsible buildings. |
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| 9:20am - 10:35am |
2.16: Session 16: Delivering Heat Networks in Practice: Costs, Integration and System Optimisation Location: EHB104 Chair: Ben Arnold Benchmarking operational energy performance of higher educational institutions in England and Wales and analysing energy use characteristics Investigating Categorisation of Hospitals for Energy Performance Evaluation Purposes in the UK Using Data-driven Approach Comparing energy use calculations from SBEM and a DSM |
2.17: Session 17: Digital Twins in Practice: Connecting BIM, BEM, and Building Controls for Real Performance Location: EHB001 The impact of Level of Detail on the interoperability between Building Information Modelling and Building Energy Modelling. A validated approach using real-world data Demonstration of an Active Control Methodology in a Rehabilitation Building in Estonia using Optimisation Techniques and Physics-Based Simulations Making the sensors make sense |
2.18: Session 18: Closing the Carbon Gap: From Early-Stage Design to Transitional Technologies Location: EHB002 Bridging the Performance Gap: A Whole Life Carbon Optioneering Tool for Early-Stage Housing Design Investigating the Efficacy of Building Standards in Reflecting the Benefits of Low-Carbon Building Materials Domestic Carbon Capture as a Transitional Technology in the Path to Net Zero |
| 10:35am - 10:55am |
Break 2.1: Break Location: EHB Atrium |
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| 11:00am - 12:15pm |
2.19: Session 19: Modelling Overheating Risk: Modelling, Testing and Validation Location: EHB104 Adapting the UK Building Stock to Future Heat Stress: Typology-Based Overheating Risk and Mitigation Modelling Robustness of Part O overheating mitigation guidelines to future UK climate scenarios Reliable overheating modelling in modern apartments: empirical validation |
2.20: Session 20: Delivering Heat Networks in Practice: Costs, Integration and System Optimisation Location: EHB001 Towards Net-Zero: A Comprehensive Cost Estimation Model for Building Connections to District Heating Systems Decarbonising Heat in Social Housing: A Retrofit Pilot Integrating Low-Temperature Heat Networks Optimising Anchor load buildings on District Heat Networks Decarbonisation of UK Leisure Centre Using District Heat Networks: Understanding Existing Occupancy Heating Demand |
2.21: Session 21: Indoor Air Quality in Workplaces: Pollutants, Plants and People Location: EHB002 Indoor air quality and ventilation – the challenge of controlling indoor NO2 in modern office buildings LARGE SCALE EXPERIMENTS ON THE IMPACT OF GREEN LIVING WALLS ON INDOOR AIR QUALITY OF OFFICE BUILDINGS Quantifying Formaldehyde Purification Efficiency by Moss (Physcomitrella patens) under Controlled Environment Occupancy in office buildings: insights from 22 meeting rooms in central London |
| 12:00pm - 1:15pm |
2. Lunch: Lunch and Networking Location: EHB Atrium |
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| 1:15pm - 2:30pm |
2.22: Session 22: Mitigating Overheating: Proven, Overlooked and Emergency Strategies Location: EHB104 Chair: Jaydeep Bhadra Mitigating future summertime overheating in houses: influence of ventilation strategies Yoghurt on windows as an emergency, low-cost heatwave preparation intervention Plant or Plants? A Cross-disciplinary Investigation of Green Infrastructure's (GI) integration in Low Carbon Healthy Design |
2.23: Session 23: Smart Resource Systems for 2050: Technology, Policy & User Behaviour Location: EHB001 Optimising the Integration of PV in CHP-Operated Hospitals: Overcoming Conflicts on the Road to Net Zero Data Centres, Heat Recovery and the Route to Net Zero Advantages of vacuum drainage is water-scarce areas and healthcare environment From Transparency to Trust: Why Complex Tariffs Create ‘Sustainability Fatigue’ and Undermine Occupant-Driven Decarbonisation |
2.24: Session 24: Designing Indoor Environments for Wellbeing and Human Performance Location: EHB002 Clean Air, Cloudy Evidence: Reassessing Ventilation, IAQ, and Learning Outcomes in Schools Non-Visual Lighting Strategies for Circadian Well-being in Educational Spaces: An Integrative Case Study In the race to achieve Net Zero, have we forgot to M.E.G.A. Make Environments Great Again. Does designing for people performance in an Air Traffic Control Tower increase energy use. Indoor Air Quality in Homes retrofitted with Heat Pumps and Electric Cooking |
| 2:40pm - 3:55pm |
2.25: Session 25: Smarter HVAC Sizing for Net Zero: Methods, Comfort and Early-Stage Decision-Making Location: EHB104 Bridging the Gap Between Steady-State and Dynamic Load Modelling: A Sizing Methodology for Net-Zero HVAC Design in Office Buildings Rethinking Thermal Comfort in the Middle East: Localised CLO Inputs and Sustainable HVAC Design for Open Bowl Stadia Early design sizing solutions for building services system under different uncertainties. |
2.26: Session 26: Data Driven Insights for High-Performing Buildings Location: EHB001 From Controlled Experiments to Real-World Insights: A “Test bed Building” framework for Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Building Envelope Systems Leveraging High-Granularity Operational Data to Inform Building Control Strategies, Indoor Air Quality and Performance Gap Considerations From Compliance to Performance: Embedding Indoor Air Quality in Sustainable Workplaces for Occupant Wellbeing within a B Corp Framework Data-Driven Optimisation of Electrified Heating Systems: A Case Study on the University of Warwick Campus. |
2.27: Session 27: Net Zero Pathways for Public Estates: Strategic Approaches Across Sectors Location: EHB002 A Collaborative Framework for Developing a Net Zero Pathway Across England’s School Estate A Prioritised Net Zero Carbon Pathway for the DfE Schools Estate: Outputs and Strategic Insights Towards Net-Zero Operational Carbon: Strategic Retrofitting and Energy Optimisation of Middlesex University College Building |
| 4:00pm - 4:25pm |
CLOSE: Closing Remarks Location: EHB104 Closing Remarks by Anastasia Mylona, CIBSE Technical Director, followed by Awards and closing drinks reception. |
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