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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Location: EHB 110B This is the largest space which will be used for the keynote, opening and plenary sessions. This space is next to the Christopher Gill theatre. |
| 9:15am - 9:55am |
1.1: Welcome and Keynote Location: EHB 110B Chair: Mike Burton Opening Address by Dr. Anastasia Mylona, CIBSE Technical Director, followed by a Welcome from CIBSE Vice President, Mike Burton. Keynote Session (incl Q&A) by Professor Catherine Noakes, University of Leeds Integrating science, policy and practice for healthy and sustainable buildings Professor Cath Noakes OBE is the Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation and Professor of Environmental Engineering for Buildings at the University of Leeds, UK. She is a chartered engineer with substantial experience leading research into buildings and health, particularly around ventilation, air quality and infection control. She has worked closely with policy, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, including contributing to UK SAGE committee, NHS guidance on healthcare environments, WHO groups, and work with the Royal Academy of Engineering. |
| 10:00am - 11:15am |
1.2: Session 2: Managing Airborne Infection: Ventilation Limits, Emission variability and Real World Practice Location: EHB 110B Chair: Catherine Noakes Airborne infection risk in marquees Limits to the Effectiveness of Ventilation for Reducing Airborne Infection Risk Due to Widely Varying Emissions “We have to freeze or be deafened”: A survey on the effectiveness of CO₂ alarms in university spaces. |
| 11:45am - 1:00pm |
1.5: Session 5: Raising the Bar: Setting Standards for Reliable and Resilient Heat Networks Location: EHB 110B Chair: Ellen Salazar Heat Network Metering and Monitoring Standard: Regulating metering systems within UK heat networks Energy security, reliability and net zero investment in a heat network portfolio: Prioritising with limited data Setting Resilience and Equipment Condition Standards for Heat Networks Setting Standards for Pressure in Heat Networks |
| 2:15pm - 3:15pm |
1.8: Session 8: Rethinking Certification for Healthier, Higher‑Performing Buildings Location: EHB 110B Chair: Ellen Salazar Passivhaus delivery lessons from two UK projects From Office Block to Award-Winning Residence: St Crispin’s House Champions Student Wellness Beyond Certification: Designing for Brain Health and Wellbeing through Certified Environments |
| 3:35pm - 4:35pm |
1.11: Session 11: Heat Pumps: From Models to Measured Experience Location: EHB 110B Chair: Ewan Jones A hybrid approach to predicting indoor temperature of residential heat pumps using system identification and physics-informed neural networks. Air source heat pump sizing: a sensitivity analysis Heat pump noise in schools: influence of heat pump placement on noise exposure |
| 4:40pm - 6:05pm |
1.14: Session 14: Panel Discussion Location: EHB 110B Chair: Vanda Dimitriou Chair: Bill McQuade Hear from guest speaker Bill McQuade, ASHRAE President, followed by a Panel Discussion chaired by Vanda Dimitriou (Loughborough University) and Bill McQuade (ASHRAE President). Fit for 2050: Are Building Services Engineers Being Replaced, Repositioned - or Reinvented by AI?”
Bringing together leading academics, practitioners, and professional voices, the session will explore how AI is reshaping performance, simulation, wellbeing, and the future role of the engineer - challenging assumptions and inviting the audience into the conversation.
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