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 | |
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Location: EHB002 This space will host parralel sessions. |
| Date: Thursday, 26/Mar/2026 | |
| 10:00am - 11:15am |
1.4: Session 4: Climatic, Vernacular and Performance‑Driven Approaches in Environmental Building Design Location: EHB002 From Symbolism to Sustainability: Post-Occupancy Daylight Evaluation of the National Assembly Mosque in Bangladesh Data-Driven Optimisation of Net Zero Energy Residential Buildings in Dhaka: Integrating Evolutionary Algorithms and Vernacular Wisdom in High-Density Urban Contexts Sense of Balcony: A Conceptual Model of Sense of Place in Housing Threshold Spaces |
| 11:45am - 1:00pm |
1.7: Session 7:When Models Meet Reality: Understanding Thermal Performance in Buildings and Beyond Location: EHB002 Beyond Simplistic Assumptions: The Critical Need for Advanced Infiltration Modelling in Dynamic Thermal Simulations Limitations of Compliance Modelling in ‘Smart Building’ Evolution A Modelica-based Model for Dynamically Simulating the Energy Performance Degradation of Closed-loop Hydronic Heating Systems Dynamic thermal modelling of roof insulation effects in a buried service reservoir: a UK case study |
| 2:15pm - 3:15pm |
1.10: Session 10: Navigating Retrofit in Complex Public Buildings Location: EHB002 Inclusive and Low-Carbon Mechanical Retrofit in Healthcare Planning whole house energy retrofits in social housing – investigating stakeholder needs to ensure effective and efficient decision making Internal Stakeholder Perspectives on Retrofit in the Museum Sector |
| 3:35pm - 4:35pm |
1.13: Session 13: Overheating and Health Risk in a Hotter Climate: Weather Data, Cooling and Resilience Location: EHB002 Chair: Jasmine Ng Developing Location-Specific Weather Data for Resilient Building Design in Remote Climates Where air conditioning is essential - Raising a red flag ten times Assessing overheating risks of UK buildings and severity of health impacts |
| Date: Friday, 27/Mar/2026 | |
| 9:20am - 10:35am |
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 |
| 11:00am - 12:15pm |
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 |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm |
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 |
2.27: 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 |
