Green Build Expo: North 2026

Green Build Expo: North is a specialist event for built environment professionals working on the retrofit of industrial heritage to meet UK net-zero targets, staged in Manchester in November 2026. The expo is structured around the specific challenges of northern England’s industrial building stock, where the scale, typology and ownership patterns of heritage assets present a different set of technical and commercial problems from those typically addressed at national retrofit conferences.

The programme brings together architects, structural engineers, energy consultants, heritage specialists and developers to examine case studies and emerging methodologies, with exhibitors focused on the products, systems and approaches best suited to the demands of older industrial fabric. The emphasis throughout is on applied knowledge rather than policy discussion, with sessions led by practitioners with direct experience of complex retrofit projects.

For architects and designers working on industrial conversion and heritage retrofit, the expo offers a concentrated professional development opportunity and the chance to engage with the supply chain and client network most relevant to this sector of the market.