EVENT | BUILD2PERFORM LIVE For 2022, CIBSEs Build2Perform Live conference and exhibition has moved to ExCeL London and will be the biggest event of the year for the building services industry. Alex Smith scans the programme and picks out some of the highlights EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING B uilding safety, decarbonisation of heat and embodied energy are just some of the hot topics being tackled at CIBSEs Build2Perform Live taking place on 29-30 November at ExCeL London. The largest building services event in the calendar is back with a bang after a three-year hiatus. The move to ExCeL London coincides with the arrival of Crossrail at the venue, allowing delegates to reach Build2Perform from central London via Custom House station in a little over 10 minutes. Visitors to the Build2Perform conference and exhibition will experience the full breadth of the building services industry: during the two-day event there will be 60 hours of approved CPD, more than 80 speakers and around 60 exhibitors. Build2Perform will also see the welcome return of the Society of Digital Engineering (SDE) Awards and the Building Simulation Group Awards, which has a Young Modeller Award as well as an overall Building Simulation Award. In the SDE awards, judges are looking for examples of digital excellence across the whole built environment industry (see panel). The conference programme kicks off on Day 1 with a The CPAs Peter panel discussion on the cross-industry initiative behind Caplehorn the UKs Net Zero Carbon Buildings (NZCB) Standard. Speakers will include Clara Bagenal George of Elementa and LETI, CIBSEs Julie Godefroy and Related Argents David Partridge, who was appointed chair of the NZCB last month. The panel will discuss the latest developments on the NZCB standard and what it will mean for designers and installers. In the morning, the HSE will be highlighting the most key aspects of the Building Safety Act and how the new regime will impact the design, construction and operation of all buildings not just those deemed to be higher risk. A keynote address before lunch will look at the role of the HSE and the Building Safety 20 November 2022 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Nov 22 pp20-21 Build2Perform.indd 20 03/11/2022 15:51