EVENTS | CIBSE BUILD2PERFORM LIVE 2023 GET READY FOR BUILD2PERFORM LIVE 2023 The building services industrys premier event includes, for the first time, the Light2Perform symposium and CABEs Building Environment Live. Alex Smith picks out some highlights from the packed two days of discussions and learning T he eighth CIBSE Build2Perform Live will return to ExCeL London on 5-6 December 2023, with 125 speakers, 100-plus exhibitors, and more than 70 hours of presentations and debates, covering every facet of the building services industry. For the first time, the event will incorporate Light2Perform, with an extensive programme curated by the Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) and the Lighting Industry Association. Also co-locating with Build2Perform Live is the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABEs) Built Environment LIVE, which has themes of performance, compliance and safety. A CIBSE-accredited CPD programme will run alongside Build2Perform. Curated by CIBSE Divisions and Special Interest Groups, and the Build2Perform Live advisory 20 November 2023 www.cibsejournal.com committee, it will feature invited specialist speakers from across the built environment. Build2Performs key themes this year are heating for net zero, climate adaptation, electrical services, smart technology, building safety, and health and wellbeing. Net zero, safety and overheating The keynote session on day one will discuss how the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard will impact environmental design. This will be followed by an session on virtual, augmented and virtual realities, which will delve into artificial intelligence and discuss the benefits and pitfalls of handing building control to the machines. Representatives of the government and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will explain how the Building Safety Act is revolutionising the way buildings are procured, designed and maintained. Building safety is also the A packed theatre at last years CIBSE Build2Perform Live theme of a session organised by the Society of Faade Engineering. Thermal comfort is key to health and wellbeing, and Build2Perform will feature a session on the latest research and industry developments in assessing overheating in buildings. Speakers include Kevin Lomas, Susie Diamond and Becci Taylor. On day two, the keynote will cover CIBSEs TM65: Embodied energy in building services, and look at TM65 guides specifically for Middle Eastern and North American regions. Winners of the annual Society of Digital Engineering Awards will also be announced at Build2Perform. The CIBSE Resilient Cities Group is hosting a seminar on advances in urban digital planning and modelling for climateresilient and healthy cities, and other sessions will look at indoor air quality and guidance on avoiding mould and damp.