Sustainability Series 2026
Running since 2022, The Concrete Centre’s Sustainability Series is an annual four-week programme of online events and resources, providing the latest guidance, progress updates and expert discussions on the design, specification and use of sustainable concrete.
The 2026 series will explore key themes including reducing carbon through efficient design, getting started with specifying lower-carbon concrete, designing for resilience and the role of concrete in a circular economy.
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Sustainability in Practice - Inspiring projects, practical insights
Photo: The two projects that will be featured in this event are The Octagon, Birmingham and 76 Southbank, London
Date: Thursday 24 September 2026
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Venue: Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE
Join us at RCP’s iconic Grade I-listed modernist building in Regent’s Park, London, for the flagship in-person event of this year’s Sustainability Series, hosted by Elaine Toogood, Senior Director, Concrete, MPA.
Leading members of the project teams will share the stories behind two exemplary, recently-completed buildings, demonstrating different approaches to sustainable design using concrete. Hear from Dav Bansal, Partner at Howells on Birmingham's tallest building, The Octagon, and Stefan Rust, Associate Director at Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, alongside Andrew Middlebrook, Director at Heyne Tillett Steel, on the reuse and restoration of Denys Lasdun's 76 Southbank. The event will also feature a presentation by Andrea Charlson, The Concrete Centre’s Head of Sustainability, on the latest carbon data for concrete.
Whether you're an architect, engineer, developer or sustainability professional, this event will provide practical inspiration, valuable evidence and the opportunity to explore the future of sustainable construction with industry experts and peers. Following the presentations, join us for drinks and to network and continue discussions on how to specify and build sustainably with concrete.
More events to be announced
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