Birmingham’s commercial property market is at a crossroads. With tightening sustainability regulations and increasing demand for high-performance buildings, many of the city’s existing office spaces are facing a stark choice: retrofit or redevelopment. While landmark projects, from the Palisades to Primark and the relaunch of Centre City, are leading the way in commercial retrofitting, other buildings are being deemed unviable and are set for demolition.
Join Building Brum and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) for an essential discussion on how Birmingham’s city centre is evolving, and what it means for developers, investors, and occupiers.
This event will explore:
🔹 The Retrofit Imperative – With 80% of commercial properties at risk of becoming unlettable by 2030, how is the city responding?
🔹 Balancing Sustainability & Viability – When does it make sense to retrofit, and when is demolition the only option?
🔹 Case Studies in Action – Lessons from high-profile projects.
🔹 The Future of Birmingham’s Built Environment – What does the shift towards sustainable, energy-efficient buildings mean for the city’s skyline?
Event Chair: Mat Jones – Senior Director - Turley
Special guest panellists
Laura Wardak - Structural Design Associate - Arup
Moe Ali – Associate Director - Bruntwood SciTech
Alex Housden – Senior Development Manager - MEPC
Mark Stenning – Contracts Manager – Careys
Retrofitting vs Redevelopment is sponsored by Careys who will be hosting a drinks reception and networking session for all our guests.
The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored by Solus, ScanTech Digital, Careys, Apic UK Limited, Arup, EH Smith and Sunbelt Rentals.
Due to sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives. Sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact conor@curzon-consultants.uk
For more information regarding sponsorship please email conor@curzon-consultants.uk or visit www.buildingbrum.co.uk
Further details and full joining instructions will be provided on registering, but in the meantime if you have any questions please contact:
Georgina Floyd - CIOB - Member Services & Events Coordinator
Tel: +44 (0)1344 630836 Email: gfloyd@ciob.org.uk
Please note: this event is for over 18’s only.
How can we help you get the most out of this event? We want to ensure accessibility for all of our members. Please contact us in confidence prior to attendance and we will do our best to answer any questions and support any additional needs you may have.
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