Future Ready Surrey: Delivering a Sustainable Built Environment - Workshop

Join us for “Designing and Delivering for the Future: Buildings That Support Health, Resilience & Net Zero” - a in-person workshop bringing together leaders from across Surrey’s built environment sector.

Why the Built Environment

The built environment in Surrey is central to achieving the county’s climate, health, and economic goals by shaping the quality of place. Buildings are major contributors to emissions, resource consumption and are increasingly vulnerable to climate impacts like overheating and flooding, which can exacerbate health inequalities. They are deeply interconnected with health and well being, transport, economic growth, green spaces, and infrastructure, meaning sustainable design supports wider goals like health and welbeing, clean mobility and biodiversity. Investing in buildings through new developments and retrofit offers a powerful opportunity to create climate-resilient, low-carbon, and inclusive places that foster thriving communities, drive green jobs, and ensure long-term economic resilience.

What to Expect

This full-day woskhop will explore how developers, property managers, utilities, local government, and other key stakeholders can collaborate to accelerate delivery of sustainable, low-carbon, and climate-resilient buildings across the county.

Through interactive discussion and shared insight, we’ll identify actionable steps to influence Surrey’s next Climate Change Delivery Plan (2025–2030), with a focus on embedding net zero, energy efficiency, health, biodiversity, and water-smart solutions throughout the building lifecycle.

Date & Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: Victoria Gate, Surrey County Council Office

Audience: Built environment professionals, infrastructure planners, public and private sector leaders, and sustainability experts.

Expect a day of knowledge exchange, collaboration, and cross-sector networking. You’ll gain valuable insights from key stakeholders in Surrey’s buildings sector, take part in discussions shaping Surrey's sustainability strategy, and have the chance to contribute your expertise to the development of Surrey’s next Climate Change Delivery Plan. Together, we’ll explore real-world opportunities and barriers to delivering healthier, more resilient places to live and work.

We’re also inviting organisations across the built environment sector to help shape policy by completing a short survey.

Your input will help us:

• Your current approach to sustainability and climate resilience
• Barriers around planning, skills, financing, infrastructure
• What’s needed to unlock better delivery tools, guidance, partnerships
• Innovation already happening that others can learn from

Survey responses will directly shape Surrey’s updated strategy, and a summary of findings will be shared at the July workshop

Take the survey:

• Surrey Built Environment – Properties: Surrey Built Environment - Buildings/Property Sustainability Engagement Survey
• Surrey Built Environment – Energy: Surrey Built Environment - Energy Engagement Survey

Be part of shaping a future ready Surrey. Places are limited, register now to secure your spot.

If you have any questions or want further information, please email: greenerfutures@surreycc.gov.uk

Important Note:Submitting a request via this page does not automatically guarantee a place at the workshop. This event is designed for those working within the built environment sector, including development, property management, infrastructure, planning, utilities, sustainability, and local government.

To ensure conversations are relevant and productive, we’ll be prioritising attendance for those in these industries. If this event isn’t quite the right fit, there may be others on our page better suited.