When and where is Smart Buildings Show 2026?

On 14 and 15 October 2026 at ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL.

Is it free to attend?

Yes. Visitors register online for a free ticket, and the four conference theatres are free to attend.

What is on the conference programme?

Sessions run in four theatres: Energy Management, Controls & Networks, IT & Digital Infrastructure, and Management & Proptech, starting from 10:00 on each day.

Anyone involved in designing, running or managing commercial buildings, from facilities and property managers to building services engineers, energy managers and technology leads.

Smart Buildings Show 2026

Name: Smart Buildings Show 2026
Start: 2026-10-14T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-15T17:00:00+00:00
Location: ExCeL London

About this event

Smart Buildings Show is the UK's only dedicated commercial smart buildings conference and exhibition. It helps owners, engineers and operators decide how to make buildings more economic to run and more functional for occupiers, by bringing technology vendors and free expert talks together at ExCeL London over two days.

What's covered

The show spans every key aspect of creating and managing a smart building.

Access and security
Building automation and building services management
Cyber security
Data, analytics and digital twins
Digital infrastructure, networks, wireless and in-building cellular
Energy efficiency and sustainability
Lighting and controls
Regulations, consultancy and workplace management

Free conference theatres

Four free-to-attend theatres run through both days: the Energy Management Theatre, the Controls & Networks Theatre, the IT & Digital Infrastructure Theatre and the Management & Proptech Theatre.

Who attends

Facilities, property and workplace managers, building services and M&E engineers, architects, contractors, sustainability and energy managers, IT and digital transformation leads, and smart building consultants. The organiser cites over 3,500 attendees across the two days.