Healthy Buildings Conference & Expo 2026
Thursday 26th February 2026 | 13:00-17:45
followed by drinks and networking until 19:30
Introba, 150 Holborn, London EC1N 2NS
The ASBP is celebrating its 10th annual Healthy Buildings Conference! Highlights include:
- A keynote talk from Sir Stephen Holgate, MRC Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology, UKRI Clean Air Champion and Special Advisor to the RCP on Air Quality.
- Sessions with expert speakers on PFAS and POPS in construction products, WELL Building case studies, indoor air quality research at the University of York, and the health & wellbeing benefits of natural paints.
- Speakers from Henning Larsen, Overbury, Introba, University of York, Environment Agency, Edward Bulmer, and a panel discussion featuring natureplus and Simon Jones, host of the Air Quality Matters Podcast.
- Drinks and networking with a spectacular view over London to celebrate our 10th conference!
With thanks to our event supporters
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Key Details
Date: Thursday 26th February 2026
Time: 13:00-17:45
- Registration from 13:00
- Conference sessions start at 13:30 and finish at 17:45
- Refreshments at 15:00 and 16:30
- Drinks and networking from 17:45-19:30 with views over London
Registration update: In-person tickets have now SOLD OUT! We do not want you to miss out… so we will now be live streaming sessions 1 and 2 via MS Teams. Register now!
- Online ticket for sessions 1 & 2 (ASBP member) – £40 +VAT
- Online ticket for sessions 1 & 2 (non-member) – £80 +VAT
- In-person tickets – £80 – £180 +VAT (SOLD OUT)
Location
Venue: Introba, 150 Holborn, London EC1N 2NS
Speakers and Programme
13:00 Registration and networking
Session 1 - 13:30-15:00
13:30 Welcome to the Conference
- ASBP – Simon Corbey, CEO
- Introba (Event host)
- Mclaren (Gold sponsor) – Rhiannon Butcher, Senior Sustainability Manager
13:45 Keynote Speaker
Sir Stephen Holgate, MRC Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology, UKRI Clean Air Champion and Special Advisor to the RCP on Air Quality
- The health harms of modern air pollution across the lifecourse.
- The indoor environment as an important but neglected source of air pollutants.
- A Breath of Fresh Air – recommendations from the 2025 RCP air pollution and health report.
14:15 PFAS in Construction Products
Martha Lewis, Head of Materials, Henning Larsen
- PFAS in construction products: how to be wise about product selection and specification
- Presentation of the PFAS-Circle: a mapping of literature studies plus testing results from a recent Danish study
- Advice to consultants, clients, contractors and manufacturers: How to best navigate the current state of EU regulation
14:35 Well Building Standard and Indoor Air Quality in Fit-Out
Debbie Plavinskas, ESG Manager, Overbury
- IAQ in Fit-Out (WELL Alignment)
- Product impact and selection
- Risks & Outcome
Well Building Standard Case Study – 30 Finsbury Square
Aazraa Pankan, Sustainability Consultant, Introba
15:00 Refreshment break
Session 2 - 15:30-16:30
15:30 INTERIORS: A new Indoor Air Quality Research Testing Facility at the University of York
Professor Nic Carslaw, Professor of Indoor Air Quality, University of York
- Why is indoor air pollution important?
- How can building materials affect indoor air quality?
- How will the new INTERIORS facility help us to better understand the impact of building materials on indoor air quality.
15:50 POPS and Construction Products
Graham Winter, Senior Advisor (Waste Strategy & Circular Economy), Environment & Business,Environment Agency
16:10 The protective role of paint
Edward Bulmer, Co-founder, Edward Bulmer Natural Paint
- How paint can allow building materials to ‘breathe’
- How paint can help to regulate moisture for better internal air quality
- How, if it is made correctly, paint can be returned to the earth rather than create pollution
16:30 Refreshment break
Session 3 - 17:00-17:45
17:00 Panel discussion
- Chaired by Mark Lynn , Chair, ASBP
- Simon Jones, Host of the Air Quality Matters Podcast
- Sir Stephen Holgate
- Tilmann Kramolisch, Managing Director, natureplus
17:35 Closing comments from the chair
17:45 Close
Drinks and networking - 17:45
Short talks from:
- Hannah Gibson, Innovation Lead, UKRI on the Healthy Homes programme
- Douglas Booker, University of Leeds on the HESTIA project
- Martin Hurn, Event Director on Futurebuild 2026
Close - 19:30
Past Conferences
Healthy Buildings 2025
Healthy Buildings 2025 took place on 26th February 2025 at the Human Rights Action Centre in London.
We were joined by keynore speaker John Palmer, Deputy Director at MHCLG. We also had industry-first insights into the indoor air quality of UK bio-based Passivhaus schools, a panel on biogenic carbon, and new research findings.
Healthy Buildings 2024
Healthy Buildings 2024 took place on 29th February 2024 at the Building Centre in London.
We had talks on biophilic schools, the latest research findings on healthy indoor environments, the issue of toxic chemicals in our environment, how the construction industry is responding to the biodiversity crisis, and more.
Healthy Buildings 2023
Healthy Buildings 2023 took place online on 9th February 2023.
Our keynote speaker was biophilic design expert and author, Oliver Heath. We also had talks on material toxicity and fire, post occupancy evaluation and insurance of mass timber buildings, flame retardants and building products, and ‘wood for health’.
Healthy Buildings 2022
Healthy Buildings 2022 took place online on 24th February 2022.
We were joined by a number of speakers at the forefront of their professions, with talks on indoor air quality and healthy product research, important new health & wellbeing standards, and cutting-edge case studies.
Healthy Buildings 2021
Healthy Buildings 2021 took place online on 24th February 2021.
Our expert speakers discussed how to create spaces that are healthy and productive for users, and explored the complex relationship between external and internal air quality and transmission. With talks from Prof. Cath Noakes OBE, Geraint Davies MP and Rosamund Kissi-Debrah.
Healthy Buildings 2020
Healthy Buildings 2020 took place on Thursday 27th February 2020 at the Human Rights Action Centre in London.
Our keynote speakers were Sam Conniff Allende (Award winning social entrepreneur and author of ‘Be More Pirate’) and Mary Creagh (Labour MP for Wakefield from 2005-2019 and former Chair of the Environmental Audit Select Committee).
Healthy Buildings 2019
Healthy Buildings 2019 took place on 28th February 2019 at London South Bank University.
The theme was ‘Plastics in Construction: Issues, Impacts and Alternatives’ with keynote speakers Emily Penn and Professor Sean Smith (Edinburgh Napier).
Healthy Buildings 2018
Healthy Buildings 2018 took place on 14th February 2018 at University College London.
Our keynote speakers were Professor Stephen Holgate (RCPCH) and Professor Anna Stec (UCLan).
Healthy Buildings 2017
Our inaugural Healthy Buildings Conference and Expo took place on 15th February 2017 at University College London.
We had a whole host of speakers including Dr Jannik Giesekam, Jerker Ligthart (Chemsec) and Dr. Caroline Thurner (IBO).