Digital Construction Week announces seminar programme
Digital Construction Week (DCW) returns to Excel London on 3–4 June, and the seminar programme is now out.
Across ten stages and 230+ CPD-accredited sessions, the agenda tackles the questions AECO professionals are wrestling with right now – from net-zero design and AI integration to data interoperability, heritage digitisation and the future of asset management.
Visitors will have the chance to learn from the teams behind leading companies across the built environment. Including speakers from at Arup, Balfour Beatty, Hawkins\Brown, Heatherwick Studio, Laing O’Rourke, Mace Group, NHS, Skanska, TfL, Tata Steel and many more.
This is not only about spending. Resilience shows up in outcomes: assets delivered safely on budget and on time and built to perform for decades. If Europe wants more offshore wind, modernised Trans-European Network corridors for transport and energy, flood and water resilience, and housing that meets new energy standards, then delivery performance becomes the strategy, not an implementation detail.
The programme: What's on
Curated to reflect where the industry is heading, this year’s sessions are built to send attendees away with something genuinely useful – regardless of role or discipline.
Architects, engineers, contractors, BIM leads, digital transformation managers, asset owners: there’s something here for all of them.
Stand-out sessions include:
From geometry to fabrication: The interoperability gap we don't see
Rita Baltasar, Lead Digital Engineer, Bouygues
A sharp look at why digital models so often fall short in fabrication – and how embedding tolerances, constraints and manufacturing intelligence into the design process can break the costly redraw cycle for good.
The impact of early stage design decisions on whole life carbon
Catherine Sinclair, Head of Research, SPACE Architects
A session for anyone trying to make carbon reduction a practical reality, not just a target. Catherine introduces D-CARB, a fully open-access tool embedded within Autodesk Revit, and shows how early-stage carbon insight can become a shared foundation for design teams to reduce emissions when their influence is greatest.
Digitally reimagining a UNESCO world heritage icon: The Palace of Westminster
Muhammadou Ndure, BIM Technician & Richard Middleton, & Richard Middleton, Head of Digital Design | Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme Delivery Authority
From 19th-century Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin drawings to one of Europe’s largest and most detailed heritage BIM models. This session unpacks the surveying, point cloud capture and modelling techniques behind an extraordinary digitalisation project.
Bye COBie, say hello to AOH: How buildingSMART is creating a purposeful asset handover
Alex Plenty, Head of Digital Construction, Skanska
A timely session for asset owners, clients, digital leads and information managers. Alex explores how AOH replaces COBie – not by redefining what information is needed, but by fundamentally changing how and why it’s specified, produced, validated and exchanged. A practical, future-proof alternative that supports real operational outcomes.
Why Digital Construction Week?
DCW is the UK’s leading event for innovation and technology in the built environment – and it’s free to attend. The event brings together some of the sharpest minds in AECO for two days of sessions, demos and conversations you won’t find anywhere else.
In two days, you get:
- 230+ CPD-accredited seminars across ten stages
- 400+ speakers from across the AECO sector
- 150+ exhibitors with hands-on demos and live technology showcases
- 9,000+ professionals all navigating the same challenges, looking for the same solutions
Visitor attendance is free. Register here to secure your place at Digital Construction Week 2026.
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Digital Construction Week | Excel London | 3-4 June 2026