{"id":46699,"date":"2026-05-12T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46699"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:56:18","slug":"ihbc-salutes-stba-a-few-ihbc-members-too-at-futurebuild-2026-14-may-with-free-tickets-too-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46699","title":{"rendered":"IHBC salutes STBA (&amp; a few IHBC members too!) at Futurebuild 2026:\u00a0 14 May, with free tickets too!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The IHBC is delighted to highlight STBA\u2019s appearance at Futurebuild 2026 on Thursday 14 May, with Board members, Panel of Experts and sector colleagues in sessions on assessment, moisture management, performance measurement, place-based retrofit, and regenerative futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>STBA writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These sessions speak directly to STBA\u2019s work on responsible retrofit, traditional buildings, moisture risk, building performance, and the wider conditions needed for good retrofit delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f301b75b28b225a13156c013d3cba465\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emails.futurebuild.co.uk\/c\/11UZlrV1KhcrY2I53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SECURE YOUR FREE TICKET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-95a772a8ad972b3ec9399d02e901a981\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurebuild.co.uk\/futurebuild-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>VIEW THE FUTUREBUILD PROGRAMME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STBA and NRH sessions \u2013 Thursday 14 May<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buildings and Materials Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13:15 \u2013 14:00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Putting communities at the heart of place-based retrofit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A discussion on how place-based retrofit can support healthier, lower carbon communities through locally informed delivery, collaboration, and long-term stewardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: <strong>Rachael Owens<\/strong>, Co-Director \u2013 National Retrofit Hub<br>Speakers include: <strong>Kit Knowles<\/strong>, Chair of the Board of Trustees \u2013 AECB; Director \u2013 Ecospheric, alongside contributors from the National Retrofit Hub network<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14:15 \u2013 15:00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Assessment standards, moisture management, and performance measurement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This STBA-curated session examines the importance of assessment standards, moisture risk management, and real-world performance evaluation in retrofit projects, with a focus on reducing unintended consequences and supporting better building outcomes.<br><br>Chair: <strong>John Edwards<\/strong>, Chair \u2013 IHBC Technical Panel (STBA Board)<br>Speakers: <strong>Diane Hubbard<\/strong>, Founder \u2013 Green Footsteps; <strong>Tara Clinton<\/strong>, Associate \u2013 Arup; <strong>Valentina Marincioni<\/strong>, Technical Director \u2013 UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (STBA Panel of Experts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15:15 \u2013 15:45<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The role of retrofit in a regenerative future<\/strong><br>A forward-looking session on how retrofit can contribute to a more regenerative built environment, balancing carbon reduction with material health, heritage value, resource responsibility, and long-term resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: <strong>Rachael Owens<\/strong>, Co-Director \u2013 National Retrofit Hub<br>Speakers: <strong>Hannah Reynolds<\/strong>, Historic England (STBA Board); <strong>Sarah Price<\/strong>, Spruce Retrofit Consulting Ltd (STBA Board)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/stbauk\/futurebuild-2026-conference-programme-stba-speakers-on-thursday?e=aea72f2f9f\">See more here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IHBC is delighted to highlight STBA\u2019s appearance at Futurebuild 2026 on Thursday 14 May, with Board members, Panel of Experts and sector colleagues in sessions on assessment, moisture management, performance measurement, place-based retrofit, and regenerative futures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[47,20,200,450,305],"class_list":["post-46699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-conference","tag-cpd","tag-event","tag-ihbc","tag-networking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46699"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46707,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46699\/revisions\/46707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}