Smart Buildings Show

Smart Buildings Show gives you the information you need to make your commercial buildings more economic for owners and more functional for occupiers, with a free exhibition and conference over two days at Excel London. The organiser, Turret Group, describes Smart Buildings Show as the only UK conference and exhibition dedicated to commercial smart buildings, covering how they are created and managed.

Smart Buildings Show 2027 dates and registration

You can attend the exhibition and the theatres free with a visitor ticket. The next edition runs on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 June 2027 at Excel London, moving to June after the 2026 show on 14 and 15 October 2026. Online registration for 2027 is not yet open, so register your interest to hear when it goes live. Opening times for 2027 have not yet been published. In 2026 the doors were open from 09:30 to 17:00 on the first day and 09:30 to 16:00 on the second. The organiser says the show reaches more than 3,500 attendees over its two days.

Topics on the show floor

You can cover the building technology side of the construction and built environment calendar at one show. Listed subjects include building automation systems and BEMS, HVAC, lighting and controls, sensors, cabling, networks and wireless, in-building cellular and 5G, access and security, cyber security, data and analytics, digital twins, AI, energy efficiency, proptech, workplace management, and regulations and consultancy.

Four free conference theatres

You can pick talks by subject, as the 2026 programme ran across four free theatres:

• Energy Management, on visibility of energy use and managing it proactively
• Controls and Networks, on controls, BEMS, sensors, shading, lighting, connectivity, power and cabling
• IT and Digital Infrastructure, on combining physical and digital infrastructure
• Management and Proptech, on facilities management, software, security, integration, data analysis and workplace management

2026 sessions included a BSRIA talk on procuring smart building technology, based on its guide BG 91, and a Delta Controls session on retrofitting building networks with T1L to limit extra cabling. If you want to speak, a call for papers is run through the show website.

Who visits

If you exhibit, you meet people who design, run and manage buildings. Target visitor sectors include architectural practices, building services, facilities, property and estates teams, construction, consultancies, education, hospitality, retail, healthcare, local and central government, engineering, IT, infrastructure and housing associations. Organisations the organiser lists among 2025 visitors include Arup, British Land, Canary Wharf Group, CBRE, Foster + Partners, Hoare Lea, Network Rail, NHS Property Services, Savills and The Crown Estate. Job titles ranged from BMS managers and energy managers to heads of smart buildings, FM directors and chief technology officers.

Exhibitors and features

You can compare building controls suppliers on one floor. The 2026 exhibitor list, filterable by sector online, included Siemens Buildings, Johnson Controls, Trend Control Systems, Distech Controls, Belimo, Beckhoff, Delta Controls, Priva, Loxone and Sauter Automation, alongside the Building Controls Industry Association. Show features in 2026 included an AI Hub and a Building Automation Pavilion, and Smart Buildings Magazine was the media partner.

Exhibiting and sponsorship

You can take a sponsorship tier that bundles your stand with promotion. Platinum (four available) includes a 24 sqm stand, sponsorship of one seminar theatre and a keynote slot each day. Gold (six available) includes an 18 sqm stand and one speaker slot. Silver includes a 15 sqm stand. No prices are published, and stand and sponsorship enquiries go to the organiser’s sales manager. For a first stand, see our guides on choosing your first UK trade show and building an exhibition budget.

Getting there and staying over

You can stay close to the venue and book a hotel without booking or transaction fees. The organiser notes that Excel London is in the Royal Docks, about ten minutes from Canary Wharf and twenty from the City. Event Express has secured hotel rooms near the venue at favourable rates with flexible terms, and its service charges no booking or transaction fees.

Other shows nearby in the calendar

You can plan other Excel visits around these dates. The Meetings Show is also at Excel London from 23 June 2027, and Infosecurity Europe is there from 8 June 2027. For the wider built environment, Futurebuild opens at the same venue on 11 May 2027. More events are in our London trade show listings.

Source: smartbuildingsshow.com, smartbuildingsshow.com/exhibitors, smartbuildingsshow.com/exhibiting/why-exhibit, smartbuildingsshow.com/sponsorship-packages