FACADE EVENT

Performance-Based Façade Design 2026 returns to Venice this September with a programme focused on durable façades, long-term serviceability, and real building performance in use. The conference will bring together façade engineers, consultants, architects, manufacturers, and building owners for two days of technical sessions and case studies on resilience, life-cycle performance, and maintainability. Delegates can expect keynote speakers from leading international firms, in-depth presentations on performance-based design methods, and practical insights on testing and standards, with a strengthened link to ASTM and harmonised façade performance criteria.

Real-Time Façade Performance turns static LCA into a dynamic record by linking monitored envelopes, energy drift and operational carbon. Using representative panels and lightweight sensing, it helps façade professionals verify assumptions, target maintenance and align sustainability claims with what façades actually do over time.

Europe’s building policy is entering an implementation phase, and the EPBD sits at the centre of that shift. Reporting from Brussels, this article explains how the EPBD framework, national renovation plans and new financial instruments will shape façade design, retrofit and construction practice, and why façade and building professionals have a unique opportunity to drive compliant innovation toward the 2030 and 2050 targets.