2026 edition of industry-leading Building Pathology Conference takes place

Tue 09/15/2026 - 16:46

A leading Building Pathology conference returned for its 2026 edition, with over a hundred attendees taking in the most up-to-date industry insights from a range of experts.

H+R SOCOTEC UK’s Building Pathology Conference 2026 (BP26), took place between 10^th-11^th September 2026 at Oxford Brookes University (OBU).

BP26 was the second modern holding of the event, following years of successful Building Pathology conferences held by Hutton + Rostron in the 1980s and 90s.

In partnership with OBU, this year’s event, with the theme: ‘Solving tomorrow's problems today,’ brought together researchers, practitioners and industry leaders to discuss everything pertaining to Building Pathology.

Speakers from SOCOTEC UK, Oxford Brookes University, UCL, Heriot Watt and others informed and entertained the audience with a range of presentations, case studies and personal anecdotes.

There was also representation from a range of other academic institutions, such as Loughborough University, De Montfort University, University of the West of England, University of Oxford, UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage and Heriot-Watt University, to give fascinating insights over the two days.

BP26 was a fantastic conference which gave our teams the chance to come together with the wider Building Pathology community and address the complex challenges facing our built environment.
We heard from a wealth of speakers on topics as diverse as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) fire modelling, retrofit opportunities, property flood resilience, RAAC and many more topics, and it was great to see our participants engaging with the speakers, asking really thought-provoking questions which led to some great debate.
Once again it was great to partner with Oxford Brookes University to create a forum where academic excellence met practical industry expertise. It all led to insights that have real-world impact for building owners, occupants, and society at large.

Dr David Watt, Visiting Professor at OBU and Associate Director of H+R, led the proceedings, and said of this year’s event

BP26 remembered a key figure in its history, Michael Almond, with a memorial dinner in his name held at the historic Magdalen College in Oxford. Michael passed away in August 2025 and was an exceptional Architect and Building Pathologist with H+R, who impacted so many within the Building Pathology community.

Michael exemplified the highest professional and ethical standards, treating his clients’ challenges as his own and advising them with outstanding technical excellence. His enthusiasm for investigating the built environment and his commitment to high professional standards set a benchmark for all who knew him.

David Watt added:

For more information about the Building Pathology Conference 2026, visit the official event page.

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