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Architecture 2025: Reuse and Revitalise

Organisation Royal Society of Ulster Architects
Date 4th April 2025 08:30 AM (GMT)
Link https://www.nienvironmentlink.org/events/architecture-2025-reuse-and-revitalise/
Email info@rsua.org.uk

Date: 4th April 2025

Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm

Location: Riddel Hall, Belfast

The Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) invites you to attend its annual conference “Architecture 2025: Reuse and Revitalise” on 4 April 2025 at Riddel Hall, Queen’s University Belfast.

This conference brings together the key players in Northern Ireland’s built environment sector to discuss the multitude of opportunities and challenges presented by our existing buildings. The diverse range of expert speakers from across the UK and Ireland will provide insight into the policies, approaches and techniques that are delivering high impact re-use projects.

The aim is to inspire increased reuse, to discuss the how-to and to connect the people who can make it happen.

Key stats on NI’s existing buildings

85,988 houses
8,900 listed buildings
15% of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings
50,000 peak number of annual retrofits needed to meet targets
5 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste generated annually
Policy context

This conference is set against a background of a litany of new and emerging policies in Northern Ireland which recognise the importance of protecting and enhancing our existing buildings including:

Energy Strategy – 25% of energy savings from buildings by 2030
Draft Circular Economy Strategy – built environment a priority sector
Review of the Architecture and Built Environment policy – underway
Overhaul of Building Safety system – underway
Climate Change Act – Climate action plan due imminently
Draft Investment Strategy for NI – expected focus on retrofit
Dilapidation legislation – expected imminently
New Building Regulations on energy performance of existing buildings – soon

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