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Innovation Zero World Congress 2026

Innovation Zero 2024 Main Stage

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Building Decarbonisation: Bridging the Data Gap

28 Apr 2026
Built & Infrastructure
Digitalisation & AI for Net Zero

Buildings account for nearly a quarter of UK emissions, with heating representing one of the most urgent decarbonisation challenges. Improving energy performance across the building stock will require large-scale retrofitting, smarter energy systems and significant private investment.

High-quality, trusted data is essential to this effort, enabling better measurement of building performance, more targeted retrofit interventions and greater confidence for investors. Yet significant gaps remain in the availability, consistency and reliability of building emissions and performance data, slowing progress at a time when speed and scale are critical.

• What tools and technologies are emerging to close gaps in building performance and emissions data?

• How can data-driven insights and digital platforms accelerate retrofit delivery and attract investment at scale?

• What role should policymakers, financiers and innovators play in building a reliable and interoperable building data ecosystem?

Moderator
Mike Pitts, Deputy Director - UKRI
Confirmed Speakers
Yetunde Abdul, Director of Industry Transformation - UKGBC
Hannah Cool, Chief Operating Officer - B4NZ
Lucy Lyons, CEO & Co-Founder - Kestrix Ltd.