To enable maximum participation, regardless of the status of the physical Summit, UKGBC is acting as secretariat to a huge number of organisations who have joined forces to establish a smart virtual presence, which aims to give the sector a voice at COP26, and generate a reach and legacy that can stretch beyond COP itself.

The Virtual Pavilion will comprise an exhibition of global exemplar projects and places, within a bespoke virtual reality (VR) space, as well as a major series of events and downloadable content – to include keynotes, panel discussions and more. Partners will shortly launch an open call for a creative and innovative virtual centrepiece for the Pavilion, with a detailed brief expected to be formally announced within the next few weeks.

At least 30 ‘Delivery Partners’ are working together to support the initiative, consisting of non-profits, trade bodies, government agencies and professional institutions from across the built environment. Delivery Partners include:

• Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE)
• Active Building Centre
• Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP)
• Better Buildings Partnership (BBP)
• British Property Federation (BPF)
• BRE Trust
• Building Centre
• Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT)
• Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
• Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) Europe
• Construction Innovation Hub
• Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT)
• Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
• Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)

• Core Cities UK
• Environmental Industries Commission (EIC)

• European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)
• Existing Homes Alliance Scotland
• Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
• Green Finance Institute (GFI)
• Good Homes Alliance (GHA)
• The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
• Landscape Institute
• National Infrastructure Commission (NIC)
• New London Architecture (NLA)
• ReLondon
• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
• Transforming Construction
• University of Edinburgh
• UK Green Building Council
• World Green Building Council

The Virtual Pavilion has been made possible thanks to the generous financial support of the project’s Commercial Partners:

• Active Building Centre
• AECOM
• AkzoNobel
• Allsop
• Arcadis
• Argent LLP
• Argent Related
• Arup
• Assura
• BAM
• Built Environment Communications Group (BECG)
• Berkeley Group
• BNP Paribas
• British Land
• Bruntwood
• Building Centre
• Buro Happold
• Bywater Properties
• Carbon Intelligence
• CBRE
• CFP Green Buildings
• Cundall
• Dorrington
• Ecology Building Society
• ENGIE Impact UK
• Federated Hermes
• Frogmore
• Grainger
• Great Portland Estates

• Grosvenor Group
• Halliday Fraser Munro
• Hoare Lea
• Hollis
• Howard de Walden Estate
• Hydrock
• Integrated Environmental Solutions
• ISG
• JLL
• Lendlease
• Lloyds Bank
• Low Carbon Alliance
• Make Architects
• MCS Certified
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Mott MacDonald
• Oxford Properties
• Pinsent Masons
• Ramboll
• ROCKWOOL
• SEGRO
• Shoosmiths
• Skanska UK
• The Crown Estate
• Troup Bywaters + Anders
• Turley
• Turner & Townsend

Andrew Crudgingtone, Climate Change Associate, CIHT said:

CIHT is delighted to be one of partners supporting the Virtual Built Environment Pavillion at COP26. There is simply no route to Net Zero that does not run through decarbonising our buildings and infrastructure, so it’s vital that this space exists where experts from the sector can engage with delegates to shape their decision making.

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Notes to editors

• For further details about the UK Built Environment Virtual Pavilion and how organisations/individuals can get involved, visit the website here - https://www.ukgbc.org/ukgbc-work/uk-built-environment-virtual-pavilion/
• CIHT is supporting the transportation sector play its part in making the UK a net zero greenhouse gas emissions economy by 2050. More information on the Route2NetZero project is available here - https://www.ciht.org.uk/route2netzero