
The national summit promoted by Gbc Italia at the Auditorium Parco della Musica for building redevelopment strategies.
The second edition of the Green Building Forum Italia 2026 will be held in Rome on 28 October, the summit promoted by Gbc Italia to define the energy and sustainable redevelopment strategies of the national building heritage.
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The forum collects the legacy of the previous edition held in Milan at Palazzo Lombardia.
The second edition of the Green Building Forum Italia 2026 will be held in Rome on 28 October, the national summit promoted by the Green Building Council Italia to outline the redevelopment strategies of the building heritage. The event, entitled "Building the Italy of tomorrow", will be held in the Petrassi Hall of the Parco della Musica Auditorium, bringing together government, local authorities and the construction supply chain around the same table to identify the sector's priorities and the conditions for making sustainability accessible and achievable on a large scale.
The event collects the legacy of the Milanese debut at Palazzo Lombardia, where institutions, businesses and the world of research had already started reflecting on the transformation of the sector last year. In the Roman stage, the Gbc Italia network brings the debate to an operational level, addressing the issue of the costs of the transition, the necessary financial coverage and the concrete benefits for citizens.
The sessions on 28 October will be structured around the relationship between energy, industry and competitiveness, housing policies and urban regeneration, up to innovation in the territories and the role of infrastructures. The work will also delve into the regulatory framework and financial instruments to support investments, with a specific focus on the accessibility of interventions and the verification of the performance of buildings throughout their entire life cycle.
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