100% FREERetrofit for a Net-Zero MENA — a full day of building science
Explore how existing buildings can use less energy and work better in a hotter climate. This public technical conference covers building envelopes, cooling systems, energy audits, real retrofit case studies and the practical challenges of upgrading schools, hospitals and other buildings.
Representative energy-retrofit photograph: insulation is fitted to an apartment building in France in March 2015. This is not the Dubai venue or a project promised at the conference.
Business Bay, Dubai · Renaissance Business Bay Hotel, Marasi Drive, Business Bay, Dubai
Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.
When to go
25 November 2026, 08:00–17:00. Registration 08:00–09:00; technical programme from 09:00 with breaks. Planner uses the 10:45–13:00 block on energy, cooling systems and sustainability standards.
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
Who can go
Open to members and non-members · technical adult-interest programme · Free public technical conference · advance registration required
Organiser FAQ says anyone may join regardless of CIBSE membership. No numerical age rule or child programme is published; this does not establish child suitability.
Check age guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Attendance is free and the organiser explicitly welcomes members and non-members. Register in advance and obtain confirmation; remaining places are not guaranteed.
- The current organiser page and its map identify Renaissance Business Bay Hotel, Marasi Drive. An outdated short overview still mentions Dusit Thani; use the current location and confirm it in your registration.
- This is a full technical conference, with talks, panels and case studies, alongside optional networking and sponsor stands. It is not a building visit or a practical construction workshop.
- No numerical admission age is published. The subject matter is aimed at engineering, sustainability and built-environment interests; confirm child suitability before registering.
- The website lists breaks and a networking lunch, but no free-food entitlement is claimed. Travel, parking and purchases are not included.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 6 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
6 November 2026: CIBSE current conference page explicitly states free delegate attendance and open registration for 25 November. Original Eventbrite page inspected in the public browser: FAQ says anyone may join without membership and this conference is free to attend; visible Free, Few tickets left and Reserve a spot. Full agenda contains substantial technical case studies and panels across the day. Ticket modal remained a loading spinner, so no claim of completed checkout or guaranteed capacity. Current location and map pin were read from the original event directions; outdated Dusit Thani overview is disclosed. No registration or personal information submitted.
CIBSE MENA — original free conference programmeOriginal event page: full agenda, open-to-anyone FAQ, free admission and registration
CIBSE current venue, date and hours
Photo: Cjp24 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP with the full composition preserved. The adapted image retains its source licence.