Specialist lectures, presentations and discussion panels encourage dialogue and are meeting points for personal encounters.
Value of Water Conference | 17 + 18 March 2025
UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 6 stands for clean water and sanitation for all. The newly launched ‘Value of Water Conference’, which Messe Frankfurt is organising together with Euroforum – A Company of the Handelsblatt Media Group – on 17 and 18 March 2025 at the Congress Center of Messe Frankfurt, addresses this goal.
Experts from the sanitation, real estate and housing industries as well as political decision-makers, representatives of local authorities and international delegations, non-governmental and development organisations will meet here.
Through thoughtful dialogue and collaborative engagement, the conference seeks to accelerate progress towards achieving sustainable and equitable water solutions worldwide. The vision of the expert meeting point is to elevate water sustainability as a critical agenda item within the HVAC, water and building industry, empowering businesses to recognize their unique opportunities to drive meaningful impact through collaboration and innovation.
The programme of the ‘Value of Water’ conference offers a varied mix of keynotes, impulses, panel talks and international best practice presentations from different countries and initiatives. The breakout sessions in particular invite in-depth dialogue and offer space for new collaborations. Interested parties are cordially invited to actively help shape the programme and submit their ideas via the Call for Papers. The aim is to accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG#6).
Building Future Conference
Whether more sustainability, transformation in the heating sector or reduction of greenhouse gases - the industries in the building sector are faced with enormous challenges. The high-calibre ‘Building Future Conference’ in the Portalhaus at Messe Frankfurt is a meeting place for experts from politics and local authorities, the property and housing industry, energy suppliers, planners, architects and project developers. The aim of the conference is to jointly develop strategies that promote sustainable building and energy concepts and thus make a significant contribution to climate protection and resource conservation.
The Building Future Conference is organised by Messe Frankfurt together with its partners Federation of German Heating Industry (BDH), the Association of Air-Conditioning and Ventilation in Buildings (FGK) of the the German Association for Energy Efficiency in Building Services (VdZ), the German Sanitation, Heating and Air-Conditioning Association (ZVSHK) and other industry associations at national and international level.
Design Plaza
The Design Plaza in Hall 3.1 is the central location for interior design, current trends and future prospects for the sanitary industry at ISH 2025. The varied programme with lectures, panel discussions and round tables is organised by various partners. These include the German Sanitary Industry Association (VDS), VDMA Sanitary Technology and Design industry association as well as World Architects, Stylepark und Architonic. The Design Plaza is also the starting point for guided tours of the trade fair and offers the opportunity for dialogue and networking.
Real Estate Forum
Intelligent building control is also an important topic for property operators and owners, building services planners, facility managers and local authorities. The digitalisation of the industry, areas of application and practical examples are the focus of the short presentations at the Real Estate Forum in Hall 11.1. The VDMA Automation Management for House Buildings trade association and the Federal German Industrial Association for Building Services and Technical Installations (BTGA) are organising the meeting point for knowledge transfer and networking.
House of Energy Congress (German only) | 19 + 20 March 2025
The House of Energy Congress will take place on 19 and 20 March in the Congress Center at Messe Frankfurt under the title ‘Keys to transformation - digitalisation, infrastructure, skilled workers’.
Together with company representatives from the energy scene, start-ups and multipliers, we look forward to shedding light on exciting aspects of the energy transition.
On both days, you can expect interesting presentations and intensive discussion rounds as well as plenty of time for networking. The programme will be rounded off with a start-up exhibition.
Energy Consultants' Day (German only) | 20 March 2025
The development of strategies to promote energy-efficient and sustainable building concepts is also the focus of the 13th German Energy Consultants’ Day organised by Econsult. This will take place on 20 March.
More informationExhibitor Stage
For the first time, there will be a stage for specialist lectures and presentations by exhibitors at ISH
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