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The British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce, together with the Romanian Diversity Chamber of Commerce, proudly presents the second edition of Innovating Real Estate & Construction: Trends and Inclusiveness, taking place on 21 October 2025 at The Marmorosch Hotel, Bucharest.The conference convenes Romania’s leading developers, investors, designers and policy-makers to examine how the built-environment is digitising, decarbonising and diversifying—while keeping people front-and-centre. This year’s programme distils eight research-driven priorities: PropTech 2.0, near-zero-energy buildings, renovation finance, prefabrication & 3-D printing, adaptive reuse, 15-minute-city planning, universal design and social-impact funding.
Structured across three focused panels, the event explores market trends, accessibility and inclusive design, and the evolving legislative framework, illustrating every theme with high-impact Romanian and international case studies. Through conversations with industry leaders, legal specialists and design innovators, participants will clarify compliance obligations, see how best-in-class projects embed accessibility from concept to completion, and collect practical tactics they can deploy in their own portfolios.
By fostering dialogue between business, government and civil society, the conference equips attendees with the insights, contacts and strategies needed to deliver sustainable, inclusive and financially resilient developments—positioning accessible real estate as an essential value driver for 2025 and beyond.
Key Takeaways
Future-proof insight — understand the trends reshaping sustainable and inclusive development in Romania.
Finance know-how — learn how to tap green bonds, sustainability-linked loans and blended-finance facilities.
Practical accessibility playbook — discover proven strategies for implementing universal design across asset types.
Innovation radar — hear case studies on adaptive reuse, 3-D printing, modular solutions and mixed-use regeneration.
Power networking — connect with the developers, investors and public-sector leaders driving the market forward.
Who Should Attend?
Real-estate developers, investors and asset managers
Architects, urban planners and interior designers
Sustainability, ESG and compliance officers
Legal professionals specialising in construction, planning and accessibility law
Financial institutions, impact and infrastructure investors
Public-sector decision-makers and municipal leaders responsible for the built environment
Why Attend?
Learn directly from real-world Romanian and EU case studies.
Explore breakthrough technologies such as digital twins, 3-D-printed construction and modular housing.
Debate the legal, financial and operational challenges of inclusive design with the experts writing the rules.
Gain a 360° view of market trends from blue-chip developers, architects and sustainability leaders.
Stay ahead of Romania’s evolving regulatory requirements and investor expectations.
EVENT AGENDA
9.30-10.00 – Registration and Welcome Coffee
10.00-10.10 – Opening Remarks on behalf of BRCC & RDCC
10.10-11.10 – Panel I: Emerging Market Trends in Real Estate Industry
11.10-11.30 – Coffee Break and Networking
11.30-12.30 – Panel II: Building the Future: Accessibility and Inclusive Design in the Real Estate
12.30-13.30 – Pane lII: Sustainability in Real Estate: Investor and Developer Perspectives
13:30-13:40 – Q&A and Closing Remarks
13:40-14:30 – Networking Lunch
Panel 1. Emerging Market Trends in Real Estate Industry
Moderator: Colin Lovering – Co-Founder & Managing Director at Lovering & Partners
Speaker confirmed so far: Vlad Costea – CEO & Founder at SIGTREE
Key topics:
Market volatility and resilience: how interest rates, inflation, and global uncertainty are shaping asset values, tenant demand, and regional growth hotspots.
Technological Advancements: how AI, blockchain, and data platforms are redefining asset management, transactions, and tenant engagement.
Smart investment strategies: how investors are balancing risk and return through diversification, alternative vehicles, and ESG-aligned portfolios.
Real-world impact stories: how standout developments, tech adoption, and repositioning strategies are driving measurable success across sectors.
Panel 2. Building the Future: Accessibility and Inclusive Design in the Real Estate
Key topics:
Regulatory hard stop: practical steps to de-risk permitting, leasing and M&A ahead of the European Accessibility Act deadline.
Certification as ESG currency: how Access4you, BREEAM-InUse and WELL cross-talk, and how third-party labels feed CSRD, GRESB and green-loan covenants.
Retrofit economics: lessons from Mega Mall’s Gold upgrade and Globalworth’s 16-asset programme — capex, payback, tenant retention.
Digital & physical inclusion: from tactile wayfinding and hearing loops to app-based navigation and digital-twin validation.
Marketplace momentum: how events such as AccessABILITY Expo and Romanian Accessibility Awareness Day (RAAD) are seeding a local supplier ecosystem.
Financing levers: structuring sustainability-linked loans and social-impact bonds that price in accessibility KPIs.
Beyond mobility: designing for invisible disabilities, neuro-diversity and inter-generational use.
Designing for Diversity/ Spotlighting Next-Generation Case Studies & Innovative Practices
Embedding Accessibility from Blueprint to Build;
Why Accessible Real Estate is Essential for 2025 and beyond
Panel 3. Sustainable Finance Instruments for Net Zero & Social Impact Real Estate
Speaker confirmed so far: Oana Cojocaru – Sustainability Director at Globalworth
Key topics:
Structuring green bonds, sustainability linked loans (SLLs) and blended finance deals for Romanian real estate projects.
Selecting and negotiating KPIs & margin ratchets—energy intensity, embodied carbon, Access4You/LEED inclusiveness metrics.
Linking financing to inclusiveness outcomes: affordable rent caps, youth housing quotas, universal design certification.
Case study cascade: Romania’s €2 bn sovereign green bond → bank SLL products → developer level green construction loans.
Navigating EU Taxonomy alignment, CSRD disclosure, and third party verification requirements in financing documents.
Financing modular and 3 D printed housing solutions via social impact bonds and multilateral backed facilities.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Marmorosch Bucharest, Autograph Collection, The Marmorosch Bucharest, Autograph Collection, Strada Doamnei, București, România, Bucharest, Romania
