Programme

SBE27 Delft includes two main conference days (October 5-6) followed by a full day dedicated to doctoral and early-career researchers (October 7). Keynote speakers will be announced from early 2027.

Programme overview

Day 1 — Tuesday 5 October:	Opening plenary with an SBE Partner representative · Keynotes · Six parallel tracks · Poster session · Field visits · Conference dinner
Day 2 — Wednesday 6 October:	Keynote · SBE Climate Change and Sustainability Roundtable (CIB, iiSBE, FIDIC, UNEP, GlobalABC, Habitat for Humanity) · International Policy Lab: municipalities, housing providers, grid operators, researchers and national governments compare district-transition approaches across countries · Parallel tracks · Editors' session with the Editors-in-Chief of Energy and Buildings, Journal of Housing and the Built Environment and Buildings & Cities · Closing plenary: adoption of the SBE27 Delft Declaration for WSBE28 · Best-paper awards
Day 3 — Thursday 7 October:	PhD Forum and Early-Career Day: paper-tandem sessions with senior discussants, doctoral colloquium, mentoring café · Student Challenge final · Project meetings (co-hosted) · Close mid-afternoon for rail connections

Field Visits

Delft and its surroundings offer a compact showcase of district-scale transition in practice: grid-congestion solutions with the regional network operator, neighbourhood renovation programmes with housing associations, and living-lab research at The Green Village on campus. Visits take place on the afternoon of Day 1; places are limited and allocated at registration.

Conference dinner

The dinner on the evening of Day 1 continues the conversation over a locally sourced, largely plant-based menu. Tickets (€85) can be added at registration.