EMEX 2025 Energy Management + Smart Building Expo

Held 19–20 November 2025 at ExCeL London, EMEX 2025 reaffirmed its standing as the UK’s premier gathering for anyone serious about energy, sustainability and the future of smart buildings.

This year marked a pivotal shift — for the first time, EMEX expanded beyond traditional energy management to embrace the full spectrum of connected, smart, and digitally managed buildings. The new Smart Buildings & Built Environment Theatre joined the established line-up (Energy & Carbon Strategy; Net Zero & Sustainability; Flexible Networks; and more), signalling that smart building technology is now central to sustainability and FM conversations.

Over 3,500 sector professionals and decision-makers attended — energy managers, FM leaders, sustainability officers and smart-building integrators — all looking to source solutions, share insight, and act on decarbonisation targets.

Envirotech MD Pinder Singh Hujan Dip IoD and Operations Director Brody Finley attended EMEX to discover more on the latest technologies, topics and systems being used and discussed.

A few highlights from the visit

• Smart building innovation — from advanced BMS platforms to intelligent sensors and IoT-enabled systems, there was a clear focus on using real-time data to optimise performance, reduce waste and improve occupant experience.
• Energy efficiency & decarbonisation tech — exhibitors showcased high-efficiency HVAC, heat pumps, demand-side response, battery storage and data-driven optimisation tools aimed at lowering energy use and carbon emissions.
• Net-zero strategies — many talks centred on practical pathways for organisations to meet net-zero goals, covering renewable integration, energy monitoring, reporting and compliance.
• Predictive maintenance — a growing theme was the use of building performance data in fault detection and planned intervention, helping FM teams work more efficiently and more proactively.
• A standout BSI presentation by Mary Murphy, who broke down the global race to net zero, the practical steps for quantifying and reducing GHG emissions, and the differences between ISO 14060 and the GHG Protocol.

For anyone in facilities management, building services, property management or sustainability, EMEX 2025 wasn’t just an expo. It was a wake-up call: the future is smart, efficient, connected and built on sustainability.

We look forward to applying some of these insights, and exploring new collaborations sparked from the conversations had.