Efficient, green, connected: smart buildings - the primary cell of the smart city - can today make an important contribution to the evolution of our urban areas, but also to the sustainable approach, as buildings are now consuming 40% of energy. The years 2030 and 2050 are the milestones set by the European Community to member countries in order to decarbonize the economy: a fundamental paradigm shift that is already affecting the world of construction and that in Italy will focus not only on new buildings, but especially on existing ones, which, once modernized and connected, can become an active part of a regenerative process for cities, as established by the new Energy Requalification Directive for the building heritage whose discussion at the European Parliament started on last February 9.

In such a context full of opportunities, SMART BUILDING EXPO, from 15 to 17 November 2023, will provide a unique opportunity to understand how the digital and energy worlds are powerfully integrating, developing ever more refined solutions and fuelling a steadily growing market that in 2021, with EUR 6.5 billion, grew by 44% (source: Smart Building Report 2022 by Politecnico di Milano).

The aim of the event is to represent the changing city through the changes in its buildings, with a focus on energy efficiency and smart mobility technologies, renewable energy, control and management platforms, network and connectivity infrastructures, home and building automation and new digital services for citizens.

A proposal integrated with the other MIBA exhibitions, to offer an enlarged and synergistic vision of technologies and solutions offered by key sectors in the design, construction and redevelopment of buildings.