FAQs

With the COVID-19  situation across the nation and Sydney in particular unfolding rapidly and the expansion of the lockdowns directly impacting the built environment sector, the DesignBUILD team have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 edition of DesignBUILD this October.

Read the full statement here. 

Whilst it is not a decision we have taken lightly, we feel that the extension of the lockdowns in both Melbourne and Sydney and the impact this will have on business confidence and industry timelines mean that we are no longer able to confidently guarantee the thriving show floor that our audience expects.

We are also aware that our 2022 event scheduled for 10-12 May at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, is fast approaching. Given the proximity to the 2022 dates, we believe that cancellation to be the most appropriate action, to wait for a period where there is more stability, and to successfully set our exhibitors and sponsors up for a high return on investment next year.

While we are disappointed not to be able to host DesignBUILD this year, we are still planning to connect the built environment industry and support industry growth through a range of hybrid and digital events and opportunities, including the Be Summit this September and October and our new CPD BUILDer, launching in the coming months

DesignBUILD will run 10 – 12 May 2022 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.

We want to provide you with as much flexibility as possible so that you have the confidence to continue to do business next year. We are committed to supporting the built environment industry and our customers by offering a number of options:

1. Transferring your stand booking to DesignBUILD 2022 in Melbourne (MCEC, May 10-12)
2. Transferring your investment to our Built Environment Summits in Melbourne and/or Sydney. This events are designed to be able to run 100% on line in the event of future lockdowns being in place
3. Transferring your investment into delivering CPD accredited education and training modules across our new on-line portal
4. Withdraw / Refund

Please note – for all exhibitors who have secured a business funding grant, we have been informed that funding can stay with a Grantee for rescheduled events as a result of COVID-19 up until 31 December 2022. We have reached out to the Business Events Grants team for more clarification and will provide more information on this as it comes to hand.

Should you wish to withdraw then the principles as set out under part (a) Cancellation will apply and all sums paid by the Exhibitor will be either (1) refunded by the Organiser to the Exhibitor within 14 days; or (2) if agreed between the parties (acting reasonably) held over to the next Exhibition or otherwise dealt with in any other manner agreed.

Should you like to speak to a member of our team about your specific exhibiting options, please contact your Client Manager.

For those with a booking for the 2021 event, you will simply be able to recontract your stand booking at the current stand rates (frozen from 2020). You can contact the team here or contact the event Client Manager directly for more information.

While the main exhibitions show floors won’t return until 2022, we are excited to still be planning to deliver our newest event brand the Be Summit, in both Melbourne and Sydney in September and October respectively.

The Be Summit is a one-day conference, bringing together Australia’s built environment leaders, government policymakers, and market experts to build a roadmap of recovery, and pave the way for future construction and development within Australia’s built environments. The summits are designed as hybrid events with both in person and virtual attendee options to ensure that these event can run regardless of restrictions. Find out more about the Be Summits here.

With a constantly evolving built environment we know how vital it is to stay on top of professional accreditation and that many of our exhibitors have products and courses that can keep our audience accredited. Our new CPD BUILDer platform, created and hosted by DesignBUILD, allows you to access one of Australia’s largest databases of built environment professionals, year-round and help build your brand as a certified thought leader.

We’ll be launching this new platform in the coming months, with a series of half day, online courses from already certified suppliers, with a focus on providing CPD topics that address current guidelines and the most-up-to-date technical information and applications for the industry. We’re taking expressions of interest in this new platform, so if you would like to find out more, contact the team.

DesignBUILD is an industry event with a renewed focus on advancing the excellence and innovation of Australia’s built environment. Bringing together Australia’s architecture, building, construction and design communities in one essential event, DesignBUILD gives industry professionals the chance to forge long-lasting business relationships across the planning, design, building and operations lifecycles as well as discover the latest products, sustainable solutions and smart tech from leading local Australian suppliers and manufacturers.

The 2021 edition of DesignBUILD has been cancelled.

DesignBUILD will next take place from 10-12 May 2022 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, co-locating with Total Facilities and the BE Summit.

DesignBUILD are dedicated to ensuring our attendees can do business in a COVID safe environment as we prepare for our 2021 show.

Please see our event safety guidelines here.

DesignBUILD is a business to business trade show for professionals working in or with:

1. Building/Construction Materials
2. Finishes & Surfaces
3. Fixtures & Fittings
4. Construction Technology & Software
5. Service Providers

As this is a business event for those people working in the industry, we ask visitors not to bring anyone under the age of 15 to the show. Proof of age and industry involvement may be requested at the door.

Visitor registrations will open in 2022. Subscribe here for updates. 

The exhibitor directory will be available in 2022.

Great! For more information about exhibiting at DesignBUILD, contact the DesignBUILD team. 

All international visitors need to apply for a business visa. The passport which you hold will determine whether you can apply online, or if you need to lodge a paper-based application. Before lodging any application please take note of any travel restrictions that may apply. Click here for more information.

Applications need to be made well in advance at the Australian Embassy in your country or in some cases can be made online. For more information visit the Department of Immigration website.

Please note that the organisers DO NOT provide visa invitation letters to international visitors.

Students are welcome at DesignBUILD, however, they are required to pre-register online or have prior consent from the DesignBUILD team. Only students studying a related course will qualify for entry.

As this is a business event for those people working in the industry, we ask visitors not to bring anyone under the age of 15 to the show. The exception is infants under one year old that cannot be separated from their primary caregiver. If you bring an infant we strongly recommend that you carry them in a baby harness due to crowds (strictly no prams or shopping trolleys allowed at the show). This applies to the children of both visitors and exhibitors. Under no circumstances are any children permitted into the exhibition halls during Move In and Move Out of the show.

This is a scam and you should ignore them. DesignBUILD operates under strict data privacy laws, and we do not share our visitor or any other internal data with unauthorised third parties. 

Any communication you may receive offering you to rent/buy or download our visitor or exhibitor contacts is a scam and should be deleted. We are currently exploring legal avenues to shut down these practices.