26-28 May 2026
The BDTIC is the 6th international conference dedicated to Building Digital Twins.
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About the event
Join us for the Sixth edition of the Building Digital Twin International Congress (BDTIC6) in Brussels May 2026.
Hosted by the Building Digital Twin Association (BDTA) in collaboration with the European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP) this three-day event is designed for industry leaders and innovators.
The BDTIC is a premier networking and knowledge-sharing platform, aiming to unite a diverse spectrum of professionals: senior and postdoctoral researchers from academia, industry experts, private and public investors, technology specialists from public administrations, and policymakers. Together, these stakeholders will drive forward crucial technological advancements and sustainable development initiatives across Europe.
Event Highlights
The Congress will run from May 26 to May 28, primarily at Thon Hotel Bristol Stéphanie.
- May 26-27: The event begins with the ECTP Congress, culminating in a joint networking cocktail on the evening of the 27th.
- May 27 (Afternoon): The BDTA program launches with specialized workshops at the FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute Brussels.
- May 28: The BDTIC takes center stage at the Thon Hotel in the morning, followed by in-depth parallel workshops in the afternoon.
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Event Schedule Overview
The Congress will run from May 26 to May 28, primarily at the Thon Hotel Bristol Stéphanie, with a portion of the May 27th program held at the FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute Brussels.
Tuesday, May 26: ECTP Conference
- 13:30: Welcome coffee
- 14:00 – 18:00: Conference sessions
- 20:00 – 22:00: ECTP Gala Dinner
Wednesday, May 27: ECTP Conclusion & BDTA Workshops Kick-off
- 09:00: Welcome coffee
- 09:30 – 16:30: Conference sessions
- Afternoon: The BDTA program launches with specialized workshops held at the FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute Brussels.
- 19:00 – 22:30: BDTA – ECTP Joint Networking Cocktail
Thursday, May 28: BDTIC6 Congress & More Parallel Workshops (Thon Hotel)
- 08:00: Registrations
- 08:30 – 09:00: Welcome coffee
- 09:00 – 13:30: Building Digital Twin International Congress (BDTIC)
In the morning, our Executive Program with leading keynote speakers will provide a status of the digitization process within the construction industry. Demonstrations and presentations on advancements in scientific research will be showcased.
- 09:00 – 11:30: Session 1: Using DBPs + DPPs as enablers of Digital Twins in the Built Environment
- 11:30 – 13:30: Session 2: Vertical Aggregation: Pushing the boundaries of ADTw
- 13:30 – 15:00: Networking Lunch
- 15:00 – 17:30 (Aprox.): More Parallel Workshops
Challenges related to Civil Infrastructure Digital Twins, Building Digital Permits, Ontologies, Mathematical Simulation and Ethics will be addressed. Digital Twin use cases will be shared and European R&D projects in this field will be highlighted.
If you wish to submit a proposal to participate as a speaker or related to the content of our workshops or our international congress, please, contact us by sending an e-mail to: info@buildingdigitaltwin.org
Workshops
Tentative for 2026 workshops:
Afternoon of May 27, 2026, 15:00 – 17:30
- Workshop: EU BIM Task Group (EUBTG) (led by Chair Milena Feustel (Germany) and supported by Dmitrijs Kots (Latvia) as Co-chair). The EUBTG is a pan-European initiative co-funded by the European Commission. It acts as an advisory body to help public clients and policymakers across Europe implement Building Information Modelling (BIM). It works closely with the European Commission’s DG GROW (Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs), specifically the Construction Unit.
- Workshop: WG Digital Building Permits – Towards the creation of a new EU Working Group for the standardisation of Digital Building Permits (led by Pablo Vicente Legazpi – Building Digital Twin Association)
- Workshop: Digital Building Permits – Case study of 5 Dutch Cities (led by Siham El Yamani – UrbanIQ)
- Workshop: Ontologies for Building Digital Twins (led by Bram Bazuin – Semmtech)
Afternoon of May 28, 2026, 15:00 – 17:30
- Workshop: The Hycool-IT EU Project, (Grant Agreement Number: 101138623), Simbots, real-time simulation in data centers (led by Pablo Vicente Legazpi – Building Digital Twin Association)
- Workshop: The DYMAN project (Grant Agreement No. 101161930) is part of this strategic portfolio, which brings together several EU-funded projects to explore technical and scientific synergies in cooling technologies
- Workshop: PROBONO EU Project, (Grant Agreement Number: 101037075), ARV (Grant Agreement Number: 101036723) and oPEN Lab (Grant Agreement Number: 101037080) (Led by Edgar Valverde de PNO Innovations). Their shared mission under the European Green Deal is to decarbonize the European building stock by creating high-impact, sustainable urban districts
- Workshop: FOCAL: (Grant Agreement Number: 101138407), AI4PEX: (Grant Agreement Number: 101138379), EXPECT: (Grant Agreement Number: 101138382).Are sister projects funded under the same Horizon Europe call (HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-01-05), specifically focused on the planning and acceleration of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs)
If you’re interested in organizing a workshop or you wish to participate in one of our working group workshops, please, contact us by sending us a mail to: info@buildingdigitaltwin.org <mailto:info@buildingdigitaltwin.org>
Related Events
The Building Digital Twin Association (BDTA) in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, invites you to attend the 2nd Building Digital Twin Scientific Conference which will be held in Cambridge in July 2026. Additional information we’ll be released asap.
Related Events
The Building Digital Twin Association (BDTA) in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, invites you to attend the 2nd Building Digital Twin Scientific Conference which will be held in Cambridge in July 2026. Additional information we’ll be released asap.
Programme
26th May 2026
ECTP Conference 1st Day
13:00 - 18:30 | ECTP Conference 1st Day
Speaker: Anastasya Yurchyshyna
Position: Secretary General of the ECTP
Venue: The Thon Hotel Bristol Stéphanie
Capacity: 200 attendants
20:00 - 22:00 | Gala dinner
27th May 2026
ECTP Conference 2st Day
09:00 - 18:30 | ECTP Conference 2nd Day
Speaker: Anastasya Yurchyshyna
Position: Secretary General of the ECTP
Venue: The Thon Hotel Bristol Stéphanie
Capacity: 200 attendants
Pre-BDTIC Workshops: Only for members or under invitation
14:00 - 16:30 | Ontologies/Semantics workshop
Workshop Leader: Bram Bauzin
Company: SEMMTECH
Venue: FARI Institute
Capacity: 20 attendants
14:00 - 16:30 | Future standardisation of DBPs
Workshop Leader: TBC
Company: Tallinn University of Technology
Venue:FARI Institute
Capacity: 20 attendants
17:00 - 19:00 | Networking Drinks ECTP + BDTA
Venue: The Thon Hotel Bristol Stéphanie
28th May 2026
Workshops + 6th BDT International Congress
09:00 | BDTIC Official Opening Session
Speaker: Eduard Loscos
Position: President BDTA
09:05 | ADTw and DPPs
Keynote Speaker: Anders Rod
Company: Foster and Partners
09:25 | EC futureregulations in DPPs
Keynote Speaker: TBC
Company: DG Grow
Session 1
09:45 | IFC and AAS
Speaker: Dr. Volker Krieger
Company: BonsaiBIM
10:00 | DPP and DBL Convergence
Speaker: Emre Yöntem
Company: EcoWise
10:10 | TBA
Speaker: TBC
Company: REVHA
10:25 | Future of DPP in construction
Speaker: Lars Chr Fredenlund
Company: Lachmus
10:35 | Human Center Control systems
Speaker: Salvatori Cataldi
Company: BELIMO
10:50 | PROBONO Project
Speaker: Marco Barbagelata
Company: STAM
11:00 | Coffe break
11:30 | Standardisation in DTw in JTC1
Speaker: Antonio Kung
Company: TRIALOG
11:50 | Standardisation in Building Automation + SRIs and DTs
Speaker: Øivind Rooth
Company: Norwegian Office for Building Technology and Administration
Session 2
12:10 | Construction Data Spaces I: CONSTRUCT-X Project
Speaker: Anica Meins-Becker
Company: Construct-X
12:25 | Construction Data Spaces II: GREENBIMxels Project
Speaker: Pr. Eloi Coloma
Company: UPC
12:35 | HPC infrastructures
Speaker: Gokhan Ertaylan
Company: Research Lead at VITO
12:50 | EC3 Ontology Catalog
Speaker: Arghavan Akbarieh
Company:TU Eindhoven
Speaker: Iryna Osadcha
Company: KTU
13:00 | Urban Digital Twins - National DTw Luxemburg
Speaker: Silvain Kubicki
Company: LIST
13:15 | DTw and AI Ethical Compliance
Speaker: Nicolas Rebierre
Company: Trustworthy AI Association
13:25 | Conclusions and Closing
Speaker: Peter Imbrechts, VicePresident BDTA
Company: NEANEX
13:30 | Networking lunch
BDTIC Workshops: Any participant of BDTIC can participate
15:00 - 17:30 | Green Deal Results
Workshop Leader: Marco Barbagelata
Company: STAM
Sponsor: PROBONO
Room: Louise
Capacity: 20 attendants
15:00 - 17:30 | CWA: Future Standards in Building Simulations using ADTw
Workshop Leader: Pablo
Company: BDTA
Sponsor: HYCOOL-IT
Room: Stéphanie 1
Capacity: 20 attendants
15:00 - 17:30 | EIC Portfolio: How to generate a SIMBOT?
Workshop Leader: Tamara Fanjul
Company: Bureau Veritas
Sponsor: DYMAN
Room: Stéphanie 2
Capacity: 20 attendants
19:30 | BDTA Social Dinner
29th May 2026
BDTA General Assembly
09:00 - 12:00 | General Assembly
Capacity: 200 attendants
Speakers & Talks
Chair CEN/TC442
Global Standards & Regulations Lead at BELIMO Automation AG
Co-founder of Trialog
President of the European Trustworthy AI Association
Digital Transformation Officer at STAM
Founder and CEO of EcoWise
Professor at ETSAB, ETSAV, and EPSEB
Venue
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Thon Hotel Bristol Stéphanie (May 26-28):
Avenue Louise 91-93, 1050 Brussels -
FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute Brussels (May 27):
Cantersteen 16, 1000 Brussels
The Congress will run from May 26 to May 28, primarily at the Thon Hotel Bristol Stéphanie, with a portion of the May 27th program held at the FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute Brussels
How to arrive
Plane
Brussels Airport is located in the municipality of Zaventem, about 12-14 kilometers (7.5-8.7 miles) northeast of Brussels, Belgium. It is also known as Brussels-National Airport or Zaventem Airport
Train
The train station is located directly beneath the main terminal. Direct trains connect the airport to Brussels Central, North, and Midi stations, as well as other Belgian cities.
Bus
A bus service runs from the airport to the city center, connecting to other destinations like Antwerp.
Taxi
Taxis are available outside the Arrivals area and can take you to the city center.
Car
The airport is accessible via the A201 motorway and the Brussels Ring Road (R0).
Accomodation
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Sponsors
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Prices
BDTIC6: Early bird 180€ / Regular 250€
(early bird until March, 31, 2026)
To register, click on the following link and follow the instructions.
What’s Included
Your ticket gives you access to:
- Afternoon workshops (May 27: specifically on invitation)
- Joint Networking Cocktail (May 27: 5-7 p.m.)
- BDTIC2026 Conference (May 28)
- Afternoon workshops (May 28)
- Coffee breaks
- Lunch
Free Entry
- Registration is required
- Full members of the BDTA
- Guest speakers
- In case you didn’t receive the discount code, request it via: info@buildingdigitaltwin.org
Discounts
- €70 discount available for:
- ECTP attendees
- Associate BDTA members
- Valid until May 25, 2026
- Request your discount code via: info@buildingdigitaltwin.orgsending us proof of your attendance at ECTP conference or your associate BDTA number
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