Headed by the world’s leading biennial trade fair for lighting and building services technology in Germany, Light + Building, Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology is an exhibition platform dedicated to the intelligent building industry in China. In 2016, SIBT will return to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 31 August – 2 September 2016, and celebrate 10 years of helping pioneers to bring cutting-edge building technologies to diverse groups of professionals from around the world. This year’s edition will highlight two core themes, “Intelligent Hotels” and “Smart Communities”, to unveil the opportunities in these new areas. The show will run concurrently with Shanghai Smart Home Technology (SSHT) and span across an exhibition area of 15,000 sqm.
In addition to SSHT, SIBT 2016 will also run concurrently with Shanghai International Trade Fair for Heating, Ventilation & Air-conditioning (ISH Shanghai & CIHE) and Shanghai International Lighting Fair (SILF). Collectively known as the “Intelligent Green Building – IGB” exhibition platform, these four fairs form a holistic platform that will provide solutions for industries concerned about building efficiency, sustainable development and intelligent and green building. The strategic integration of various technologies from each fair optimises synergies between a diverse group of professionals in the intelligent building, smart home, HVAC and lighting industries. The IGB platform expects to attract over 700 exhibitors and 51,000 visitors, utilising 40,000 sqm of exhibition space.