Future Home promotes sustainable home design, building, interiors, technology and community life inspired by the award-winning Vaux neighbourhood being built at Riverside Sunderland.

Designed to support 21st-century living patterns, homes are built using Modern Methods of Construction, a range of sustainable and low-carbon technologies (including Passivhaus), and renewable energy, all of which will contribute to Sunderland’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2040.

Visitors to Future Homes can expect first-hand immersion in the best of British design: concept homes from winners of the Government’s Home of 2030 competition (run by Homes England in partnership with BRE, Design Council, MOBIE and RIBA), while trade and consumer events explore the knowledge, products and services that bring advanced, smart, green building to life.

Vaux Neighbourhood, Riverside

Guided tours of the award-winning Vaux development that will help the city achieve its net-zero targets. Discover what smart, sustainable city living feels like. Experience design excellence with river views, local services, community gardens and green spaces.

Homes of 2030

Concept homes from the winners of the Government’s Homes of 2030 competition. Affordable, energy-efficient, shared-use homes with adaptability and recyclability at the heart of their design.

We will shortly be launching the opportunity for sponsors to "Take Over a Home or Garden" with the ability to showcase innovation, creativity, and community spirit in one of the homes currently being built at the Vaux Neighbourhood, Riverside, Sunderland.

Tell your brand story set within your very own inspiring interior or outside space.

Demonstrate sensory experiences; showcase sustainable materials; promote accessibility, functionality and efficiency of your brand to a wide range of your key audiences

Naming rights for your home or garden is included for the lifetime of Expo.