18–20 August 2026 | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
The Transforming Construction with Offsite Methods and Technologies (TCOT) 2026 Conference will take place on 18–20 August 2026 at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
The TCOT conference series provides an international forum for advancing research, innovation, and practice in offsite construction (OSC) and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). It brings together academic, industry, and policy communities to explore how emerging manufacturing approaches, platform-based delivery models, and advanced technologies are shaping the future of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry through a socio-technical lens.
The conference will be delivered through collaboration between IC3 of Northumbria university and the University of New Brunswick Off-site Construction Research Centre (Canada) and will be supported by CIB W121, the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), and Constructing Excellence North East.
Conference Tracks
The conference now accepts abstracts of 300 words for academic papers (full/short), and industry presentations, as well as proposals for workshops, under the following three main tracks:
- Advanced Technologies and Data
- OSC Processes and Systems
- People and Management for OSC
Abstracts may be submitted via the TCOT2026 website or directly through the submission portal, while the workshop proposals should be submitted via the workshop proposal form
Important dates
Submissions
| Submission Type | Submission Deadline |
| Full Papers (7–10 pages) | 30 January 2026 (abstract deadline) |
| Short Papers (3–4 pages) | 30 January 2026 (abstract deadline) |
| Industry Presentations | 24 April 2026 (abstract deadline) |
| Workshop Proposals | 20 February 2026 (proposal deadline) |
Registration
Early-bird registration: 1 April – 7 June 2026
Author/presenter registration deadline: 19 June 2026
Regular registration closes: 4 August 2026
All presenting authors must register by 19 June 2026.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Organisations interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TCOT2026 can explore the full range of partnership and sponsorship packages by accessing the TCOT2026 Partnership Opportunities Guide.
Further details, including the conference scope, and tracks, are available on the TCOT2026 website.
For general enquiries please contact the Conference Committee at: tcot.2026@northumbria.ac.uk.
Alternatively you can contact Dr Volkan Ezcan (Technical Chair) at volkan.ezcan@unb.ca or visit the TCOT2026 website.
We look forward to welcoming you to Newcastle for TCOT2026!
Dr Ala Suliman
Prof Richard Laing
Dr Volkan Ezcan
