UBM Built Environment will launch Ecobuild Southeast Asia on 17-19 September 2013 at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
The show will run alongside Greenbuild Asia; Southeast Asia's biggest event serving the local sustainable building community. More than 11,000 trade buyers and 450 exhibiting companies attended last year's event.
Eliane van Doorn, international director of UBM Built Environment, said Malaysia was chosen owing to support from the country's Construction Industry Development Board and initiatives taken by Malaysian government in promoting green technology.
"We are excited about the collaboration opportunities the show is set to provide between international suppliers, the government and commercial buyers in Malaysia and the Southeast Asia region. Our aim with Ecobuild Southeast Asia is to provide a regionally and internationally respected event to attract international leaders and suppliers to the region," she said.
UBM . Its London event was held at Excel in March, and attracted more than 57,000 industry professionals. It later launched in China and will also take the show to India in 2013.
You can read our in-depth showcase on Ecobuild in the April issue of the magazine.