102nd EUROCONSTRUCT Conference – Update No. 1

by Michael Weingärtler, WIFO – Austrian Institute of Economic Research

UNDERSTANDING WHAT MOVES THE MARKET

19–20 November 2026
House of Industry, Vienna, Austria
Live stream available

Vienna hosts the winter conference

The EUROCONSTRUCT network gathers in Vienna on 19–20 November 2026 for its 102nd Conference, hosted by the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) – the institute that also coordinates the network. The main conference day takes place at the House of Industry on Schwarzenbergplatz, one of the city’s grand Ringstraße-era palaces.

Three locations in central Vienna host the conference and its networking programme, all within a short walk or tram ride of one another.

Conference day

House of Industry Schwarzenbergplatz – main conference and live stream, Friday 20 November 2026

Networking EVENING

Pre-conference tour ‘ Vienna becomes a metropolies’ at Wien Museum, Thursday 19 Novomber 2026.

Networking EVENING

Pre-conference evening mingle in central Vienna at Salon Plafond, Thursday 19 November 2026 – connections first, forecasts second.

First confirmed: the opening keynote

Prof. Gabriel Felbermayr, WIFO Director

The conference opens with a geopolitical macro perspective from the host institute’s director – the defining factor for the construction industry through to 2029.

What the conference delivers

The 102nd EUROCONSTRUCT Conference brings together Europe’s leading construction economists, analysts and industry decision-makers in Vienna, hosted by the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO). The evening of 19 November opens with a pre-conference networking event; the main conference day on 20 November at the House of Industry covers the macroeconomic scenario and detailed outlooks for housing, non-residential construction and civil engineering, each paired with invited lectures from leading industry experts.

Can’t make it to Vienna? The main conference day will be broadcast via live stream.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael Weingärtler

WIFO – Austrian Institute of Economic Research

wifo.ac.at

michael.weingaertler@wifo.ac.at

www.linkedin.com/in/michaelweingaertler/

Michael Weingärtler has been researching the construction industry at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) for more than two decades, working within the "Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis" group on housing policy, financing, innovation, sustainability, procurement, and ongoing market monitoring. He manages EUROCONSTRUCT's network's activities, co-authors its forecast reports, supports its strategic development, and regularly presents findings at international conferences.

102nd EUROCONSTRUCT Conference – At a glance

19 & 20 November 2026
House of Industry · Vienna, Austria
European construction market forecasts towards 2029
Contact: euroconstruct@wifo.ac.at