MIBA Levante brings fire systems focus to Southern Italy market
Iain Hoey
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Fire systems at the centre of MIBA Levante
MIBA Levante will debut in Bari on 18 and 19 November 2026, bringing together four building sector exhibitions including SICUREZZA, the Fiera Milano event focused on security and fire systems.
Fiera Milano has announced that the new event is a spin-off of MIBA – Milan International Building Alliance and will serve professionals from Southern Italy and the Mediterranean area.
The exhibition will take place at Nuova Fiera del Levante.
In odd-numbered years, MIBA in Milan brings together GEE – Global Elevator Exhibition, MADE Expo, SICUREZZA and SMART BUILDING EXPO.
In even-numbered years, MIBA Levante will present an exhibition offer shaped around the needs of Southern Italy and the Mediterranean building stock.
SICUREZZA will make its Bari debut as part of that format.
The event will present solutions for access control, video surveillance, fire protection and passive protection.
It will also place attention on intrusion detection and connected systems.
Fire systems within a changing building market
According to Fiera Milano, data from CRESME shows that construction market production in Southern Italy exceeded €90 billion in 2025, with Puglia alone accounting for €18 billion.
That total represents about one third of the overall Italian market.
CRESME said the sector will face the substantial exhaustion of resources from Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) from 2026.
Its analysis also points to uncertainty around tax incentives for building renovation and energy efficiency improvements.
Housing is identified as one of the key market themes in the coming years in Southern Italy and especially in Puglia.
Property transactions in Puglia have increased by 32% compared with 2019, against an Italian average of 27%.
MIBA Levante is set to focus on the energy and digital transition of the Mediterranean building stock in that context.
Education programme and the four-event format
Fiera Milano said the event will include training meetings and special events that allow professionals to obtain continuing education credits.
Workshops and conferences are being developed with the Polytechnic University of Bari and the University of Bari Aldo Moro.
The programme also involves MedisDIH, the Order of Engineers of the Province of Bari and international associations including Smart Buildings Alliance and the Engineering Association of Mediterranean Countries (EAMC).
EAMC has chosen MIBA Levante as the venue for its Convention on Decarbonization and Sustainability of the Built Environment in the Mediterranean.
Within Smart Building Levante, the Keep Zero Area will focus on sustainable construction and the new ITACA Puglia Protocol.
MIBA Levante also includes MADE Expo, SMART BUILDING LEVANTE and GEE – Global Elevator Exhibition.
The event is scheduled to take place in Bari at Nuova Fiera del Levante on 18 and 19 November 2026.