The NAHB International Builders' Show
Each year, the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) brings together more than 67,000 building professionals from across the globe, and veteran attendees would advise newcomers to “have a show plan” long before you set foot on the show floor.
With so much information available about the show, it can be difficult to know where to start. So, we put together this list to guide you through the initial step of planning your show experience.
#1: Early Registration = Biggest...
The NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS), co-located with the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show® (KBIS) for Design & Construction Week® (DCW), is the largest gathering of home building professionals in North America. With 2,000 top manufacturers on the combined show floors and 95,000 people attending, it’s an exciting place to be.
If you are thinking about attending the Builders’ Show for the first time, IBS offers a first-time attendee...
Plans for the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) are underway. Be prepared to learn, connect and grow with these incredible educational offerings:
New for IBS 2020: Master Workshops are changing!
Previously known as Master Sessions, these advanced, 3-hour workshops dig deep into specific industry topics.
This year they will be held on Monday, January 20, the day before the show officially kicks off as part of pre-show education and will be...
It’s time to select NAHB’s annual Designee and Educator of the Year! These best-of-the-best candidates enthusiastically promote the value of NAHB education among clients, colleagues, builders’ associations, media, and the industry as a whole.
Designee of the Year awards are presented for the following categories:
Many construction or remodeling businesses run on a lean operational budget and are too small to have a full-time legal advisor on staff or on retainer. This is why it’s important to understand basic contract law.
The Construction Contracts and Law Course is ideal for builders, remodelers, designers and more as it will help you decipher the many details of the legal contracts you need to operate your business, such as mandatory and option provisions, warranties and arbitration...
Las Vegas is a desert oasis that is always shimmering and evolving. It’s only been a few months since we’ve last walked the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, but magnificent new things are already beckoning us when we return to the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) in January for IBS 2020.
Here are some ideas to put on your “must do” list while in Vegas attending next year’s Builders’ Show.
The Vanderpump Cocktail Garden is the creation of...
Now’s the time to gather your photos and write your descriptions as several NAHB awards programs are now accepting entries.
The Best of 55+ Housing Awards celebrate the year’s best projects, programs, companies and individuals—focusing on contributions to innovative marketing, industry-leading design, and construction and community lifestyle features that appeal to all life stages. Entry Deadline: August 16, 2019.
NAHB's Associate Member Awards acknowledge individuals...
The Advanced High Performance Building: Project Management course is designed to boost production efficiency and customer satisfaction by teaching you how to integrate high performance practices and certifications, such as Nation Green Building Standard and LEED, into a streamlined project management process.
Combining Project Management Institute concepts with the whole-house approach to building, this one-day course identifies important systems, documents and communication strategies....
Do you love attending the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS)? Do you like to be the first to know exciting information? Do you enjoy introducing others to new things?
If you answered “yes” to any of the above, consider becoming a 2020 IBS ambassador.
The IBS Ambassador Program expands NAHB member awareness of the building industry’s biggest event at the local level. Ambassadors share their experiences from the show with fellow members, and explain the benefits of...
As a project manager, it is your responsibility to get the project built on time and on budget—all while keeping the customer happy.
This course is designed to help project managers increase their professional value and, as a result, create a deeper value for the company and the customers. It teaches you the basics of successful project management and explains the role of project managers during each phase of a project: pre-construction, construction and post-construction. Graduates...