In 2013, the preliminary settlement was introduced by NAHB and NKBA to co-locate IBS and KBIS beneath the banner of Design & Development Week (DCW), starting with the 2014 occasion held in Las Vegas. The co-located occasions have develop into the most important annual gathering of residential development and design business professionals.
Progress and Success
“2024 marks the 60-year anniversary of KBIS—an incredible accomplishment and a possibility to not solely rejoice our progress however to set targets for the way we need to proceed to raise the present and assist drive the business ahead,” mentioned Invoice Darcy, World President & CEO of NKBA|KBIS. “We’ve had nice success collaborating with NAHB and IBS and are proud to announce our continued partnership as a part of this milestone yr. Because the kitchen, bathtub, and wider residential constructing, architect, design, and transforming sectors proceed to develop it’s extra essential than ever to supply a central supply for inspiration and innovation.”
“Design & Development Week has actually excelled, proving to be a convincing success—and we couldn’t be extra excited to increase the partnership between KBIS and IBS,” mentioned Brian Pagel, Govt Vice President, Residential and Industrial Connections, Emerald. “We’ve seen record-setting numbers of latest exhibitors and attendees lately and look ahead to constructing on our continued progress as one of many largest business occasions within the nation due to our shared presence with the NAHB and IBS.”
From 2027 via 2030, the 2 reveals will proceed to occupy separate halls inside the Las Vegas Conference Heart, however one move will give registrants entry to each displays. NKBA and NAHB will proceed to supply separate instructional programming and particular occasions.
11 Years Collectively
The 2024 DCW, held this week in Las Vegas, marks the eleventh yr of the settlement. The 2 reveals are anticipated to host greater than 2,400 exhibitors, over 110,000 complete business professionals spanning over 1 million web sq. ft of exhibit house.
Held yearly for the final 60 years, KBIS is North America’s largest business occasion devoted to all facets of kitchen and bathtub design. KBIS is an inspiring, interactive occasion showcasing the newest merchandise, tendencies, and applied sciences from over 670 exhibitors and nearly 100 instructional periods. Attendees embody sellers, designers, architects, remodelers, wholesalers and customized builders attend to see KBIS, along with NKBA, is an inspiring, interactive platform that showcases the newest business merchandise, tendencies and applied sciences from a whole lot of exhibitors. KBIS is owned by NKBA and produced by Emerald.
Trying Forward
In 2025, DCW will return to the Las Vegas Conference Heart, Feb. 25-27. The 2026 occasion will transfer to the Orange County Conference Heart in Orlando. In 2027 DCW returns to Las Vegas the place it would stay till 2030.