Almost 75,000 registrants stuffed the exhibit halls of the Orange County Conference Heart because the Nationwide Affiliation of House Builders (NAHB) hosted the NAHB Worldwide Builders’ Present® (IBS), the biggest annual mild building present on this planet, Feb. 17-19.
IBS and the Kitchen & Bathtub Business Present (KBIS) mixed for the thirteenth annual Design & Building Week® (DCW), which drew near 117,000 registrants for the ultimate present in Orlando.
“This 12 months’s attendees have been excited and engaged — a mirrored image of the general trade’s want to get on the market and construct,” mentioned Geoff Cassidy, NAHB chief income officer. “Orlando has been a terrific associate for the present, so we’re thrilled to host such a robust last occasion right here.”
“The [exhibit] flooring was buzzing, and the distributors actually confirmed out,” mentioned Zeke Keel of Webb Constructing Necessities in Birmingham, Ala. “I’ve come to each IBS since 2017, and the distributors hold upping their recreation yearly. There was a big deal with new tech and AI, which tells you the place peoples’ curiosity is. It’s at all times cool at IBS to see how our trade is altering.”
Exhibit house for IBS totaled 679,000 web sq. toes, the place 1,650 exhibitors displayed the newest in constructing merchandise and expertise. One of many new options this 12 months was the AI & Tech Studio, which spotlighted cutting-edge instruments reworking the home-building trade with hands-on demos and real-world case research.
In all, DCW featured 2,250 exhibitors occupying 1.15 million sq. toes of indoor and outside displays.
“The turnout, the vitality, the excitement in Orlando has been unimaginable,” mentioned Jessica Bazzi, model and channel advertising lead for Owens Corning, a 75+ 12 months IBS exhibitor. “We really feel it’s among the finest reveals we’ve had in years. We launched a brand new product, which has been thrilling to showcase.”
Along with assembly suppliers and seeing product demos all through the three-day present, attendees networked with friends and attended any of greater than 120 training classes led by specialists on a variety of trade matters.
Subsequent 12 months, DCW will return to Las Vegas Feb. 2-4, 2027.