Greater than 81,000 builders, remodelers, builders and different professionals crammed the exhibit halls of the Las Vegas Conference Middle because the Nationwide Affiliation of House Builders (NAHB) hosted the 81st NAHB Worldwide Builders’ Present® (IBS), the biggest annual mild building present on this planet, Feb. 25-27. This marks the biggest present in 17 years.

Attendees visited greater than 1,800 exhibitors – together with 750 new exhibitors – over 728,000 internet sq. ft, exploring progressive constructing merchandise and know-how.

“This 12 months’s present surpassed our excessive expectations for attendance, exhibit area and academic alternatives,” stated NAHB Chief Income Officer Geoff Cassidy. “Attendees noticed the newest tendencies in residence know-how and resilience, and the newest developments in constructing strategies.”

This 12 months additionally marked the twelfth anniversary of Design & Development Week® (DCW), the co-location of IBS and the Nationwide Kitchen & Tub Affiliation’s Kitchen & Tub Trade Present. DCW drew over 124,000 attendees, and practically 2,500 exhibitors occupied over 1.2 million internet sq. ft of indoor and outside reveals.

IBS attendees had the possibility to boost their business data by attending any of greater than 120 training classes led by consultants on a variety of business subjects, together with synthetic intelligence, constructing know-how, analysis and tendencies. Attendees may additionally make the most of quite a few networking occasions all through the week.

Subsequent 12 months, the present will happen in Orlando, Feb. 17-19. Study extra concerning the present at www.BuildersShow.com.