NAHB's IBS runs three days across three halls and the Silver Lot, with 1,700+ exhibitors and one registration that also opens the KBIS floor.
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Exhibitor move-in runs 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day through February 1. Freight is targeted by booth, so your date and time come from your hall's target plan. Freeman starts receiving at the show site on January 27.
Pre-show NAHB courses run 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Encore, with their own registration and fee. Exhibitor registration opens at the convention center from noon to 5:00 PM on Saturday; on Sunday attendees and exhibitors can both register, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Empty containers must be off the floor by noon, and every exhibit must be fully installed by 5:00 PM. Attendee registration runs 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and exhibitor registration to 7:00 PM. NAHB courses finish today.
Kevin O'Leary headlines the Design & Construction Week Opening Ceremonies, 8:00 to 9:00 AM at the Westgate's Paradise Event Center; doors open at 7:00 and seating is first come, first served. Exhibits and Outdoor Exhibits are open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and education runs 8:15 AM to 5:00 PM. The IBS House Party is 6:30 to 8:30 PM at OMNIA in Caesars Palace ($85, 21 and over).
The floor is open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and education runs 8:15 AM to 5:00 PM. NAHB's Meeting of the Members and Leadership Council is 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM, for members and their companies' staff. The IBS Young Pro Party, for registrants under 40, is 7:30 to 10:30 PM at Marquee Dayclub in the Cosmopolitan ($65 in advance).
Exhibits are open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and education ends earlier, at 1:30 PM. Counting Crows play the IBS Closing Concert, 5:00 to 7:30 PM at the Westgate ($75). Move-out starts at 5:00 PM.
Move-out runs 8:00 AM to 11:59 PM on Friday and Saturday, and 8:00 AM to noon on Sunday. Freeman wants carriers checked in by 10:00 AM on Sunday, and everything out by noon.
Register on buildersshow.com ↗The organizer's own registration page
IBS is professional trade only, and the organizer says it is for anyone in the residential or light construction industries: home builders, remodelers, designers, architects, Realtors and so on. You do not have to be an NAHB member, but members pay less, and if one employee of your company is a member, every employee can take the member rate.
The organizer notes that all fees are subject to change, and has not yet posted on-site registration locations. Booths cannot be photographed or filmed without the exhibitor's permission.
Sources: Fees and deadlines · Cancellation policies · FAQs · First-time deal · International exhibitors · House Party tickets
Official hotels are booked only through the show's Registration and Housing Office or the registration site; they will not take direct requests for block rooms. Maritz runs the housing office. NAHB's reasons to stay in the block are a guaranteed room and the shuttle, and the organizer's fine print says hotel rates include a booking fee and a shuttle transportation fee.
Encore and Wynn are marked as the co-headquarters hotels. Only NAHB and Maritz staff contact people about block rooms. NAHB names companies including Check In Now, Expo-key.com and Business Travel Bureau as unaffiliated, so hang up on those calls and tell NAHB. As advice: if you want to skip the shuttle, compare a hotel near a Monorail station or a Loop stop first, because parking at the center is short.
Sources: Hotel and travel · Cancellation and hotel policies · Hotel assignments · Scam notice · Exhibitor key deadlines
The Las Vegas Convention Center is at 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109. The organizer asks people not to drive if they can avoid it.
Sources: Driving and parking · Shuttles · Monorail · Vegas Loop · Taxis · Airport shuttles · Ridesharing · FAQs
The exhibit halls are split into six product segments plus the Outdoor Exhibits, and NAHB's prospectus puts the floor at over 40 football fields. A booth number's first letter tells you where it is: W for West, C for Central, S for South, P for Outdoor.
KBIS runs at the same time. An IBS or KBIS registration opens both shows' exhibits, though education is registered separately. The Design & Construction Week base map shows KBIS in the North Hall, on South Hall Level 1 and beside IBS in the West Hall.
The New American Home, in the Southern Highlands community of Henderson, is toured by shuttle bus. Tickets are free but limited, handed out at the show home booths first come, first served each day.
As advice: plan one hall per half day and use the Loop between them rather than walking.
Sources: 2027 floor plans · FAQs · Attendee hub · Design & Construction Week · DCW base map · 2027 prospectus · Official show homes · New Product Zone application
Indoor space for 2027 is $55.50 a square foot for NAHB members and $63.00 for non-members, with a 100-square-foot minimum. Outdoor space is $39.00 and $44.00, with a 400-square-foot minimum. Every exhibitor also pays $300 for the online directory listing and the required liability insurance, and payment in full now goes in with the application. A company new to IBS starts with a Request to Exhibit form. The organizer warns of fake payment portals, so pay only through the IBS Exhibitor Portal.
Lead retrieval is rented from Maritz, and NAHB's vendor page warns that AI tools which photograph badges and get contact details from data brokers are not authorized lead retrieval. A badge scan captures the attendee's information. It does not record what they asked you for, which is what the follow-up has to say.
| Date | What happens | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Dec 3, 2026 | Exhibitor hotel blocks: rooms assigned with names, dates and credit cards | nahbprodlhstorage.blob.core.windows.net |
| Thu, Dec 3, 2026 | NAHB members: last day to book in your association's hotel block | buildersshow.com |
| Fri, Dec 11, 2026 | Last day of the lower attendee rates; regular rates start December 12 | buildersshow.com |
| Fri, Dec 11, 2026 | Badge requests in the Exhibitor Portal, to receive badges in advance | nahbprodlhstorage.blob.core.windows.net |
| Fri, Dec 18, 2026 | New Product Zone application deadline | nahbprodlhstorage.blob.core.windows.net |
| Mon, Dec 28, 2026 | Freeman's warehouse starts accepting crated, boxed or skidded freight | freemanco.com |
| Wed, Dec 30, 2026 | Discount deadline for Freeman services, Maritz lead retrieval, floral, photography, security and Cox WiFi; last day to book PUSH Agency staffing and list in the Export Interest Directory | nahbprodlhstorage.blob.core.windows.net |
| Mon, Jan 4, 2027 | Sodexo catering deadline, 12 PM PT | nahbprodlhstorage.blob.core.windows.net |
| Fri, Jan 8, 2027 | Last day to change or cancel a hotel room online, and to request an Expo+Education refund | buildersshow.com |
| Fri, Jan 15, 2027 | Exhibitor Appointed Contractor (EAC) deadline | nahbprodlhstorage.blob.core.windows.net |
| Wed, Jan 20, 2027 | Advance freight deadline at 2:30 PM PT; later freight pays an after-deadline charge | freemanco.com |
| Wed, Jan 27, 2027 | Move-in and show-site freight receiving start | freemanco.com |
| Sat, Jan 30, 2027 | Last day of regular attendee rates; on-site rates start January 31 | buildersshow.com |
| Mon, Feb 1, 2027 | All exhibits fully installed by 5:00 PM | freemanco.com |
| Sun, Feb 7, 2027 | Carriers checked in by 10:00 AM; everything out by noon | freemanco.com |
Dates tagged From the organizer come from the show's own site (click the tag for the page). The rest are our suggestions, counted back from the opening day. Download it as a PDF.
Sources: Space fees · What's included · Exhibitor FAQs · Official vendors · Rules and policies · Scam notice · Apply to exhibit · Exhibitor key deadlines · Start-Up Zone · Start-Up Zone eligibility
The buyers you meet at IBS will meet dozens of other booths. The one whose email arrives first, with what they asked for, gets the reply. This is what that looks like in MeetDrop. The rest of the app is on one page.
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Their business card read
Leah Brandt
Purchasing manager
Whitlock Ridge Homes
Company found
Home builder · about 300 homes a year · Phoenix, Arizona
What you said
“Leah Brandt, purchasing at Whitlock Ridge Homes in Phoenix, about 300 homes a year. Wants builder pricing on the sliding patio door and a sample for their new model home. They pick next year's door package by March 12.”
What Leah gets
Builder pricing on the patio door, as promised at IBS
Hi Leah,
Good to meet you at the booth today. Builder pricing on the sliding patio door is attached, at the 300-home volume you mentioned.
I can get a sample door out for the new model home. Where should it ship so you have it well before March 12?
Sam
International Builders' Show 2027
Leads by show day
Call them today
Example screens. Leah and the companies are invented; the show name and its days are International Builders' Show’s own.
6 facts about NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS), each with where it came from.
February 2 – 4, 2027, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. Exhibit hours: 9 AM – 5 PM Tuesday to Thursday. The next one is February 22 to 24, 2028, at the same center.
No. It is professional trade only, for people in the residential or light construction industries, such as home builders, remodelers, designers, architects and Realtors. You do not have to be an NAHB member.
An Expo Pass is $80 for NAHB members and $160 for non-members through December 11, 2026, rising to $215 and $300 on site. An Expo+Education Pass is $625 and $825 through December 11, rising to $825 and $1,025. Manufacturer and software provider registrants are not eligible for those rates; the organizer lists separate, higher Non-Exhibiting Supplier rates.
Yes. IBS and the NKBA Kitchen & Bath Industry Show run together as Design & Construction Week, and a registration for either opens both shows' exhibits. Education for each is registered separately.
In the official block, booked through the show's registration site or housing office, because the hotels will not take direct requests for those rooms. NAHB members have until December 3, 2026 to book in their association's block. Show shuttles run from official hotels that are not within walking distance.
Very little. It is limited to Bronze Lot 1 at the South Hall and Diamond Lot 1 at the West Hall, first come, first served, at $20 with daily re-entry, cards only. Overnight parking is prohibited. The organizer recommends the shuttles, the Monorail, the Vegas Loop, taxis or rideshare.
The organizer says 78,000+ industry pros and 1,700+ exhibitors for 2027. Its count for the 2026 edition in Orlando was 58,116 attendees, or 91,903 registrations once exhibitors and KBIS visitors are included.
The same day, with what each builder or dealer asked for. A badge scan does not record the sample you promised or the date they are choosing by. MeetDrop writes the email from one sentence you say after the visitor walks away, and it waits for your OK before it goes.