Attendance for NAHB's International Builders' Show Announced

Washington, DC, February 8, 2016—More than 110,000 housing industry professionals packed the aisles at Design & Construction Week held January 19 to 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This marked the third year of the co-located mega-event, which included the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders' Show (IBS), the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, the International Window Coverings Expo and The International Surface Event.

Official attendance for IBS was 59,687, which was 8% higher than last year's show. Nearly 1,400 IBS exhibitors filled more than 500,000 square feet of space, including a record-breaking 30,000 square foot outdoor exhibit space. New products focused on home technology and increased energy efficiency: two factors boosting the return of buyers to the new home market.

IBS organizers also noted an increase in international exhibitors, with 460 exhibitors representing 25 countries and filling 72,000 square feet, or 14% of total IBS exhibit space.

Overall, Design & Construction Week boasted more than 3,750 exhibitors and 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space.