Can I get a lifeline?
A dedicated pavilion, industry-focused education sessions and speakers on all the latest trends and challenges the multifamily industry faces in today's difficult economy promise a rewarding experience for the multihousing crowd in January at the largest trade show in the world dedicated to the residential building industry.
The National Association of Home Builders' International Builders' Show organizers have created an event that is not only a tradeshow, but also a lifeline for companies struggling to sustain their businesses today.
NAHB's annual convention and tradeshow that will take place Jan. 19 – 22 in Las Vegas and is expected to attract 60,000 attendees will offer a bevy of new opportunities and special features for the multifamily component of the 200,000-member federation of more than 800 state and local builders' associations.
"We're doing something very different at the show this year. We are creating a multifamily pavilion in the area where the education sessions will be held," said NAHB Senior VP Sharon Dworkin Bell, primary staff liaison for NAHB Multifamily, which represents the interests of the nation's apartment and condo builders and suppliers of goods and services to that industry across the country.
The multifamily meeting place
"The multifamily pavilion will be the place to come for developers of apartments and condos," Bell said of the new hangout that will be in a centralized location within the 3.2 million sq. ft. Las Vegas Convention Center, where the show will take place.
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