Due to health and safety concerns and ongoing travel restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the 8th annual Design & Construction Week® (DCW) featuring National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) and NKBA’s Kitchen & Bath 
Industry Show (KBIS) will be a robust, all-virtual event instead of an in-person, on-site event.
Design & Construction Week was scheduled to take place on Feb. 9-11, 2021, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The new all-virtual DCW 2021 will still take place the week of Feb. 8 with extended programming.
“Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of our exhibitors, attendees and the thousands of on-site workers who support the premier event of the residential construction industry, we feel the only prudent course is to make this year’s show a virtual event,” said NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke. “We have plenty of great virtual educational programs, innovative products, services and workshops on tap, and we are very excited about the 2021 show. It’s an opportunity to set a precedent for the industry by producing a dynamic virtual trade show, and we look forward to a very successful Design & Construction Week.”
Registration for the virtual DCW event is free for all NKBA and NAHB members and, as with the in-person shows, attendees will have access to KBIS and IBS exhibitors and programming. The new virtual format will allow participants to see the latest product launches and cutting-edge housing and design innovations, hear from the top leaders in the industry, and take part in online education courses, from wherever they are in the world.
Further details on the virtual offerings will be forthcoming. For more information on the International Builders’ Show, visit buildersshow.com, and for information on the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, visit kbis.com. Design & Construction Week will return to Orlando as an in-person event Feb. 8-10, 2022.
