2016 International Builders Show International Window Coverings Expo (IWCE) and The International Surface Event (TISE). This megaevent brought together more than 110,000 builders, general contractors, remodelers, designers, flooring professionals, as well as product specifiers from around the globe. Here are just a few of the many highlights: • Jay Leno kicked off the festivities to a packed house. Discover the Building Universe was the theme to the NAHB’s International Builders’ Show® (IBS),held in Las Vegas, January 19th - 21st. The Builders’ Show, as part of Design & Construction Week® (DCW), featured the co-location of IBS and the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show® (KBIS). This year, DCW also included two partner events – the • Thousands of building professionals attended more than 120+ education sessions from 8 tracks that covered the breadth of the entire building industry. • The IBS Spike Concert Presented by GEICO featured the number one selling duo, Daryl Hall & John Oates. The International Builders’ Show® will be in Orlando January 10-12, 2017. Greg Ugalde Elected as NAHB Third Chairman Greg Ugalde joined the NAHB leadership ladder with his election as Third Vice Chairman of the NAHB Board. President and CLO of T&M, Connecticut-based builder/developers (est. 1962), Greg is also Managing Member of GFU Investments LLC, a minority builder/developer with a focus on urban development since 2003. Greg is currently in his 10th year of service on the NAHB Executive Board, which includes five years as the Connecticut State Representative (one as Moderator, and one as Assistant Moderator) and two years as the Area 1 NAC. Not only is he the first CT builder to become a Vice Chairman of NAHB, he is also the first for the Northeast. 6 | HBRA of Fairfield County | February 2016 We congratulate Greg and wish him well on his newly elected position. At the 2016 IBS as the newly elected Third Vice Chairman of NAHB
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