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The photo essay: Seen and heard from a massive industry gathering.
For anyone who attended the 2023 National Hardware Show, the International Builders’ Show or the KBIS last week in Las Vegas, there’s a good chance that notes continue to be organized, business cards continue to be alphabetized and ideas continue to be digested.
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As industry events go, this was a massive event, occupying the entire Las Vegas Convention Complex (which was connected this year by an innovative underground transport system connected to Elon Musk’s electric car business).
According to the National Association of Home Builders, the 2023 event was the biggest since 2008. “We told you this year’s show was going to bring the heat like never before,” the NAHB crowed in its wrap-up press release. “It did not disappoint.”