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January 11-13, 2013. Precast? Precast what? Well, precast concrete, since you ask. This was the show for precasters and suppliers of products, equipment and services to make the stuff, and incorporate it into building projects. Precast concrete, we heard, “offers an almost endless variety of products and design options for both above ground and underground construction. From the largest infrastructure projects to the smallest architectural details, precast is one of the most versatile and sustainable building materials available for today’s fast-paced, environmentally conscious construction”. The strength of precast concrete apparently increases little by little over time, while other materials can deteriorate, experience creep and stress relaxation, and lose their strength over time. “Build for keeps” was the message here…
Mar. 23-24, 2012. A Construction Show exclusively serving the residential sector in New England. Thousands of residential construction professionals from across the North-East USA come to JLC LIVE to perfect their skills and build their businesses. Construction types could find the latest building products, services and technologies from hundreds of manufacturers and distributors, earn CEU credits from over 50 seminars led by industry experts, packed with advice on increasing productivity, profitability and construction materials, and generate leads and sales from thousands of professionals who build and remodel residential properties from the ground up. Quite a build-up, in fact…
Jan. 18-20, 2012. The WRLA is Canada’s Western Retail Lumber Association, and they are dedicated to “connecting the Building Supply Industry”. This is a trade-only show, and “admission is restricted to WRLA, BSIA, AQMAT, LBMAO and ABSDA Building Supply Retailers, Pre-Registered Exhibitors, and Pre-Registered Associate Members. No contractors or installers shall be admitted to the show and the general public is also specifically excluded”. So don’t even THINK about trying to gate-crash THIS party. For those privileged to be admitted, official Prairie Showcase business was evenly balanced by sponsored lunches, dinners and entertainments. You can see why uninvited outsiders would want to muscle their way in…
“Buildings NY is all about buildings “”commercial, residential and essential”". The show provided the New York metropolitan building owner, manager, architect, contractor and engineer with the products, services and knowledge needed to compete in today’s challenging times. BuildingsNY/GreenBuildingsNY was about efficiency, focusing on renovation, restoration, retrofit and maintenance to keep existing buildings in top condition. Delegates could source and buy what they needed from nearly 7,000 industry professionals representing hundreds of exhibiting companies. Seelers were showcasing building maintenance, retrofit, renovation and restoration, roofing, flooring and green solutions, and energy conservation. The conference program boasted 2 full days of programming on a variety of topics including Architecture, Energy, LEED, Materials, Policies & Procedures, Buildings Management and more. It was like seeing the New York skyline in a whole new way….
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“Full name? CTIA Wireless 2011. 300,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space (10% more than last year!) featured all of 1,000 companies showcasing wireless applications, solutions, hardware and software. The show claims to be the nation’s premier wireless event, representing a trillion-dollar global marketplace that brings together wireless and converged communications, wireless broadband, mobile web and more besides. (HOW big? Well, you know how it is: a trillion bucks here, a trillion bucks there, pretty soon you’re into big money). Who’s there? Service operators, retailers/distributors, applications providers, enterprise and vertical market users, content providers and mobile web companies. With next generation networks on the horizon, the proliferation of applications and the adoption of wireless in enterprise and verticals, the wireless and converged communications marketplace is growing exponentially. When he started up that internet thing, Al Gore simply had NO IDEA where it would all end up…
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“Call it by its full name: CONEXPO+CON/AGG 2011. It was the international gathering place for the construction industries. Held every three years, the exposition showcased the latest equipment, products, services and technologies in the building trade. With over 2,000 exhibitors shouting for your attention (this is an industry unafraid of making noise, people), you could get up close and size up the newest equipment and technology in the construction industry, bring yourself up to speed on new systems and instrumentation, and see all the latest innovations making the industry greener, safer and more precise. A comprehensive education program during the five-day exposition offered attentive delegates a program of sessions emphasizing industry issues and trends, management do’s and don’ts, and applied building technology. It was so quiet in the seminar rooms you could hear a ton of bricks drop…
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