January 23, 2013 – Although the idea to co-locate the International Builders Show (IBS) and the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), two cornerstone events for the residential design and construction market, had been tossed about in casual conversation for as long as industry veterans can remember, its realization seemed steadfastly anchored in the realm of “what if?”
That is, until today. As announced by Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and John Morgan, president of the National Kitchen & Bath Association, at IBS in Las Vegas, both will come together next year in the Las Vegas Convention Center to create the first of three annual mega-events that will reinvigorate an industry hard hit by the economy and unleash new opportunities for its members.