57th Annual NFBA Building Expo 2025

General Info

2025 NFBA 57th Annual Conference & Expo

2025 Std Nfba

See you April 2-4th, 2025, in Knoxville, TN! 

Register Online!

Download Registration Form!

 

 

 

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701 Henley St
Knoxville, TN 37902

Knoxville Convention Center (kccasm.com)

 

 

 

Hotels

Important Notice: Beware of Scammers Posing as National Frame Building Association Representatives
It has come to our attention that unauthorized individuals are falsely claiming to represent the National Frame Building Association (NFBA) to scam or defraud the public. These individuals are not affiliated with the NFBA.

Marriott Knoxville Downtown 
525 Henley Street - Knoxville, TN 37902
Run of House Rooms: $224.00 + taxes of 17.25%
Check-In: 3:00 PM    Check-Out: 11:00 AM
Valet Parking: $35.00 per vehicle per day
Reservations: Dial 888-236-2427 or 865-522-2800 OR secure your room online: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1714681531399&key=GRP&app=resvlink

Cut-Off Date: March 10, 2025

Marriott

Hilton Knoxville
501 w. Church Ave. – Knoxville, TN 37902
Run of House Rooms: $219.00 + taxes of 17.25%
Check-In: 4:00 PM    Check-Out: 11:00 AM
Valet Parking: $35.00 per vehicle per day
Self-Parking: $30.00 per vehicle per day
Reservations: Dial 800-445-8667 or 865-251-8578 and mention the Group Code “NFBA2025”  OR  secure your room online: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=KNXKHHF&groupCode=NFBA25&arrivaldate=2025-03-31&departuredate=2025-04-04&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

Cut-Off Date: Monday March 10, 2025, by 5:00 P.M. EST

Hilton1 280 280 Crop Fill
The Tennessean
531 Henley Street – Knoxville, TN 37902
Run of House Rooms: $269.00 + taxes of 17.25% = $15.00 per stay Urban Amenity Fee
Check-In: 3:00 PM    Check-Out: 11:00 AM
Valet Parking: $35.00 per vehicle per day
Reservations: Dial 865-232-1800 and mention the Group Name NFBA25
Cut-Off Date: March 10, 2025
Tennessean

Embassy Suites by Hilton
507 S. Gay Street – Knoxville, TN 37902

Run of House Rooms: $189.00 + taxes of 17.25%
Check-In: 4:00 PM    Check-Out: 11:00 AM
Valet Parking: $35.00 per vehicle per day
Reservations: Dial (865) 544-8502  OR  secure your room online: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/nfba-conference-2025-embassy-suites-knoxville-dt/

Cut-Off Date: March 10, 2025

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*NOTICE: NFBA does not use a 3rd-party company to book hotel reservations for conference. NFBA has been made aware of scammers trying to get credit card information from NFBA members. Please do not give out your info to unauthorized callers.

 

 


Questions related to exhibiting?  Contact Patrick Filippelli at 630-929-7960

Some NFBA exhibitors have been receiving communications from companies soliciting the NFBA attendee list. Please note that these companies are posing as official representatives of the NFBA Frame Building Expo to sell unofficial attendee data lists. These companies are unrelenting and are known to constantly change their company and domain names, but they have no affiliation with the NFBA, and we cannot recommend purchasing a list through them. Exhibitors are advised to beware of anyone soliciting on behalf of the NFBA. Please contact us at  NFBA@heiexpo.com with questions

2025 NFBA Conference Schedule

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
                   NFBA Executive Committee Meeting (Closed)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM                    NFBA Board Meeting (Closed)
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM                    Registration Open
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM                   NFBA Post-Frame Curriculum Certification Testing (Separate Registration Required)

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
6:30 AM - 5:00 PM                   Registration Open
6:30 AM - 8:30 AM                   Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM                   Breakout Educational Sessions

Business Management Track of Education
Improving Cash Flow & Inequitable Payment Practices with Stephane McShane, Maxim Consulting Group

Sales & Marketing Track of Education
The Lost Art of Connecting: How to Build Relationships You Simply Can't Afford to Lose with Tim Wackel, The Wackel Group

Technical & Safety Track of Education
Frost Protecting Post-Frame Buildings with Caynen Klessig, PE

8:40 AM - 9:40 AM                   Breakout Educational Sessions

Business Management Track of Education
The Life Cycle of Estimating: Bidding with More Data and Less Gut with Stephane McShane, Maxim Consulting Group

Sales & Marketing Track of Education
Marketing and Branding: Stand Out Online and Increase Sales with Rachel Mawhirter, Marketing Maven Consulting

Technical & Safety Track of Education
Improving Safety at YOUR Company: A Post Frame  with Gary Auman, Matt Greiner, Todd Meinhold & Dave Underwood

9:50 AM - 10:50 AM     Breakout Educational Sessions

Business Management Track of Education
2025-2026: Anticipating Business Cycle Changes with Michael Fuez, ITR Economics

Sales & Marketing Track of Education
The Professional Client Approach: Rules for Customer Engagement with Marvin Montgomery, Marvin Montgomery & Associates

Technical & Safety Track of Education
There's an A.I. for That: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence in Cons with Erin Khan, Erin Khan Consulting

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM               Keynote, Olympic Gold Medalist in Greco-Roman Wrestling, Rulon Gardner and
                                                NFBA  Membership Meeting

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM                    EXPO OPEN
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM                 NFBA Past President’s Get Together (By Invitation)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
                   NFBA T&R Committee Meeting (Closed)
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM                  Plyco Reception

Thursday, April 3, 2025
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM                   
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM                    Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM                    Breakout Educational Sessions

Business Management Track of Education
The Power of Attitude with Marvin Montgomery, Marvin Montgomery & Associates

Sales & Marketing Track of Education
Selling More in Today's Busy World: A Four Step Playbook for Creating Greater Sales Success with Tim Wackel, The Wackel Group

Technical & Safety Track of Education
Post-Frame Barndominiums - Building Code and Structural Design with Tim R. Royer, PE

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM                 Breakout Educational Sessions

Business Management Track of Education
Success Training with Eric Miner, Blunier Buildings

Sales & Marketing Track of Education
Going Barndo 3.0! with Stacee Lynn and Oliver Bell, The Barndominium Company

Technical & Safety Track of Education
OSHA and Safety: Safety Matters – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You and Your Business with Gary Auman, Auman, Mahan & Furry

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM               Breakout Educational Sessions

Business Management Track of Education
Building Success: Transforming Workplace Culture in Construction with Lisa Ryan, Grategy

Sales & Marketing Track of Education
Barndo Design Tech & Build Strategy with Stacee Lynn and Oliver Bell, The Barndominium Company

Technical & Safety Track of Education
Technology You Can Apply in Your Business: A Panel Gary Auman, Joe Shimp, Scott Olson, & Jason Heath

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM                  Awards Luncheon (Ticketed Event)
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM                  EXPO OPEN
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM                   
Christians in Construction Reception
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM                  Expo Social and Foundation Auction

Friday, April 4, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM                 
Registration Open
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM                  Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM                  EXPO OPEN
                                                  Screw-Driving Competition
                                                  Nail-Pounding Competition
                                                  Grand Prize Drawing

Program Changes and Cancellations:

NFBA reserves the right to substitute speakers due to any unforeseen circumstances. If NFBA must cancel a show, registrants will receive a full credit or refund of their paid registration fee. No refunds will be made for lodging, airfare, or any related expenses.

Registration

Register Online!

Download Registration Form!

Registration Options:

Full Conference / Builder / Member: Early Bird Before 2/18/25: $80 After 2/18/25: $100 On-Site: $120 / Person
Full Conference / Builder / Non-Member: Early Bird Before 2/18/25: $205 After 2/18/25: $250 On-Site: $290 / Person

1 Day Conference / Builder / Member: Early Bird Before 2/18/25: $35 After 2/18/25: $65 / Person
1 Day Conference / Builder / Non-Member: Early Bird Before 2/18/25: $90 After 2/18/25: $150 / Person

Expo Floor Only / Builder: Free (At the door)

Non-Exhibiting Supplier / Member: On or Before 2/18/25: $320 After 2/18/25 $420 / Person
Non-Exhibiting Supplier / Non-Member: On or Before 2/18/25: $800 After 2/18/25 $930 / Person


Optional Events:

Awards Luncheon / Member: $55
Awards Luncheon / Non-Member: $65

Program Changes and Cancellations:

NFBA reserves the right to substitute speakers or to cancel and reschedule events due to any unforeseen circumstances. If NFBA must cancel a show, registrants will receive a full credit or refund of their paid registration fee. No refunds will be made for lodging, airfare, or any related expenses

 

 

Special Events

 

Exhibitors

Exhibiting at the Frame Building Expo gives your company access to more than 1,000 post-frame professionals who attend to find new products, learn best practices, and network with colleagues. Review the floor plan for available booth space, submit your application, and review the exhibitor prospectus for additional information regarding the attendees that attend NFBA. We also have a large variety of Sponsorship opportunities available to current exhibitors.

OVER 90% of the 2025 Expo floor plan is already reserved!

NOW is your opportunity to choose the best booth location still available. We expect the 2025 Expo to be a sell-out, so don’t delay—send in your exhibit application today!

NFBA 2025 Preliminary Floor Plan (PDF Floor Plan)

NFBA 2025 Booth Application (PDF Application)

If we can be of any assistance, just let us know.  We look forward to working with you and hope to see you next April in Knoxville, TN!

Questions? 
Contact NFBA Exhibition Management at NFBA@heiexpo.com or call Patrick Filippelli at 630.929.7960.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Click Here to Sponsor Online!

Click Here to Download Sponsorship Form!

 

Booth Personnel Registration

Exhibitors will receive 4 complimentary Booth Personnel Registrations for the first 100 Sq. Ft. of exhibit space purchased and then 2 complimentary Booth Personnel Registrations for each additional 100 sq. ft. of exhibit space purchased. The cost will be $50 for each additional person.
*EXAMPLE: A 10’x20’ space would be allowed 6 complimentary personnel.

Register Booth Personnel

*Select 'Exhibitor' in the first drop down when registering.

Each Booth Includes:

  • 8’ BLACKBEIGE BEIGE BLACK back drape
  • 3’BLACK side drape
  • A standard 7”x44” booth ID sign

 

EXHIBIT HALL SCHEDULE (Hall AB) – 119,922 sq. ft.

Monday, March 31, 2025                               Decorator Set-Up
Tuesday, April 1, 2025                                   Decorator Set-Up and Exhibitor Move-In
Wednesday, April 2, 2025                              Morning Exhibitor Set-Up

                                                                        Expo Open 1 pm – 5 pm

Thursday, April 3, 2025                                   Expo Open 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Friday, April 4, 2025                                        Expo Open 8:30 am – 12:30 pm


Some NFBA exhibitors have been receiving communications from companies soliciting the NFBA attendee list. Please note that these companies are posing as official representatives of the NFBA Frame Building Expo to sell unofficial attendee data lists. These companies are unrelenting and are known to constantly change their company and domain names, but they have no affiliation with the NFBA, and we cannot recommend purchasing a list through them. Exhibitors are advised to beware of anyone soliciting on behalf of the NFBA. Please contact us at NFBA@heiexpo.com with questions