The Remodeling Show

Dates: October 7–9
Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.
Focus: This is the largest event targeted at remodelers, custom builders, and residential architects in the remodeling industry.
Sponsor: National Association of Home Builders Remodelers Council
Contact: www.theremodelingshow.com

EXPO CIHAC—International Building and Housing Exhibition XVI

Dates: October 14–19
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Focus: If you would like to combine a choice vacation with a top home-tech building show, you might want to brush up on your Spanish and head to Mexico City. This event will feature over 9,000 exhibitors and will draw an estimated 70,000 attendees, putting it on a scale with the IBS event in the United States.
Contact: www.expocihac.com.mx

CEA Industry Forum

Dates: October 18–20
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
Focus: This gathering of the best and brightest CE industry manufacturers and retailers will focus on the growth of the consumer technology industry.
Sponsor: Consumer Electronics Association
Contact: 703-907-7688, www.ce.org

Building Systems Council Showcase

Dates: October 31-November 3
Location: The Hilton Austin, Austin, Texas
Focus: Builders and installers who work in the log, modular and panelized home markets may want to check out this show for insights on home technology implications and trends in those housing styles.
Sponsor: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Contact: 800-368-5242, www.nahb.org

Home Entertainment West

Dates: November 4–7
Location: Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, Calif.
Focus: This event is held twice annually, with the spring show held in May in New York. The event highlights the best in high-end home entertainment, and will feature over 200 exhibitors and 80 demonstrations.
Contact: www.homeentertainment-expo.com

2nd International Housing Conference of the Americas

Dates: November 7-10
Location: Four Seasons Hotel, Mexico City, Mexico
Focus: A forum for U.S. and Mexican builders, architects and housing industry product manufacturers to exchange ideas, information, and technology to help meet the housing needs of both countries. U.S. builders may want to take advantage of the opportunity for a trip to Mexico to glean ideas on home technology features and installation from a non-U.S. industry.
Sponsor: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Contact: 202-266-8415, international@nahb.org

Electronic House Expo (EHX)

Dates: November 11–13
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Calif.
Focus: A must-attend event to get the latest information on new consumer electronics and home technology products. More than 7,000 electronic home installers, integrators, dealers and manufacturers will be on hand to attend educational programs and view the 275-plus exhibiting companies.
Contact: EHX/EH Publishing, Framingham, Mass., 508-358-3400, ext. 234, www.ehx2004.com

16th NAHB Custom Builder Symposium

Dates: November 12–14
Location: Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, Calif.
Focus: The industry’s leading event for custom homebuilders. Attendees will explore the ways custom builders get “back to basics—from the sticks and bricks of construction, to the dollars and cents of managing a company, to the heart and soul of building a satisfying life.” Technology issues will be dealt with within such symposium topics as accounting and finance, customer service, production operations, business management, design, and sales and marketing.
Sponsor: National Association of Home Builders
Contact: 800-368-5242, www.nahb.org