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BOOKIT and renovation of green commercial and industrial structures, as well as single- and multifamily housing. This event brings you face to face with all the green building products you want and need. Contact: www.ngbpe.com. help you learn from the market and move toward a new era of growth. This year, the emphasis is on pragmatic problem solving based on solid industry intelligence. Learn from expert speakers about economic forecasts and the key drivers of success in the new political landscape. Contact: www.BigBuilder.com. 15–20 16–18 StonExpo, Las Vegas This event is the best place to see and compare the largest selection of stone and stone products from around the world. Delivering the entire stone industry with an expanded range of products for every stone professional, come see the 7,500-plus fabricators, installers, architects, designers, builders, kitchen and bath specialists, retailers, distributors, general contractors, quarries, and more. Contact: www.StonExpo.com. 6–8 NOVEMBER BIG BUILDER ’08 Conference, National Harbor, Md. Join us for a special election-night Big Builder ’08 Conference designed to 3–5 2008 Sunbelt Builders Show, Grapevine, Texas In Texas and the Southwest, local economies are strong and housing prices are among the most affordable in the U.S. Celebrate this good news with your peers at the 2008 Sunbelt Builders Show. Nearly 20 percent of all Americans who moved in the last few years have relocated to Texas, most of them in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Whether you’re marketing products or building and remodeling, Sunbelt offers you a positive business climate in which to learn, network, and have fun. Contact: www.SunbeltBuilders Show.com. International Pool/Spa/Patio Expo, Las Vegas The International Pool and Spa Expo, Backyard Living Expo, and AQUA Show have been combined into one mega show. This show leverages the strengths of all three shows, creating unique opportunities for networking and interaction. This year, 1,000 exhibiting companies will ﬁ ll 3,000 booths. Attendees include pool and spa builders and installers, retailers, service technicians, landscape architects and designers, custom home builders, and design center professionals. The accredited conference program features 75 seminars. Contact: www.PoolSpaPatio.com. DECEMBER 8–10 Reinvention Conference, Austin, Texas Reinvention is the only national symposium bringing together the leading thinkers of American architecture to share their (see page 22) visions of how we Circle 440 or http://builder.hotims.com http://www.ngbpe.com http://www.BigBuilder.com http://www.PoolSpaPatio.com http://www.StonExpo.com http://www.sunbeltbuildersshow.com http://www.sunbeltbuildersshow.com http://buildwithpropane.com http://buildwithpropane.com http://builder.hotims.com

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