At NIBS’ annual Building Innovation conference, attendees explore challenges, solutions, new technologies, groundbreaking strategies, and more. There’s no other event that brings together government agency officials, AEC industry professionals, researchers, community planners, and innovative thinkers – to improve the built environment. Through curated panels, collaborative workshops, and federal program showcases, Building Innovation explores how coordination across sectors can unlock scalable solutions to infrastructure challenges—transforming insight into action.

Building Innovation 2026 will build upon momentum from NIBS Building for Tomorrow Conference held in January 2026 which convened federal, state, and local agencies to advance cross-sector policy alignment and explore how system-wide collaboration can drive long-term resilience across America’s lifeline infrastructure systems. Over two days, curated panels and expert-led sessions will showcase innovations in digital delivery, building codes, housing, capital investment strategies, and adaptive design. The conference will also spotlight two critical focus areas: Systems of Systems, which examines how interconnected infrastructure affects resilience at the national scale, and Modular Offsite Construction, which highlights efficient, scalable building methods aligned with NIBS’ emphasis on applied technologies and forward-looking building science. Learn more and register here: https://nibs.org/building-innovation-conference