“Most valuable takeaway? Meeting others in our field that I normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to meet.” -- Thomas Dutton, Lifestyle Homes
“Everyone is thinking about the future of home building on various levels of the overall business, environment and construction.” -- Peter Maguire, Modern Build Construction
“Keep pushing the envelope in all areas and in ways I can influence within my company and n the Phoenix market through the Home Builders Association of Central A2.” -- Steve Curtis, Maracay Homes
“I work for a large scale production home builder. I appreciate what is presented as the up and coming products and applications, and getting an early look at it while it is still in development, so I can better anticipate what will be demanded in production homes in the future.” -- Greg Balen, Landsea Homes
“Connecting with and learning from housing industry innovators.” -- Peter Katt, Legacy Homes Omaha
“Getting refreshed and reenergized about building and providing a better product always.” -- Kristen Connors, Vermod Homes
“Networking and meeting new vendors/products which we can utilize on projects.” -- Chris Frettoloso, Modus Development
“Very valuable! I always walk away with so much valuable information that I can put to use right away because of the ‘right minded’ attendees.” -- Glenna Wilson, Charis Homes
“Inspiration from peers to adopt more best practices and generally improve. Networking with top performing industry players and manufacturers.” -- Rick Champlin, Simple Group
“Material suppliers need to provide more in person support to builders that are using advanced systems, who are trying to get them accepted by building officials. There is a lot of literature available but there needs to be more focus on code officials.” -- Kevin Brozyna, Insight Homes
“Product knowledge – especially related to HVAC and Energy.” -- Ed Gorman, Modus Companies
“An eye opener for our heating systems. Very interested in mini-split technology. Our houses are extremely tight and most likely using a way oversized furnace system. Need to become more educated on this and found Greg very informative as well as Shawn with Mitsubishi.” --Mark Wallace, Seaman & Sons Builders
“Labor issues in the future and need for workforce development affordability challenges now and in the future.” -- Tony Denzer, University of Wyoming
“I love hearing what is going on outside my sphere, whether it be future technologies or just building types I don’t work with.” -- Briana Kresic, Cutting Edge
“Continued kick in the a** for staying on top of innovation and continuous improvement both on the technical level and the overall business strategy and positioning.” -- Scott Sanders, BrightLeaf