The Boston Society of Architects (BSA) was established in 1867, thus making it one of the oldest and largest chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The BSA currently consists of nearly 4,500 members and produces content for numerous programs and publications, including the ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX) and ArchitectureBoston magazine.
The group’s ABX 2018 conference takes place this week at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts, from November 28–29, 2018. The expo is the largest building and design trade show and conference in the Northeast and is expected to attract approximately 8,000 architects, builders, contractors, and design professionals, as well as more than 300 exhibiting companies. If you're attending don't forget to stop by the CoatingsPro booth: 1157.
ABX 2018 Features
Founded in 1986 as BuildBoston, the show was rebranded in 2012 as ArchitectureBoston Expo. Key features of ABX 2018 include the following:
• BSA Space @ ABX: Staff and volunteers provide exposition visitors with information about all ABX 2018 events;
• Photo Exhibit: Visitors can view select photos that celebrate New England architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design;
• Open Architecture Collaborative (OAC): The workshop focuses on several projects for local nonprofit organizations as well as several global educational, healthcare, and community projects;
• Design Technology Throwdown: An annual competition in which teams face off to design the best solution to a mutual design problem.
Approximately 100 workshop sessions are planned as part of ABX’s educational track. Potential sessions of note for coatings contractors may include “Air Barriers and Vapor Retarders—A Deep Dive into the Facts and Misconceptions in the Roofing Industry” (Wednesday, 11:00 a.m.); “Photovoltaics and Their Impact on Roofing Assemblies” (Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.); “Avoiding Paving Problems on Waterproofed Decks” (Thursday, 8:30 a.m.); “Panel on the Latest Methods of Air Sealing for Multi-Family” (Thursday, 11:00 a.m.); and “Retrofitting Buildings” for Flood Risks (Thursday, 1:30 p.m.).
Exhibitor Details
Show hours for the 2018 expo run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on both Wednesday, November 28, and Thursday, November 29.
Exhibitors of potential relevance to coatings contractors could include Abatron, Inc., ACGI, ATAS International, Inc., Benjamin Moore Paints, GAF, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC, Huber Engineered Woods, LLC, The Murus Company, myCADD, Pella Corporation, Sika Corporation, Stainless Steel Coatings, Inc., and Tremco Commercial Sealants and Waterproofing.
ABX is owned and produced by Informa Exhibitions, which produces shows including World of Concrete, CONSTRUCT, Greenbuild, the International Roofing Expo, and numerous others.