Rules & Policies for IBS

• Show respect for your fellow exhibitors and their right to a safe and successful exhibit.
• Exhibitor booth personnel and representatives should never enter the exhibit space of another exhibitor without permission from that exhibitor.
• At no time should anyone enter another exhibitor’s booth when the show is not officially open, or the booth is not staffed.
• Ask and receive permission before taking video or photographs of anything other than your own booth display and/or products.
• Compete with integrity. Don't pretend to be a customer when you're not and do not interfere, distract or otherwise interrupt other exhibitors.
• Be flexible when making last minute requests.
• Be patient and reasonable while your issues are being resolved.
• Please cooperate to help resolve disputes.
• When in doubt, seek help from NAHB Exposition Office Staff in the Exposition Sales Office.

Exposition Management has contracted with Rainprotection Insurance to provide Exhibitor with commercial general liability insurance coverage for the Exposition with limits of $1,000,000 each occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate, including coverage for products/completed operations, personal/advertising injury, damage to premises, medical expense, and host liquor liability. The cost of such insurance shall be included in the Directory & Insurance Fee payable with Exhibitor’s Application/Contract for Exhibit Space. The Rainprotection commercial general liability insurance shall name as additional insureds NAHB, its directors, officers, members, employees and agents. Rainprotection will send Exhibitor an email attaching a certificate of insurance showing the coverage and limits of the policy. In addition, if applicable, Exhibitor shall, at its own expense, secure and maintain through the term of this Contract, including move-in and move-out days, worker’s compensation and employer’s liability insurance in compliance with the requirements of the state in which Exhibitor is incorporated or where the Exposition is held. All such insurance shall be primary of any other valid and collectible insurance of Exhibitor and shall be written on an occurrence basis. Claims made policies are not acceptable and do not constitute compliance with Exhibitor’s obligations under this paragraph. If requested, copies of additional insured endorsements, primary coverage endorsements and complete copies of policies, satisfactory to Exposition Management, shall be furnished to Exposition Management sixty (60) days before the first day of the Exposition. Certified copies of the certificates of insurance or policies shall provide that they may not be cancelled without thirty (30) days’ notice to Exposition Management.

Exhibitor is responsible for procuring any and all applicable licenses, permits, and/or approvals required under federal, state, or local law in connection with Exhibitor’s activities at the Exposition and for paying all fees in connection therewith. The International Builders' Show is a trade-only event and does not allow retail sales that result in the exchange of delivery at the event. Retail sales transacted in which delivery occurs at the event are strictly PROHIBITED. Exhibitors are restricted to taking orders and retail sales transactions in which no delivery occurs at the event. There are no exceptions to this rule.

For a complete listing of all contract terms, please review the 2025 IBS Contract Terms, Conditions Rules and Regulations.

Whenever food is prepared within an exhibit, a Cooking & Food Preparation Form must be completed and emailed to Sodexo.

All companies interested in holding an after-hours event in their exhibit booth must satisfy the following restrictions and submit the required per event fee of $3,000.00.

• Limited to individual booths 1,500 sq. ft or larger.
• After-hours booth events can ONLY be held between 5:00 PM and 6:30 PM on the first and/or second day of the show.
• Complete the After-Hours Request Form.

For more information regarding the requirements for holding an After-Hours Event please email your request to [email protected].

Policy on Videotaping During Design & Construction Week

For safety and legal reasons, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Emerald Expositions, the show manager for KBIS, strictly limit taping at the International Builders’ Show and the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) during Design & Construction Week.

NAHB and Emerald Expositions require all video and production crews to request permission to record on either show floor, and to apply in advance as either a production company or a videography crew. On-site registration will not be available. Local network news crews are the exception to this rule and may register on site.

Anyone planning to record video on the show floor must be pre-approved. 

A media production company is a crew that is taping for a show in current production and booked to air on a recognized network or station.

• Submit application
• Please contact Stephanie Pagan or Liz Thompson with any questions

An exhibitor videography crew is a camera crew or cameraman contracted by an IBS or KBIS exhibitor to record solely in that exhibitor’s booth for that company’s private/non-broadcast use only.

• Submit application
• Please contact Kelly Faist with any questions.

Producers scouting for a show or others who do not meet these qualifications must purchase Non-Editorial Media/Paid Press passes and may not bring cameras onto either show floor.

Insurance Requirements

All production companies and videography crews, at their sole cost and expense, must procure and maintain through the term of the 2023 Design & Construction Week, comprehensive general liability insurance against claims for bodily injury and property damage occurring in or upon or resulting from any activities or persons on the premises leased by NAHB and/or Emerald Expositions. Such insurance shall include contractual liability and product liability coverage, with combined single limits of liability of no less than $1,000,000. In addition to submitting an application, all applicants must provide an original certificate of insurance from their insurance company or agent showing the required coverage and naming the National Association of Home Builders; its directors, officers, agents and employees; Emerald Expositions; its directors, officers, agents and employees; and the Las Vegas Convention Center as additional insured's from February 18- March 1, 2025.

To Apply:

• Submit an application requesting permission to record at the show.
• Provide an original certificate of insurance from company’s insurance company or agent.
• Production companies must submit a letter or email from the programming office of a recognized network or station detailing the assignment, and stating that the production company is at the show to tape for a specific program. Emails should include air date and contact information, and must be sent from a corporate email address. Generic emails such as Gmail/Yahoo will not be accepted.
• Videography crews must submit a letter or email from the exhibitor stating that the company will be working under contract to record at their booth for private/non-broadcast use. If your company has been contracted to tape more than one exhibitor at either show, you must submit a separate request and paperwork for each company. Crews will be removed from the show if found working an unapproved exhibitor’s booth.

Upon Approval:

• NAHB/Emerald Expositions will notify all applicants whether or not they have been approved to tape at the show, and will provide final instructions for approved groups.
• Approved production companies must register as working press.
• Each approved cameraman/crew will receive a daily camera permit to gain access to the show floor. These must be affixed to the camera in a visible manner at all times. No video camera will be allowed in the exhibit area without a properly displayed permit, and cameras without properly displayed permits will be asked to leave the show floor.
• All approved crews carrying a video camera must enter the show floor through a designated media entrance.
• All crews must secure appropriate permission to tape in any booth from all application parties before taping can begin. This includes the use of release forms. NAHB/Emerald Expositions hold the right to obtain all release forms if requested.

No other individuals other than approved crews will be permitted to carry a video camera into the exhibit area.

NAHB and Emerald Expositions reserve the right to remove representatives of any production company or videography crew from the show if they deem that the company or its representative(s) in any way violated stated policies and/or misrepresented itself or the nature of its business. NAHB and Emerald Expositions furthermore reserve the right to confiscate all recordings taken inside any of the IBS or KBIS exhibit areas. Anyone removed from the show forfeits their right to any and all refunds. In no event will NAHB or Emerald Expositions be responsible or liable for the out-of-pocket expenditures or other commitments of the production company or videography crew. We reserve the right to modify this policy without public notice.

For additional information, please contact Liz Thompson, at 202-266-8495 or [email protected] or Stephanie Pagan at [email protected].

Zero-Tolerance Policy for On-Site Solicitation

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) would like to remind all members of the media registered for the International Builders' Show (IBS) and the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), of its zero-tolerance policy for on-site soliciting by attendees with complimentary working press credentials.

All press registrants require appropriate credentials and are subject to prior approval by NAHB and NKBA.

Working press with complimentary credentials may not solicit business from exhibitors, spokespeople or attendees during the International Builders' Show or the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, marketing and sales of satellite tours for or by on-air talent, producers and/or production staff, and marketing and sales of ad space for any publication of any kind by reporters, editors and/or photographers. Anyone found engaging in such behavior will be subject to having their working press credentials revoked immediately. NAHB and NKBA reserve the right to enforce the rules and policies as deemed appropriate. Enforcement of these rules and policies may result in the ejection from the premises of any persons lacking the appropriate credentials and/or registration.

Non-Editorial/Paid Press registration is available for marketing, public relations, advertising, sales, publishers, and other non-editorial employees who plan to engage in any sales or marketing activities. Please contact Liz Thompson, NAHB media relations manager at 202-266-8495 or [email protected] if your convention plans include any of these activities and you need to re-register or if you have any questions.

Exhibition Management reserves the right to review and approve Exhibitor's rules for any contest, sweepstakes, drawing or giveaway activity it will conduct at or in connection with the Exposition. In connection with all such activities, Exhibitor represents that it shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and any and all applicable rules of Exposition Management.