What to Expect at the 2026 Frame Building Expo: Daily Schedule Highlights

Originally Published as: Frame Building Expo Schedule at a Glance

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24th

4-7 PM Registration
5-8 PM NFBA Certification Testing

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25th

7 AM-5 PM Registration
7-8:30 AM Breakfast
8-9 AM Educational Breakout Sessions
- BUSINESS MANAGEMENT:Coaching for Success, Eric Miner – Blunier Buildings
- SALES AND MARKETING: Building Barndos: Opportunity or Headache? Paul & Emily Marshall – Mr. Post Frame
- SAFETY AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE: Using Reflective Technologies to Improve the Thermal Performance of Your Building Envelope, Monty Millspaugh – Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association (RIMA)
9-9:15 AM Break
9:15-10:15 AM Educational Breakout Sessions
- BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Strategic Planning: Building Your Bench Strength, Ed Krow – Ed Krow LLC
- SALES AND MARKETING: Why Your Barndo Clients are Burning Out: Practical Processes to Master the Barndominium Cycle, Olivia Berg – Back Forty Buildings, and Emily Marshall – Mr. Post Frame
- SAFETY AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE: Safety Best Practices & NFBA Resources That Can Help
  - Gary Auman – Moderator
  - Todd Meinhold – H&D Quality Builders
  - Perry Lynch – Walters Buildings
  - Dave Underwood – FBi Buildings
- 10:15-10:45 AM Break
- 10:45 AM-12:45 PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND MEMBERSHIP MEETING
  - KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: An Economic Update, Dr. Anirban Basu – Chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group (SPG), one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s leading economic consultants.
1-5 PM EXPO OPEN
- EXPO FLOOR ACTIVITIES
- 1:30-3:00 PM Shed Building Demo – Part 1
- 5-7 PM Women in Post Frame Meet N’ Greet
- 8 PM-12 AM Plyco Reception

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26th

7 AM-5 PM Registration
- 7-8:30 AM Breakfast
- 8-9:00 AM Educational Breakout Sessions
  - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: The Loyalty Crisis: Why Good Workers Leave & How to Make them Stay, Lisa Ryan – Grategy
  - SALES AND MARKETING: The 5 Pillars of Empathy: Driving Growth & Collaboration in the Frame Building Industry, Jevon Wooden – BrightMind Consulting Group
  - SAFETY AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE: The 3-Hour Firewall, Tim Royer – Timber Tech Engineering
- 9-9:10 AM Break
- 9:10-10:10 AM Educational Breakout Sessions
  - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Leadership – Part 1, Pete McDowell & Peg Buehrle – ActionCoach
  - SALES AND MARKETING: How Executive Presence and Relationship Intelligence Drive Sales Excellence, Jevon Wooden – BrightMind Consulting Group
  - SAFETY AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE: Sealed & Certified: The Real Deal on Spray Foam for Post-Frame Construction, Mike Dyna – X Spray Jones and Paul Marshall – Mr. Post Frame
- 10:10-10:20 AM Break
- 10:20-11:20 AM Educational Breakout Sessions
  - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Leadership – Part 2, Pete McDowell & Peg Buehrle – ActionCoach
  - SALES AND MARKETING: 7 Critical Brand Management Strategies You Shouldn’t Ignore
  - SAFETY AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE: The AI-Powered Builder: How Smart Tech is Reshaping Construction and Business, Kevin Fox – Foxwerx Group
- 11:20-11:45 AM Break
- 11:45 AM-1:15 PM Awards Luncheon (ticketed event)
- 12-4:30 PM EXPO OPEN
  - EXPO FLOOR ACTIVITIES
- 2-3 PM Shed Building Demo – Part 2
- 5-7 PM Christians in Construction Reception
- 7-10 PM Expo Social and Foundation Auction