We just returned from the 2026 International Builders’ Show and this was the final show in Orlando for the foreseeable future. The annual Area 10 (ND, SD, WI, MN, IA) reception was at the Hyatt Regency where all members and student chapters were invited. Other events included the BUILD-PAC parties, Opening Ceremonies featuring Emmitt Smith, and the Brothers Osborne Closing Concert. Teams from NDSU and NDSCS competed in the NAHB Student Chapter competitions and NDSCS took first-place in the Associates program category! Mark your calendar for IBS 2027 (February 2-4) where it will be back in Las Vegas.

On February 9, the US House of Representatives approved the Housing for the 21st Century Act, a major bipartisan housing package that takes much-needed steps toward addressing our nation’s critical lack of housing. The legislation contains key provisions related to land-use and zoning, regulatory reforms and financing tools. It is the House response to the ROAD to Housing Act, separate legislation passed by the Senate last fall that includes favorable provisions aimed at eliminating regulatory barriers and promoting pro-growth housing policies. NAHB will continue to work with Republican and Democratic lawmakers in both chambers of Congress to pass a bicameral, bipartisan major housing package that reduces regulatory barriers and removes obstacles to help builders build more attainable, affordable housing.

Our spring meetings and social will be held at the end of the month! The NDAB Spring Board Meeting will take place in Bismarck on March 31, and the BUILD-PAC Social will be that evening at X-Golf. Head to our website www.ndbuild.com/events to sign-up for the social. All proceeds will benefit BUILD-PAC, NAHB’s bipartisan political arm, which helps elect pro-housing, pro-business candidates to federal office.

Reminder that our Summer Social and Summer Board Meeting will be in Medora on August 4, and our Fall Board Meeting and Annual Banquet/Annual Meeting of the Members in Minot on November 3.

March is Women’s History month, which incorporates National Women in Construction Week early in the month (March 1-7). North Dakota currently has two Professional Women in Building Councils which includes the Bismarck-Mandan Professional Women in Building Council (established in 2020) and the Building Industry Association of the Red River Valley Professional Women in Building Council (established in 2024). Both councils represent women who are actively involved in all aspects of the building industry as business owners, marketing experts, interior designers, realtors, banking professionals, etc.

2026 NAHB & NDAB Dates

• NDAB Spring Social and Meetings: March 31 (Bismarck)
• NAHB Spring Leadership Meetings & Legislative Conference: June 9-13 (Washington, D.C.)
• NDAB Summer Social and Meetings: August 4 (Medora)
• NAHB Fall Leadership Meetings: October 6-8 (Detroit, MI)
• NDAB Annual Banquet and Meetings: November 3 (Minot)

Please reach out to me with any questions about NDAB or your membership.

Brittney Roehrich, NDAB CEO

brittney@ndbuild.com