Build Expo Los Angeles 2026 at a glance
- The show runs November 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall G. Exhibit hours are 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. both days, and classes begin at 9:30 a.m. both days.
- The organizer promotes over 250 exhibitors; the event planner snapshot lists 213 entries, so the two counts are not interchangeable.
- The official app lists show schedules, exhibitor information, floor plans and parking details.
- The planner describes a premium exhibitor lead-scanning add-on with custom questions and offline use.
- A 10x10 booth is listed at $2,820; a 20x30 at $9,220.
# Build Expo Los Angeles 2026: attendee and exhibitor guide
What is Build Expo Los Angeles?
Build Expo Los Angeles brings construction and building-industry professionals to one exhibition floor for product discovery, education and business conversations. The organizer highlights face-to-face networking, product demonstrations and brand exposure. The 2026 edition runs November 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center’s South Hall G.
Who should attend?
The event is aimed at people who specify, build, design, own or manage buildings and construction projects. The organizer names architects, general contractors, designers, engineers, commercial builders, developers, home builders, facility managers, building owners, property managers, remodelers, subcontractors, municipalities, government agencies, spec writers and real estate professionals. The organizer promotes over 250 exhibitors, and the current planner snapshot lists 213 entries. That role mix can suit both project decision-makers and suppliers.
Dates and exhibit hours
The 2026 show runs Wednesday and Thursday, November 4-5, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall G. Exhibit-floor hours are 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on both days, while classes begin at 9:30 a.m. each day. The early class start means an attendee planning to visit sessions and booths should treat 9:30 a.m. as the first scheduled activity, rather than arriving only for the exhibit-floor opening.
How to plan each day
Classes begin at 9:30 a.m., then the 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. exhibit window is available for priority conversations. The show spans two days, so a useful plan separates must-see suppliers from open exploration. The organizer describes classes as complimentary for industry professionals. Build a visit plan
Where is the event and how is it laid out?
Build Expo occupies South Hall G at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The venue’s street address is 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015. The event planner says its floor plan will be posted closer to the show, so booth locations are not yet established in the currently available listing. The South Hall designation is the most specific published location for routing at this stage.
Getting to the convention center
The Los Angeles Convention Center lists Pico station on Metro lines A and E at about 8 min on foot. 7th St/Metro Center, served by Metro lines A, E, B and D, is about 10-15 min on foot. Bus routes listed for the area include 30, 81, 442, 460 and the Silver Line. These are venue transit references; service times and routes can change, so the live Metro schedule remains the source for travel-day operations.
Registration and admission
The organizer says the exhibit floor and classes are complimentary for industry professionals. Registration support is available at 877.219.3976. The 2026 event dates are November 4-5. The published registration terms say attendees may be photographed or filmed. Registration details and eligibility should be read on the organizer’s current page because requirements can change before the November dates.
Access and event policies
The available organizer material identifies industry professionals as the audience for complimentary floor and class admission. Registration terms say attendees may be photographed or filmed. The reviewed pages do not establish additional badge-transfer, age, accessibility, recording or re-entry rules. Registration support is listed at 877.219.3976. The show is scheduled for November 4-5 in South Hall G. Attendees should rely on the terms displayed during registration.
Hotels near the venue
The organizer states that it does not coordinate official hotel room blocks for the show. It advises attendees and exhibitors to book directly with a preferred hotel provider and warns about a scam targeting event visitors. No negotiated hotel rate or official room-block link was found in the reviewed event material. Lodging availability and pricing are not represented here because they change by date and provider.
A practical Los Angeles travel plan
The venue address is 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, and Build Expo is in South Hall G. Pico station is about 8 min away, and 7th St/Metro Center about 10-15 min. Nearby bus routes include 30, 81, 442 and 460. The convention center lists event parking at $30-$60 depending on event and location. Build a visit plan
Exhibitors and product discovery
The organizer promotes more than 250 exhibitors, while the event planner snapshot lists 213 exhibitor entries. These figures come from different published views and may reflect different update times or counting methods; they should not be treated as identical. The show gives suppliers a place for face-to-face networking, product demonstrations and brand exposure.
Researching the exhibitor directory
The event planner snapshot currently lists 213 exhibitors across 110 industry categories, while the organizer’s headline says over 250 exhibitors. That difference is a reason to treat the directory as a live planning aid rather than a final count. A current floor plan is expected closer to the event date. The reviewed evidence does not establish that the planner snapshot is complete or synchronized with the organizer’s headline figure.
Sessions and speakers
The event planner lists 60 keynotes and seminars. Named listings include “How to Work with the City” with Ann McNeill on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., and “Networking and Association Use” with Tom Woodcock on Thursday at 12:30 p.m.. Other listed sessions include “The Cash-Rich Contractor Owner” with Scott Beebe and “ChatGPT Just Made Your Marketing Funnel Cheaper Than Ever to Fix” with Josh Ramsey. Confirmed session dates and times should follow the event planner.
Meeting windows across the two days
Exhibits run 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. both days, with classes beginning at 9:30 a.m.. The planner lists a Wednesday 9:30 a.m. session, “How to Work with the City,” with Ann McNeill, and a Thursday session titled “Networking and Association Use” with Tom Woodcock. Since the Wednesday session overlaps the class start and the floor opening comes later, attendees can structure meetings around the published schedule rather than assume all programming occurs between booth hours.
Audience fit and buying roles
The official audience spans architects, general contractors, designers, engineers, builders, developers, property and facility managers, owners, remodelers, subcontractors, public agencies, spec writers and real estate professionals. The planner’s audience description also emphasizes contractors, home builders, developers, architects, engineers, building owners, property managers and industry professionals. The organizer promotes over 250 exhibitors. Suppliers can use these role descriptions to judge fit, but the public material does not disclose a verified buyer roster.
Target-account research
The organizer’s published audience roles include contractors, home builders, developers, architects, engineers, building owners and property managers. Those categories can guide account selection when matched against a company’s actual product and territory; they do not prove that a named company or buyer will attend. The public sources reviewed here do not provide a confirmed attendee list. Target-account assumptions should therefore remain hypotheses until matched to a verified contact or an exhibitor conversation.
Event app and planning tools
The official app for Build Expo USA provides show schedules, exhibitor data, floor plans and parking details. The event planner says the Los Angeles floor plan will be posted closer to the show. The app helps organize event information but does not establish that attendee data is available in advance.
Planning with the directory versus capturing leads
The official app includes show schedules, an exhibitor directory, venue map and parking information. The event planner separately describes a premium “Lead Scanning for Exhibitors” add-on. These are distinct functions: the event app presents event logistics, while the add-on is described as an exhibitor lead tool. Its listed functions include badge scans and custom questions. The reviewed pages do not confirm any synchronization between the app and lead-scanning records.
Exhibiting costs and booth sizes
Published booth examples include a 10×10 space at $2,820, a 10×10 corner booth at $3,020, a 10×20 booth at $4,920, and a 20×20 booth at $7,420. Larger listed options include 10×30 at $6,219 and 20×30 at $9,220. These are the organizer’s displayed prices; the reviewed page does not establish whether taxes, add-ons, utilities or other services are included.
Booth operations and exhibitor objectives
The organizer identifies face-to-face networking and product demonstrations as exhibitor opportunities. Classes start at 9:30 a.m. and the floor is open 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.. A 10×10 booth is $2,820; a 20×30 is $9,220. Published materials reviewed here do not detail freight, labor or included furnishings.
Lead retrieval for exhibitors
The planner lists “Lead Scanning for Exhibitors” as a premium add-on. Its description names instant badge scanning, custom qualifying questions and offline use. The public listing does not identify a software vendor or publish the add-on price in the reviewed material, so neither is stated here. The feature description supports treating it as an optional capture workflow; the exact availability and commercial terms remain specific to the exhibitor’s current order details.
Limits of the published tool information
The planner describes instant badge scanning, custom qualifying questions and offline use for the premium exhibitor add-on. The reviewed public listing does not identify its software provider, export formats, data-retention period, CRM integrations or device requirements. Those capabilities are not assumed in this guide. The event’s directory and app references establish planning functions, while the lead-scanning feature description establishes only the functions explicitly named by the planner.
B2Brain as a complementary workflow
Build Expo’s app provides show schedules and directory research, while the planner separately lists the premium “Lead Scanning for Exhibitors” add-on. B2Brain can complement event preparation by organizing target accounts and outreach workflows around those publicly listed event details. It is not presented as an official Build Expo tool, does not replace event registration, and does not imply access to private attendee or badge data.
Choosing a lead-capture approach
The event app covers show schedules and event logistics, and the planner describes an exhibitor add-on with badge scanning, custom qualifying questions and offline use. The sources reviewed do not state whether exhibitors may use third-party scanning tools or how captured records can be exported. Tool selection therefore depends on the exhibitor’s order terms and its own data-handling requirements, rather than an assumed integration.
Capture fields for useful follow-up
The planner add-on is “Lead Scanning for Exhibitors” and supports custom qualifying questions. The organizer lists face-to-face networking as an exhibitor opportunity. A practical capture design can distinguish role, project timing, product interest and agreed next step. These are suggested CRM fields, not documented Build Expo form fields.
Lead quality and qualification
The organizer lists contractors, home builders, developers, architects, engineers, owners and property managers among its audience. The add-on supports custom qualifying questions. The show promotes over 250 exhibitors, but the sources provide no attendee-level conversion benchmarks. Lead quality must be evaluated from an exhibitor’s conversation records and follow-up outcomes, not inferred from audience categories.
Follow-up after the show
The organizer describes the show as a place for face-to-face networking and product demonstrations, while the exhibitor add-on lists custom qualifying questions. The event spans November 4-5, and exhibit hours are 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. both days. Those interactions can produce specific next steps such as sending a requested specification, arranging a product review or sharing a project reference. Build a visit plan
Estimating event ROI
Published booth prices range from a 10×10 booth at $2,820 to a 20×30 at $9,220, and the organizer promotes over 250 exhibitors. Those facts help frame an exhibit budget and the scale of the show, but they do not predict qualified meetings or revenue. A defensible ROI estimate needs an exhibitor’s own costs, expected conversations, conversion assumptions and post-show outcomes; none of those company-specific inputs is supplied by the event listing.