BuildRight 2026 invites builders, designers, and industry experts to submit engaging session proposals that connect high-performance building practices with real-world market success. This year’s theme, BuildRight SellRight, focuses on how exceptional construction quality, energy efficiency, and design innovation translate into stronger sales and happier homeowners in today’s competitive housing market.
BuildRight is a conference that brings together professionals all across the high-performance and remodeling industries to gain insight into current market trends, legislative issues, and business practices. Attendees will learn to utilize new technologies, strategies, and business development innovations. These new innovations can help businesses succeed in areas where others struggle, especially when it comes to high-performance building.
With industry-wide involvement, from remodelers, vendors, appraisers, realtors, and builders, BuildRight has great networking opportunities. Make connections, view products from vendors for possible projects, and learn some new things about the industry.
The Fortis Impact + Subcontractor Development Program is a 6-week series of classes for small subcontractors on the core fundamentals of successfully managing construction projects, how to be successful with Fortis, and how to grow their business. Our courses are designed to provide technical assistance through all phases of a construction project to help firms build capacity and effectively manage the work. Classes are largely facilitated by Fortis staff and provide contractors with education and insight while developing key relationships.
Learn the fundamentals of:
• Fortis Prequalification & Risk
• Project Start Up
• Pre-Construction & Estimating
• Project Scheduling
• Accounting and Payments
• Safety
• Sustainability
• Document & Project Closeout
The International Mass Timber Conference is the largest gathering of mass timber experts in the world, focusing on the entire industry supply chain. Explore cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber, glulam, mass plywood panels, dowel-laminated timber, and laminated veneer lumber; and the opportunities and obstacles in global design, construction, development, manufacturing.
Join us at the Enlighten Women’s Forum to connect, learn, and empower each other with inspiring stories and valuable insights.
The Enlighten Women’s Forum returns with “Rooted and Rising,” a transformative one-day experience that honors the legacy of tradeswomen while empowering the next generation of leaders. Whether you’re swinging a hammer on the jobsite, managing multimillion-dollar projects, or teaching the next wave of apprentices, this is your community.
Proudly presented by the Washington State Construction Center of Excellence in partnership with the Machinists Institute.
