GlassBuild 2024: A Message from Nicole Harris

Hosting GlassBuild for the first time in Dallas is a direct response to feedback from you—our attendees and exhibitors. This year, we still bring you our industry’s best suppliers—over 500 of them, including 115 new companies—that’s a 12% increase from last year! And as always, they’re showcasing the industry’s best products, including over 290 brand-new products, throughout the show floor. 

The glass, window and door industries are known for innovation, and GlassBuild is the place to see it all. But, as labor shortages continue to strain the construction industry nationwide, GlassBuild America also provides a crucial opportunity for our industry to address the labor shortage and advance workforce development. That’s why on Tues., Oct. 1, you’ll see 50 STEM students from area schools, visiting the show floor and getting a first-hand look at the innovation and career opportunities available in the glass, window, and door industries.

This event will offer attendees actionable strategies and insights to build the workforce they need. Part of that strategy is top-notch training, also in the spotlight during this year’s show. Designed to meet the needs of the entire industry, MyGlassClass.com lets you Choose Your Path with courses for glass installers, fabricator personnel, and glazier apprentices. Our own Jenni Chase, Melissa Fischer and Alan Hoover will be on-hand in the MyGlassClass.com Learning Lab in the Industry Pavilion, booth #17009, to provide interactive demos on course offerings.

As always, staff and board members from the National Glass Association and Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance are in the Industry Pavilion to share both trade associations’ latest solutions, including technical resources, training and recruiting.

Don’t miss the GlassBuild Main Stage, hosting three days of learning, networking and industry celebration. All attendees are welcome to sessions on industry trends and forecasts, strategies for business building, takeaways to address workforce challenges, and initiatives to recruit and elevate women in the industry.

And finally, we are wrapping up this exciting show in Dallas, looking forward to another new city—Orlando, the host city of GlassBuild 2025. Join us for the GlassBuild After Party: The Magic of Glass. Ticket proceeds go to the NGA Foundation to support industry education. 

From finding products to making connections. And from raising awareness to providing essential training…It’s all here at GlassBuild. See you on the show floor.