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Classroom Education Schedule

RSVP here to be notified when the 2025 schedule is released. The schedule below is for reference for the 2024 show.

09:30 AM FR01: Keys to Becoming a Master Builder
📍Education Classroom #4 - Meeting Room 9
9:30am - 10:30am

What is a Master Builder? Historically, the Master Builder was the architect, craftsman and builder. The houses we study, built 200 years ago, were... View Full Session >>

Brent Hull

BUILDING: science, construction & design

FR02: Your 2025 Tool Organization Blueprint
📍Education Classroom #5 - Meeting Room 10
9:30am - 10:30am

Trek with Zack behind the drywall, into the planning, scheduling and installation preparation from floor to ceiling steps and finishes for a polished process and project your clients will love for years to come... View Full Session >>

Zack Dettmore

BUILDING: science, construction & design

FR13: Are We Building Too Tight?
📍Education Classroom #3 - Meeting Room 8
9:30am - 10:30am

Join Randy Williams and Mark Wille as they decode airtight building enclosure strategies, codes, measurements and risks. Learn about key air change metrics and their... View Full Session>>

Randy Williams

Mark Wille

FR03: The Builder's Guide To Creating An Annual Plan For 2025
📍Education Classroom #1 - Meeting Room 5
9:30am - 11:00am

If you’ve ever started the year without a clear plan, or a plan that lives entirely in your head, then this session is for you. Sure you’re busier than ever, but is it in the right direction? Don’t miss this complete guide to setting and executing your company goals for 2025 with Benji from Breakthrough Academy...View Full Session >>

Igor Trninic with Breakthrough Academy

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management


10:00 AM FR04: Selling High Performance
📍Education Classroom #2 - Meeting Room 6
10:00am - 11:00am

Being a “high-performance” builder is great, now how do you get someone to pay for it all? It all comes down to finding the right clients and being certain their values align with your vision. In this presentation, Jake walks you through the... View Full Session >>

Jake Bruton

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management

FR09: Give Your Floor the Attention it Deserves
📍Education Classroom #5 - Meeting Room 10
11:15am - 12:15pm

Everything in your home rests on your floor. From jobsite to homesite it sets the landscape and perception of a quality-built home... View Full Session >>

Stephanie Dailey 

BUILDING: science, construction & design

11:15 AM FR05: Roles in Residential Building - The SEARCH for SUCCESS
📍Education Classroom #2 - Meeting Room 6
11:15am - 12:15pm

The legacy of the Architect and Builder is so much more than current perspective. "Talking the talk" and "walking the walk" are worlds apart...View Full Session >>

Steven Baczek

BUILDING: science, construction & design


FR06: The Risinger Build Standard
📍Education Classroom #4 - Meeting Room 9
11:15am - 12:15pm

From digital design and planning tools to material choices, trade sequencing testing and constant improvement -- learn from the pros on the Risinger Build team as they open their playbook to share the standards and protocols that have helped create a distinguished home construction brand and experience...  View Full Session >>

Matt Risinger
Tim Hill with Daniel & Chelsea

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management

FR07: What Lies Beneath - Unvented Crawl Spaces Uncovered
📍Education Classroom #3 - Meeting Room 8
11:15am - 12:15pm

Crawlspaces are undervalued. Have you considered how your crawlspace can impact the indoor air quality of your home or the longevity of your floor system? Join Bryan as he uncovers....View Full Session >>

Bryan Uhler

BUILDING: science, construction & design

FR08: Fixed Bid – How to Price Complicated Jobs
📍Education Classroom #1 - Meeting Room 5
11:15am - 12:15pm

Certified Passive House Builder Allyson Anderson owns offices in Chicago and Michigan performing multi-million dollar custom home builds. Her projects are architecturally led and her work has been nationally published and internationally recognized. Many custom home builders....View Full Session >>

Allyson Case Anderson

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management

12:15 PM Lunch
Level 1, Ballroom BC
12:15pm - 1:30pm

01:30 PM FR10: Build Science 101 - Why, Where, What and How??
📍Education Classroom #4 - Meeting Room 9
1:30pm - 3:00pm

Gain foundational understanding of the principles and purpose of building science to drive long-term durability, health, comfort, and energy efficiency in our buildings.... View Full Session >>

Matt Risinger
Steven Baczek

BUILDING: science, construction & design

FR11: GSR Accountability: Are Your Staff Doing What You Pay Them To Do?
📍Education Classroom #1 - Meeting Room 5
1:30pm - 3:00pm

When your company grows, and you aren’t on your job site all the time… problems creep in. First, deadlines get missed. Then, quality starts to dip, leaving you to deal with mistakes that shouldn’t have happened. Emotions start flying…and you bleed profits because of all the inefficiency. The solution for smart builders....View Full Session >>

Benji Carlson with Breakthrough Academy

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management

02:00 PM FR12: Healthy Mind. Healthy Body. Healthy Build. Healthy Life.
📍Education Classroom #3 - Meeting Room 8
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Building a successful business is so much more than knowledge, skills, and experience... View Full Session >>

Bryan Uhler

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management

09:00 AM SA01: Ever Hear Anyone Complain About How Long It Takes To Get Hot Water?
📍Education Classroom #3 - Meeting Room 8
9:00am - 10:00am

Do you want to know how to fix that long delay between turning on a faucet and getting hot water? Then this course is for you. Join a dynamic, hands-on class with renown plumbing expert Gary Klein...View Full Session >>

Gary Klein

BUILDING: science, construction & design

SA02: Business Q&A/Business 101
📍Education Classroom #4 - Meeting Room 9
9:00am - 10:00am

In this session Jake Bruton hosts a panel conversation with guests Jackson Andrews, Shane Durkin and Luke Mezger to bring business and building questions to a phones-free, judgment-free environment. Bring your questions and... View Full Session >>

Jake Bruton

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management

SA03: 10 Steps to Better Trade Collaborations
📍Education Classroom #2 - Meeting Room 6
9:00am - 10:00am

Build Show experts Stephanie Dailey and Lydia Crowder host a straight talk on how to reduce the friction, re-work and missed communications transitioning from planning to... View Full Session >>

Lydia Crowder
Stephanie Dailey

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management

SA04: Financial Secrets for Builders: How To Plan and Hit Your GP
📍Education Classroom #1 - Meeting Room 5
9:00am - 10:30am

Charting a course for your construction business requires a clear KPI dashboard and clean financial controls. They don’t have to be complicated. But you can’t just hand this off to an accountant, and hope for the best. It's an owner's job to make budgets and cast accurate forecasts....View Full Session >>

Igor Trninic with Breakthrough Academy

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management

09:30 AM SA05: Why I Am a Wingnut, and Maybe You Should be Too…
📍Education Classroom #5 - Meeting Room 10
9:30am - 10:30am

When it comes to building performance, Peter Yost is a true guru. Peter channels his passion for understanding how buildings work into investigative practices and simulations he calls "wingnut testing." He's trained countless industry professionals...View Full Session >>

Peter Yost

BUILDING: science, construction & design

10:45 AM SA06: Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst: How to Protect Your Business During Hard Times
📍Education Classroom #3 - Meeting Room 8
10:45am - 11:45am

If you know Allyson Anderson, you know she's all about the straight talk. Join Ally for a transparent and practical discussion on how to future-proof your business to withstand the tough times...View Full Session >>

Allyson Case Anderson

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management

SA07: Build Science 201
📍Education Classroom #4 - Meeting Room 9
10:45am - 12:15pm

“DO YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT”……Build Science 201™ is a step towards applying successful control layer management principles impacting design, construction and sequence decisions. This course unpacks 12 primary concerns...View Full Session >>

Matt Risinger
Steven Baczek 

BUILDING: science, construction & design

SA08: SOPs for Overwhelmed Owners: How Top Builders Use Simple Systems to Conquer Company Chaos
📍Education Classroom #1 - Meeting Room 5
10:45am - 12:15pm

As a builder, when you're great at what you do — work floods in and your operations can turn into a mess. Clients badger you with never-ending requests, Supers keep calling you for simple questions and all the while, your margins give you migraines. There has to be a better way! The solution...View Full Session >>

Benji Carlson with Breakthrough Academy

BUSINESS: processes, tools & management

02:00 PM Site-Tours
📍EXCLUSIVE TOUR

Guided by the one and only Matt Risinger and his team. This exclusive tour features two state-of-the-art homes in different stages of construction in Austin. It’s a hands-on experience you won’t find anywhere else!