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Welcome to the Annual

Carolinas Buildings & Facilities Management Trade Show & Conference

February 18, 2027 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC.

Nationwide partners in our events over 21 years

Who attends

Who you’ll meet

Facility decision-makers from across the Carolinas, all under one roof on February 18, 2027 in Charlotte, NC.

Developers

Data centers, retail, offices, industrial, hotels and restaurants

Education

K-12 schools, colleges and universities

Government

Hospitals, military and city contracts

Property Management

Retail, offices, industrial, hotels, restaurants, HOA and multifamily

Read the transcript

Zippity Split Plumbing (Exhibitor, 4th year back)
We've made some great relationships here, as well as gotten some really good jobs. So overall, it has been a great experience for us.

Glenn Good (Chair-Elect, BOMA International)
There's something here for everyone, whether it's attending a session, meeting a new service provider, or meeting a colleague and saying, “let's go together and see what's out there that's new that can help me be more productive and efficient.”

Patrick Okamura (IFMA Fellow, Facility Manager, CBRE)
What I get out of this event is the opportunity to walk the floor, talk to vendors, talk to service providers, and also talk to fellow facilities and maintenance professionals that attend this show. A lot of ideas, a lot of opportunities arise just by communicating with these folks.

Cameron Cowan (Head of Strategy, Moat Systems)
There's been such a proliferation of digital advertising and digital outreach. Everybody's inbox is full of emails they didn't solicit, and it's hard to make that connection. But when you're standing face to face in front of somebody, talking to them about the real challenges they face every day, meeting people and shaking hands, that's the environment we need to get to. People buy from people they know and people they like, not just somebody that reached out on a cold email or hit them up on LinkedIn that they've never met.

Joe Gross (American Backflow & Fire Prevention)
The show's been great. We've gotten lots of customers out of it. It's the exact clientele that we try to go after, so it's very targeted, and that's kind of why we do this.

Jerry Neely (VP of Controls, Varitec Solutions)
We have been at this show year after year, and we love the results. We get everybody coming to us. It saves so much time rather than having to go and see all the customers at their locations. They all come to you. We love it.

Marshall MacFarlane (IFMA Fellow, Farnsworth Group)
There's all kinds of resources, there's great breakout sessions, there's a ton of vendors here. Take the time and get down here. It's going to be worth their while.

Filmed on the show floor at a ProExpos BFM trade show.

CBFM will feature hundreds of companies displaying products and services necessary for the operation, management, maintenance and renovation of buildings and facilities in the Carolinas.

Running concurrently with the trade show is an educational conference featuring a day’s worth of individual one-hour talks covering a wide range of topics including:

LEED, Green, Sustainability, Energy, Building Commissioning, Facility Maintenance, Construction, Renovation Planning and more.

In their own words

Why the industry keeps showing up

Glenn Good, BOMA Fellow
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There’s something here for everyone, whether it’s attending a session or whether it’s meeting a new service provider… Let’s see what’s out there that’s new that can help me be more productive and efficient.

Glenn Good, BOMA FellowFounder & Managing Principal, The Good Group
Chair-Elect, BOMA International

“What I get out of this event is the opportunity to walk the floor, talk to vendors, talk to service providers, and also talk to fellow facilities professionals… A lot of ideas, a lot of opportunities arise just by communicating with these folks.”

Patrick Okamura
Patrick OkamuraIFMA Fellow · Facility Manager, CBRE

“When you’re standing face-to-face in front of somebody, talking to them about their real challenges that they face every day… that’s the environment we need to get to. People buy from people they know and people they like.”

Cameron Cowan
Cameron CowanHead of Strategy, Moat Systems

“There’s all kinds of resources. There’s great breakout sessions. There’s a ton of vendors here. Take the time and get down here. It’s gonna be worth your while.”

Marshall MacFarlane
Marshall MacFarlaneIFMA Fellow · Farnsworth Group

From our exhibitors

“A key to our success at this show is the quality of attendee. One of our salespeople reports that one of his largest volume customers was an attendee at last year’s show. You can’t ask for anything more than this!”

Dennis FordSales Manager, The Granite Group

“During the first two hours of the show, I had more visitors and potential leads visit our booth than I would normally have in an entire day at other facility shows. This show has repeatedly given us the highest ROI in comparison to other events.”

Yvette C.Sales Manager, Air Solutions

“Our company has received several good business accounts from the results of this show. It is the best show that I do each year!”

John E.Sales Director, Marshall Best Security
On the floor

See it for yourself

Heavy equipment, real exhibitors and good food. This is show day.

A refuse truck and its exhibitor team on the show floor
Heavy equipment on the floor
Attendees filling the show floor
A full floor, all day
An exhibitor team at their booth
Meet the people behind the products
Food and conversation
Food and conversation
An exhibitor trailer on the show floor
Why attend

Everything you need, in one place

Free for qualified facility professionals: the expo hall, the education and the people.

See what’s new

Walk an expo hall full of the latest products, services and technology for buildings and facilities, and get hands-on with all of it.

Build your network

Meet peers, suppliers and experts from across the Carolinas. You’ll leave with contacts you’ll call on all year.

Learn from the best

Free education sessions led by facilities experts on the trends, insights and best practices shaping the industry.

Why companies exhibit

Reasons to exhibit
77%of executive decision-makers found at least one new supplier at the last show they attended
$142cost of a face-to-face meeting at a trade show, vs. $259 at a prospect’s office
51%of attendees asked for a sales rep to visit their company after the show
92%of attendees come to see what’s new in products and services

Statistics: Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR)

CBFM · February 18, 2027 · Charlotte, NC

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