GlassBuild America 2025

Topping last year’s record-breaking stats, the 2025 edition of GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo, held for the first time in Orlando, Florida, welcomed 598 exhibiting companies occupying over 232,000 net square feet, and over 9,600 participants. GlassBuild 2025 hosted 128 new exhibiting companies, and drew participants from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, as well as Canada, Mexico and 70 other countries.

See some of what you missed at GlassBuild America 2025: photo highlights from the 3-day show in Orlando!

Recommendations for companies on what lies ahead: prioritize the ability to change and adapt; keep cost structures under control; try not to take big risks or take on new debt.

National Glass Association board members and staff presented Best in Show Awards to the winning exhibit booths at GlassBuild America 2025. Congratulations!

The 2025 Glazing Executives Forum in Orlando drew more than 185 attendees on Nov. 4 for discussion of supply chain challenges, legal advice on contract clauses and immigration law, and opportunities for cracking the Division 10 (interior partitions) market, and more. The event also included a meeting for the NGA’s Installing Committee and the return of economic forecaster, Connor Lokar of ITR Economics.

Lokar’s message is clear—don’t let headlines and political distractions cloud your strategic vision. His forecast emphasized the importance of focusing on economic fundamentals and leveraging reliable forecasting tools that allow businesses to plan with confidence, even in a volatile environment.

I am thrilled to welcome you to GlassBuild America 2025, my first time experiencing this essential trade show as the new president and CEO of the National Glass Association. It’s only day one, and this year’s show is already one for the books: a record 603 exhibitors, including 129 exhibiting for the first time; 230,000 square feet of exhibit space, the most in GlassBuild history; and a four-time TSE Gold 100 Award recipient.

GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo received a Trade Show Executive (TSE) Gold 100 Award, recognizing the 100 largest shows held in the U.S. in 2024. This is the fourth consecutive year GlassBuild America has received this award.

This popular and must-see demonstration simulates how innovations in fenestration products react to the effects of wind and debris typically happening in a hurricane and tornado.