2025 Traditional Building Conference Series Sponsorship Opportunities
A Cost Effective Way to Connect with your Customers and Prospects
If you sell products and services in the $170 billion market for historic restoration, renovation and traditionally inspired new construction, you’ll want to participate in the Traditional Building Conference Series 2025.Themed “Materials and Methods,” there are three in-person, two-day events throughout the year and six online education seminars all of which deliver AIA Continuing Education Credits.
Current sponsors include the leading manufacturers, general contractors, specialty contractors and building artisans who serve the traditional building market. The Traditional Building Conference provides an education, networking relationship building and sales opportunity for sponsors who will have meaningful conversations with customers and prospects across two days, including breakfast, lunch, cocktails, dinner and architectural walking tours.
Meet the Right People
Architects, general contractors, custom builders, restoration/renovation specialists, building owners, facilities managers, interior designers, historic preservationists who buy and specify an estimated $50 billion of materials and services per year for the residential, commercial and institutional traditional buildings they design, build, restore and renovate. Traditional Building Conference attendees build new period-inspired homes, restore, renovate and build additions for old homes; design and build or renovate schools, churches, museums, hotels, apartments and public buildings like courthouses, post offices and state capitols. This includes building types usually 50 years old or older of architectural periods 1680-1980.
Meet the Right Customers While They Are Learning what’s Relevant to Them
The professionals who attend the Traditional Building Conferences and web seminars have a particular interest in the education and building materials which are aimed at their specific needs: customization, historical accuracy, tax credit work, adaptive use, classical design, durable and sustainable materials of superior quality with good technical support and service. The Conference curriculum balances practical how-to information with broader issues like urban revitalization and architectural history. All seminars qualify for American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Credits, mostly HSWs. Additional CEUS from ASID, NAHB; and NARI can be accommodated.
Ask Our Current Sponsors…
“The Traditional Building Conference Series is unique among conferences and trade shows aimed at architects; there’s nothing else like it. We see the right people, customers and prospects who buy and specify our “niche” high-end decorative ornamental metal stairs, gates, awnings, garden-houses and bronze doors. It’s the best ‘qualified’ conference attendee we know of, and we meet them in a relaxed setting where substantive conversations take place.”
--DOUG BRACKEN, WIEMANN METALCRAFT, Ornamental metalwork
“We meet new customers and reconnect with past customers in a time and cost-efficient way. The other sponsors of the Traditional Building Conference are like us; we share the same kind of customers, and we give each other new business leads.”
--GREG BETTENHAUSEN, WILMETTE HARDWARE, New and restored period-authentic hardware
“There’s no other trade conference where we can see as many qualified buyers in such a short, cost-effective time. At the Traditional Building Conferences, I can make 100 sales calls in two days.”
--STEVE KAMIN, HARTSTONE, Cast concrete decorative stone
“We are a custom woodworking shop specializing in bespoke wood doors and traditional joinery. We value our relationship with Traditional Building - both the magazine and the Conference Series. The contacts we make are invaluable.“
--STEVE HENDRICKS, HISTORIC DOORS, Solid core and decorative interior and exterior doors, Interior millwork
“Our sponsorship of Traditional Building Conference Series, which we have renewed every year for 20 years, positions our company as solution providers and experts in our field. We are part of the education program which better connects us with our architect and builder customers and prospects.”
--ANN RAUCH, MARVIN WINDOWS, Wood windows and doors
“Traditional Building Conferences are held in interesting historic venues and places which provide living laboratories for learning. In a relaxed setting, we develop relationships with serious, knowledgeable traditional building professionals who have an appreciation for what we do.”
--DAVID RICCIO, John Canning Company, Decorative painting, plaster and historic finishes
“The Traditional Building Conferences are held in historic and distinctive venues where everything takes place in the same room-the education, meals, networking and exhibits. The seminar speakers are ‘tops’ in our field. Allied Window has been a platinum sponsor from the very beginning and often, an AIA CEU presenter.”
--DAVID MARTIN, Allied Window, supplier of historically accurate ‘invisible” storm windows.
“The architects, builders and building owners who attend the Traditional Building Conferences are our target market. Our platinum sponsorship has helped our company reputation. We have built very good relationships with the specifiers and high-quality craftspeople who attend. It’s always hard to quantify where our new business comes from, but we know our position with the Traditional Building Conference Series pays off, over the long run."
--CHAD THORELL, Historical Arts and Casting Inc., maker of ornamental metals and cast-iron building facades.
“Ludowici Clay Roof tiles, cladding and flooring relies on architects to specify our products, building owners to approve them and contractors to buy them. At the Traditional Building Conferences, Ludowici sells to all three professionals in the same room. In a two-day event we get new business leads and sales.”
--DAN HARRIS, Executive V.P. Sales and Marketing, Ludowici Clay Tile
Our Audience
Frequent & Past Attendees Include:
Consiglia Construction
Historical Concepts
Peter Pennoyer Architects
Shawmut Construction
Christman Construction
EYP Architects
Fairfax and Sammons Architects
Glave and Holmes Architects
Shope Reno Architects
Barnes Vanze Architects
Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Horizon Builders
David M Schwartz Architects
Harrison Design
Schooly Caldwell Architects
The Architect of the U.S. Capitol
The National Park Service
City of Denver
General Services Administration
U.S Department of State
Duke University
Princeton University
MIT
University of Virginia
South Carolina Historic preservation Office
American College of the Building Arts
New York City Landmarks
2025 Sponsor Benefits Include:
2025 Sponsor Benefits Include:
• Recognition as a Traditional Building Conference Series education underwriter throughout the year 2025
• In-person participation at three events, Spring, Summer and Fall 2025 with a six-foot table display.
• An invitation to the sponsor welcome reception and dinner the evening before the conference begins.
• Networking throughout the two-day event, including breakfast (2-days); lunch (2-days) and breaks between seminars. Networking during architectural walking tours.
• Pre-conference and follow up recognition on all attendance promotions including magazine PR and advertising, social media, e newsletters, web banners and direct mail.
• An invitation to present an AIA CEU approved seminar at one of the three conferences (Platinum sponsors only).
• An invitation to present an AIA CEU approved web seminar (Platinum sponsors only).
• Podium tome to introduce a seminar speaker and talk about your company (Platinum sponsors only).
• All Traditional Building Conference Series registrants contact information including leads from both in-person and web seminars. Approximately 1,000 sales leads for the year (Platinum sponsors only).
• Complimentary conference passes for you and your staff (value $550.00 each, based on sponsorship level).
• Complimentary conference passes for use with your clients and prospects (value $550.00 each, based on sponsorship level).
Here is what attendees say about the Traditional Building Conference Series:
“The variety of technical AND artistic presentations is great! I really like the intimate format. I had much better connections with sponsors, speakers and fellow attendees.”
“Excellent speakers, informative, engrossing topics for a room full of builders, architects and building owners.”
“How-to about materials and methods, as well as ‘big-picture’ content.”
“One of the very best education events I have ever experienced. A real treat; it changed the way I think about design.”
For more information, contact:
Carolyn Walsh
Director of Operations - Traditional Building Conference Series
cwalsh@aimmedia.com
Judy L. Hayward
Education Director - Traditional Building Conference Series
JHayward@aimmedia.com
(802) 356-4348
Jennifer Baldwin
Associate Publisher - Traditional Building
jenbaldwin1@msn.com
(718) 619-7645
Becky Bernie
Associate Publisher - Old House Journal
bbernie@aimmedia.com
978-590-0807
Erica Alpers
Associate Publisher - Arts & Crafts Homes
ealpers@aimmedia.com
312 835 7811
Gina Martin
Marketing Coordinator
gmartin@aimmedia.com
Peter H. Miller, Hon. AIA
President
pmiller@traditionalbuilding.com
(202) 256-0694