Experience 35+ education sessions delivered by the industry's foremost experts.

Please note: All education sessions—excluding workshops—are included with your registration. No additional sign-up is required. Simply arrive at your chosen session at the scheduled time and location. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

METALCON is the foremost authority in providing top-tier education focused on the application of metal in construction and design. We harness the expertise of leading professionals in metal construction, architecture, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver unparalleled knowledge. Whether you’re a contractor, installer, architect, specifier, or building owner, METALCON offers a range of in-depth workshops and complimentary educational sessions tailored to meet your specific needs.

METALCON education is accredited by organizations including the AIA and the Florida DBPR.

KEYNOTES, MORNING KICKOFFS + SPECIAL SESSIONS

Discover important topics that affect every aspect of the metal construction and design industry, learn from robust panels that present courses that will affect everything from design, to testing, to implementation and installation, and lifetime usage.

Tuesday, October 21

➝ KEYNOTE
Continuing to Always Move Forward: Lessons in Resilience and Leadership
Clinton “Clint” Romesha, Retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant & Medal of Honor Recipient

➝ MORNING KICKOFF
Design and Development: A Technical and Personal Walk-Through of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Brian Zamora, Owner, BCZ ARchT (Former: Senior Associate at Gehry Partners, LLP)

➝ SPECIAL SESSION
State of the Industry – Presented by the Metal Construction Association

Wednesday, October 22

➝ KEYNOTE
Economic and Labor Market Update – What to Expect in 2025 and Beyond
Alex Chausovsky, Director of Analytics and Consulting, Bundy Group

➝ MORNING KICKOFF
Breaking the Cycle of Wildfire Destruction: The Urgent Need for Fire-Resilient Construction Presented by California Architects
Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir & Tryggvi Thorsteinsson, Principles, Minarc

BUSINESS GROWTH & INNOVATION LEARNING SESSIONS

In today’s economy, it’s important that your business runs smoothly, maximizing every employee’s time and every dollar spent running your business. Sessions in the Business Growth & Innovation Learning Center feature industry experts providing you with solid, sensible advice and tried-and-true strategies to ensure your business’s growth and success.

BUILDING PERFORMANCE LEARNING SESSIONS

The increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires and other safety hazards makes it more important than ever to stay on top of new building envelope codes, testing methods, and terminology. Sessions in the Building Performance Learning Center will demystify these complex topics and provide the latest information on risk mitigation, building codes and testing protocols. These sessions are a must-attend for contractors, engineers, & architects alike.

Tuesday, October 21

➝ LEEDv5: Revisions that Affect Metal Construction

➝ The Value of Metal Composite Materials How Durability, Resilience, and Sustainability Affect Cost vs. Value

➝ FireBlocking and NYC Building Codes: Finding Solutions

Wednesday, October 22

➝ Insulated Metal Panels 101 – An Introduction to IMPs

➝ Future Proofing High Performance Buildings w/ Rainscreen Cladding Design

➝ Steel Solutions for Sustainable Building Design: Pathways to Net-Zero

Thursday, November 23

➝ A Case for Removing Wood Blocking

➝ Metal and the Elements: Navigating Modern Construction in Changing Conditions

INSTALLATION & TECHNIQUES LEARNING SESSIONS

Gain a deeper understanding of how to improve building and product performance in the Installation & Techniques Learning Center where the focus is on installation techniques, craftsmanship, resiliency, testing procedures, real-world influences & more.

Tuesday, October 21

➝ Installing Air Barrier System – The Devil is in the Details

➝ Revolutionizing Scaffolding: Safety, Efficiency, and Global Best Practices

Wednesday, October 22

➝ Stronger Structures, Safer Assets: The Value of Metal in Extreme Weather Zones

➝ Advances in Cold-Formed Steel Roll-Forming Technology: Optimizing Production Efficiency

Thursday, October 23

➝ Cold Formed Buildings: An Introduction to a Growing Movement

METAL MASTERCLASS LEARNING SESSIONS

Tuesday, October 21

➝ Seal the Deal: Developing Lifetime Warranties

➝ Common Workers’ Compensation Pitfalls & How to Avoid them: A Guide for Metal Construction Companies

Wednesday, October 22

➝ Sealing the Envelope: Air, Vapor, & Thermal Barrier Solutions for Metal Buildings

DESIGN DISTRICT LEARNING SESSIONS

The Design District @ METALCON is a ‘show within a show’ exclusively for architects, designers, specifiers and engineers eager to breathe new life into projects and wow clients. Sponsored by PPG and produced in partnership with AEC Daily, this one-of-kind, curated experience will explore an impressive range of aesthetic possibilities and provide access to experts who will show you how to solve a wide variety of design, structural, technical, environmental, cost and performance challenges, through the use of metal.

Earn a full year’s worth of AIA LU’s (including HSW’s) by attending 5 education sessions on Tues., 5 on Wed., and 2 on Thurs.

Tuesday, October 21

➝ Modern Solutions: Advancing Performance in Metal Building Insulation

➝ Acoustic Solutions for Metal Buildings

➝ Designing Metal Buildings for Circularity: Reuse and Recycling Strategies

➝ Advanced, Cost-Effective, Field Touch Ups, Repair and Restoration Solutions for Architectural Metal

Wednesday, October 22

➝ Morning Kickoff: Breaking the Cycle of Wildfire Destruction: The Urgent Need for Fire-Resilient Construction

➝ Spel(Li)ng (Be)auty in Met(Al)

➝ Seeing Double: Adopting Twins for De-Carbonization, Resilience, and Circularity

➝ Sacred Geometry and Metal Roofing: A Match Made in Heaven

➝ Understanding… And Documenting… the Environmental Footprint of Aluminum Extrusions

IN-DEPTH PAID WORKSHOPS

Maximize your METALCON education by adding 4- or 8- hour workshops to your agenda. Choose from a selection of essential topics for beginner and experienced building and design professionals, business owners and executives, and anyone else ready to take their knowledge and skills to the next level. Plan Accordingly, some workshops begin on Monday, October 20th.

Exciting news for 2025! Workshops labeled with an *asterisk* will earn you 4 hours of AIA LU HSW’s!

The Value Pass is the BEST DEAL for adding workshops to your agenda!

Monday, October 20

➝ Metal Roof Installation Training: Part 1 – Certificate Course
**This session includes Part 2 — attendance for Part 2 is mandatory.**

Tuesday, October 21

➝ Metal Roofing from A (Aluminum) to Z (Zinc) *

➝ Advanced Metal Exterior Installation Techniques for Roofing & Building Contractors *

➝ Roll Forming for the Metal Construction Industry: Part 1
*This session does NOT include Part 2. Part 2 requires separate registration and payment, and features different speakers and content. You may attend either part independently—one is not required for the other.*

➝ Metal Roof Installation Training: Part 2 – Certificate Course
**This session includes Part 1 — attendance for Part 1 is mandatory.**

➝ The Blueprint to Back Office Success: Managing Credit and Collections in Construction *

➝ Low Slope Detailing Workshop – Certificate Course *

Wednesday, October 22

➝ Roll Forming for the Metal Construction Industry: Part 2
*This session does NOT include Part 1. Part 1 requires separate registration and payment, and features different speakers and content. You may attend either part independently—one is not required for the other.*

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