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Build-to-Rent Fall
September 8-10, 2026
Omni DallasDallas, TX

Pre-Conference Workshop: Innovation & Sustainability in BTR Construction

September 8

Program: 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Networking Cocktail Reception: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Supply + Build + Automate + Sustain

Explore the technologies and sustainable practices reshaping the BTR lifecycle

Why attend?

Key trends and latest developments

  • Discover how AI is transforming site selection, design, and operations while reducing carbon footprints and costs.
  • Explore how modular methods accelerate delivery while reducing material waste, embodied carbon, and variability.
  • Learn how mass timber, low-carbon concrete, and composites are reshaping BTR design and climate adaptation.
  • Understand how leaders leverage AI forecasting, ESG transparency, and nearshoring to combat inflation and instability.
  • See how circular economy principles and ESG frameworks protect NOI and future-proof assets against climate risk.

What will you learn?

  • How AI, automation, and smart technology are transforming BTR construction
  • Ways to leverage industrialized construction methods to improve efficiency and speed delivery
  • The benefits of next-generation building materials and emerging construction technologies
  • Strategies for integrating sustainability across the entire BTR lifecycle
  • Practical approaches to reducing environmental impact and carbon footprints
  • Best practices for creating future-ready, high-performing BTR communities

Who will you meet?

Senior decision-makers including:

  • Homebuilders
  • Developers
  • Owners/Operators
  • Fee builders & general contractors
  • Construction tech companies
  • Architects, design firms & engineers
  • Material suppliers & manufacturers
  • Sustainability consultants & ESG advisors
  • Supply chain & procurement professionals
  • Investors & capital providers
  • Technology & software vendors

Featured session: Vendor / Tech showcase: Solutions powering the future of BTR

Tuesday, September 8 | 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

This fast‑paced showcase highlights the technologies, platforms, and partners driving innovation across the BTR lifecycle.

Own the conversation. Sponsor this session and position your brand in front of the executives driving the next wave of Build-to-Rent growth.

Session sponsored

Andy Zhu

Principal

MFX Ventures

Always love going to IMN's BTR Forum every year. It is a highlight of my conference circuit calendar!