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About Shovel IQ

We organize specialist conferences for the people shaping housing and infrastructure.

A business events company for the built environment

Shovel IQ is a business events company focused on housing and infrastructure. We organize conferences and exhibitions that bring public agencies, institutional owners, developers, investors, and industry partners together around the decisions shaping the built environment.

Across our conference portfolio, we create settings for public and private sector leaders to exchange knowledge, compare approaches, and explore collaboration.

A large ballroom facing a panel on the main stage
Student & Workforce Housing Development Conference 2025, Los Angeles

Our approach

Programs developed with practitioners

Our programs examine how projects are planned, financed, delivered, and operated, drawing on the people who do that work.

Public and private sector in one room

Agency leaders and institutional owners meet the developers, investors, and firms that partner with them.

Time to build relationships

Sessions are paired with networking and exhibition, so conversations can continue after the panel ends.

Two industries, six conferences

Housing

Housing

Housing finance, development partnerships, student and workforce housing, and preservation.

Explore Housing
Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Transportation, water, energy, civic facilities, and airports.

Explore Infrastructure
Founder

Eric Iravani, Founder

Eric Iravani is the founder of Shovel IQ, where he develops conferences connecting public agencies and private industry across housing and infrastructure.

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