Two people are sitting at a table with construction plans. Between them is a tablet with the purple outline of a 3D house protruding from it.

digitalBAU — Trade Fair for Digital Solutions in the Construction Industry

April 24–26, 2028 in Cologne

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Welcome to digitalBAU

digitalBAU 2026 addresses the digital transformation in the construction industry and encompasses the entire value and process chain of construction, from planning and construction to the operation and management of buildings and cities.

Providers of IT software and hardware as well as digital solutions for the construction industry are linked with architecture, engineering, with industry and trade, research and science as well as with associations and politics.

Person with AR headset interacts with virtual skyscrapers in a futuristic cityscape.
A larger-than-life robot with a Transformers-style design shakes hands with a visitor at the trade show.
Entrance to Kölnmesse featuring a large display on the exterior façade, where digitalBAU welcomes its visitors.
Man wears an exoskeleton with a touchscreen
A man is holding a drone in his hand and talking to a woman.

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digitalBAU 2028 moving to April – OCTOBER 21, 2026
Densely packed trade fair hall with numerous booths for digital or technological solutions, where visitors interact, watch presentations, and work with displays.
digitalBAU 2028 moving to April
OCTOBER 21, 2026

digitalBAU, the trade fair for digital solutions in the construction industry, is getting a new slot, setting it further apart from a host of other in ...

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