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digitalBAU
March 21–23, 2028Trade Fair for Digital Solutions in the Construction Industry

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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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Two women and a man are standing at a counter at digitalBAU. In the background, you can see other people and an orange crane.

Personnel announcement: Saskia Rettenbacher takes over as digitalBAU Exhibition Director

APRIL 23, 2026

New leader for the trade fair for digital solutions in the construction industry. Effective immediately, Saskia Rettenbacher is the Exhibition Directo ...

digitalBAU sets the pace for the digital transformation of the construction industry

MARCH 26, 2026

The fourth edition of digitalBAU, the trade fair for digital solutions in the construction industry, achieved its most successful result since it bega ...

Artificial intelligence in construction: from trend to strategic key technology

FEBRUARY 25, 2026

Artificial intelligence is also sweeping the construction industry. From March 24 to 26, 2026, digitalBAU, the trade fair for digital solutions in the ...