Record Bau with over 250 000 visitors

Photos/Fotos: Braas

»1 With the Rubin 15V, Braas is extending its range of small-format roofing tiles

Photos/Fotos: Braas

»2 The Braas PV Premium in-roof PV system is now also available for Turmalin roofing tiles

Photos/Fotos: Creaton AG

»1 The new “Mikado” smooth roofing tile

Photos/Fotos: Creaton AG

»2 Very flexible: the new “Galant”

Photos/Fotos: Erlus

» The camera in the test set-up documents the hailstone resistance of the E 58 Plus

Photos/Fotos: Erlus

Photos/Fotos: Hagemeister

»1 An especially slender module format

Photos/Fotos: Hagemeister

»2 The “Willkomm Höft” is a contrast-rich composition of different brick firings

Photos/Fotos: Ziegelsysteme Michael Kellerer

» The elements can be fixed to any façade (clay brick, concrete, timber wall, etc.)

Photos/Fotos: Ziegelsysteme Michael Kellerer

Photos/Fotos: Franken Maxit, Azendorf

»1 The “maxit mortar pad” is taken out of its packaging and laid onto the wetted bricks

Photos/Fotos: Franken Maxit, Azendorf

»2 Conventional running water is added to activate the thermosetting adhesive

Photos/Fotos: Dachziegelwerke Nelskamp, Schermbeck

»1 The Nelskamp Dachstick: tile – fix – secure

Photos/Fotos: Dachziegelwerke Nelskamp, Schermbeck

»2 If later repairs are needed, the Dachstick can be removed from outside with the Dachstick-Revi and then refixed to a roofing tile

Photo/Foto: Röben

» Röben brick architecture stand

Photo/Foto: Röben

Photos/Fotos: Schlagmann Poroton

»1 With the Poroton-DRS, simple and safe construction of the floor slab support is ensured

Photos/Fotos: Schlagmann Poroton

»2 The new WDF 80 (mm) – ideal for limited space

Photos/Fotos: Ströher

»1 Ströher brick slips are fired at 1 200° C

Photos/Fotos: Ströher

»2 The 49-cm slim bricks

Photos/Fotos: Unipor, Munich/München

»1 The new “Unipor WS08 Coriso” clay block combines optimum sound insulation with highly effective thermal insulation

Photos/Fotos: Unipor, Munich/München

»2 The new Silvacor combines the structural advantages of masonry bricks with those of wood fibres

Photo/Foto: Wienerberger/Matthias Rotter

»1 In this five-storey building, the Poroton-S10-MW high-precision units were used

Photo/Foto: Wienerberger/Matthias Rotter

Photo/Foto: Wienerberger/Jens Krüger

»2 The Alegra 15 small-format roofing tile is available in seven colours

Photo/Foto: Wienerberger/Jens Krüger

Over the six days of Bau, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials and Systems, which had long been fully booked, was attended by 251 200 visitors (over 16 000 more than in 2013). This handsome increase is not only down to the German visitors but above all due to the 20% more international guests (around 72 000 visitors).

Once again Bau confirmed its reputation as an “architects’ trade fair”. Around 65 000 of the visitors came from architectural and planning offices, that is another increase on the figures for 2013.

China (2 083 visitors / 2013: 1 091 visitors) and South Korea (912 / 2013: 525) were among the countries with the biggest leap in numbers. The top-ten visitor countries included Russia (2 474 / 2013: 2 920). From the Middle East, in particular Saudi Arabia (477 / 2013: 280) and the United Arab Emirates (423 / 2013: 200), considerably more visitors came than in 2013. With 3 694 visitors (2013: 2 40...