BAU showcases architecture, materials and systems for industrial, commercial and residential construction and for interior work.
The range is divided according to building material, product and theme areas – key themes for the future such as sustainable building play an important role in all sections of the exhibition.
With over 2,000 exhibitors from 46 countries BAU occupies the entire exhibition site of Messe München, filling all 17 halls and 4 entrance areas – in total 180,000 m² of gross exhibition space:

• Site plan BAU 2013

All the key trades and materials concentrated in one location – the range of exhibits at BAU - the whole world of construction:

• Aluminium – profiles, systems, facades, sunshade systems, windows, doors/gates/frames, machines/tools for aluminium processing
• Outdoor Design – landscape architecture, street furnishings, lighting, demarcations, play equipment
• Chemical Building Products – plasters/varnishes/paints, adhesives, insulation materials, sealants, building tools
• Renovation & Modernisation – seminars, institutions, services
• BAU IT – software and hardware for construction
• Floor Coverings – elastic, textile, solid
• Services
• Trade Publishers
• Energy/Solar Technology – photovoltaics, solar-thermal, air-conditioning/ventilation technology, heating technology
• Tiles/Ceramics – tiles, ceramics, sanitary fittings/technology, accessories
• Building Automation/Control Systems
• Lifts and Escalators
• Glass – glass building materials, glass facades/structures, foils
• Wood/Plastics – wood/plastic materials, interior work, timber construction
• Materials/Products for Interiors
• Stone/Cast Stone
• Locks/Fittings/Security – locks, cylinders, fittings, anti-intrusion systems, access-control systems
• Steel/Stainless Steel/Zinc/Copper – profiles, systems, facades, sunshade systems, doors/gates/frames,  machines/tools for steel processing
• Stones/Soils – stones/soils, sand-lime bricks, concrete, dry construction, prefabricated construction, insulation materials, renders, screeds
• Gate/Parking Systems – gate systems, parking systems, drive technology, doors/gates/frames
• Doors and Windows – wood, plastics, glass, aluminium, roller blinds, sunshade systems
• Bricks/Roof construction – bricks, roofing tiles, flue materials, roofing materials, dormer windows