This year's BAU China expo saw more domestic and international industry exhibitors and experts than ever attend Asia's leading construction and architecture event.

In early November the story of BAU China, the leading trade fair in the Asia-Pacific region for "building systems solutions, high-end technologies and materials", entered a new chapter at the New International Expo Center in Shanghai.

With its largest participation to date, BAU China presented innovative products and exchanged ideas on the trends leading the construction industry.

The trade fair demonstrated that smart, sustainable and energy-efficient solutions continue to be the major topics in the global building sector.

"With 778 exhibitors and two additional halls, BAU China was bigger than ever this year," says Reinhard Pfeiffer, deputy chairman of the board of Messe Munchen, one of the largest exhibition companies in the world and one of the sponsors of the event.