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HILSA - International Trade Fair for Building Technology

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Official website
Next editionJanuary 2028Expected — not announced yet
Last venueMesse BaselBasel, Switzerland
RunningSince 2012Biennial · 3 editions on record
Last checked11 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
Expected around January 2028 — not announced yet. HILSA - International Trade Fair for Building Technology runs biennial; the last edition in our records was in January 2016. We'll show the dates as soon as the organiser publishes them.

Key numbers

Exhibitors
1,100this edition, organiser's figure
Visitors
100,000this edition, organiser's figure
Floor space
22,927 m²in 2012, organiser's figure
Editions on record
3first in 2012

About HILSA - International Trade Fair for Building Technology

Swissbau in Basel is one of the largest construction and real estate tradeshows in Europe. Every two years approximately 1,100 exhibitors from 20 countries present an intriguing showcase to the more than 100,000 professional visitors — representing the areas of planning and investment, the real estate sector, construction industry, trade, education and research — and people with a general interest in building.

Opening hours and exhibition date of Swissbau

Tuesday, 12 to Saturday, 16 January 2016

9:00 to 18:00, last day to 17:00

From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
201612–16 Jan 2016Messe Basel
Basel, Switzerland
1,100100,000
201421–25 Jan 2014Messe Basel
Basel, Switzerland
—115,111
201217–21 Jan 2012Messe Basel
Basel, Switzerland
40024,000

Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

Questions

When is HILSA - International Trade Fair for Building Technology?

The next edition is expected around January 2028, based on its biennial cycle. The organiser hasn't announced the dates yet.

Where is it held?

The last edition we have was at Messe Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

How often does it take place?

Biennial, judging by the 3 editions on record since 2012.

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