element + BAU is a trade magazine published in German only distributed primarily in Germany, but also in Austria, Switzerland and other German-speaking countries.

element + BAU deals with all aspects of building and constructing. Public buildings like schools, kindergarten houses and administrative buildings are broached to issue as well as domestic buildings, the design and construction of industrial buildings. The key aspects lie on the realisation of architectural concepts and the usage of techniques and construction-systems.

Developements belonging to the economical and ecological aspects of buildding and constructing are also a central theme of this trade magazine as well as progressive solutions for hybrid construction projects, cost reduction, pre-fabrication and the usage of prefabricated building material.