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SPAs, Pools & Wellness | Hall 3.1
Plan your splash – wellness with a view: efficient solutions for pools, saunas and spas
Thinking ahead to feel good together – that is the motto of the Spas, Pools & Wellness special area. Here you will find solutions for private bathing and wellness fun at home as well as ideas for municipal swimming pools, saunas and hotel facilities. Swimming, sweating, feeling good and coming to yourself – is that also possible in a resource-saving way? Of course. Exhibitors will be showing how to operate pool and wellness facilities in an energy-efficient and water-saving way. For example, did you know that there are accessories that both significantly reduce energy consumption and minimise evaporation?
But the swimming pool and wellness industry doesn't just have one approach to realising sustainable concepts that promote the health and well-being of their users while also keeping an eye on the well-being of nature. Because pool people and sauna specialists are thinking ahead. And they are doing it together – from the public and private sectors. Swimming pools and spas are more than just sports facilities or oases of refreshment. They can be places for people to meet and interact. This applies to both the private garden and the municipal swimming pool.
The programme of talks in the special area covers a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on the sustainable operation of swimming pools and spas. Saving energy, water and resources does not mean sacrificing design and elegance, as the exhibitors also show. Today's pools, saunas and spas are ‘morning-oriented’. With future-oriented technologies, they prove that pleasure and responsibility can be reconciled.
The special area is supported by the German Association for swimming pools and SPAs (bsw), the German Association for Recreational and Medicinal Bathing (DGfdB) and the Deutscher Sauna-Bund (DSB).
bsw (German Association for swimming pools and SPAs)
The German Association for swimming pools and SPAs (bsw) is a professional association service provider and offers a comprehensive industry network of the swimming pool and wellness industry in Germany and Europe, especially for the private sector, particularly for private pools. It represents around 280 primarily medium-sized member companies from all stages of the industry's value chain – swimming pool builders, specialist wholesalers and manufacturers.
The association regularly organises dialogue platforms and numerous other events where specialists in the swimming pool and wellness industry can get to know each other, exchange experiences, work together and further educate themselves. The association's technical and marketing experts, in particular, develop practical guidelines, leaflets, checklists and brochures. Association members also transfer their knowledge to other industries and committees and are active, for example, in DIN and CEN.
DGfdB (German Association for Recreational and Medicinal Bathing)
The German Association for Recreational and Medicinal Bathing (DGfdB) is the most important platform in Germany and Europe for matters concerning public baths. It is a professional and umbrella organisation that sets the rules for the industry, with over 1,600 members in the public swimming pool sector, including around 1,000 bath operators, 300 architecture and engineering firms, 180 manufacturers and 20 associations.
In our latest association project, we worked with Z_punkt, our partner for strategic future consultancy from Cologne, to explore ways in which spas can become central players and facilitators in overcoming municipal transformation tasks. We want to focus on the opportunities and potential of public baths in the municipal transformation. After all, every change also brings opportunities for the future that need to be seized. To this end, we will present our developed innovation ideas to you, as exhibitor at the special area and in the Speakers Corner, through our managing director Christian Mankel.
The German Sauna Association (Der Deutsche Sauna-Bund e.V.)
The German Sauna Association is the world's largest sauna industry association. Its statutory objective is to promote the idea of sauna bathing in Germany and to advise all of the association's members and support them with its range of services. These include a quality system, a marketing advantage for sauna baths and an academy for training and further education.
Benefit from more than 75 years of experience!
Public, Care Sector Bathrooms & Clean Water | Hall 3.0
Clean Water – Future-proof drinking water hygiene and sustainable sanitation solutions at ISH 2025
Drinking water is our most valuable foodstuff – and its quality must meet the highest standards in every environment. But how do we ensure a safe water supply in buildings? What requirements apply to materials and products that come into contact with drinking water? And what solutions are there for public and medical facilities?
This is precisely where the associations figawa, BTGA and ZVSHK come in with the special area ‘Public, Care Sector Bathrooms & Clean Water’. The focus is on hygienic drinking water supply, safe materials and products, as well as sustainable, easy-care bathroom concepts for hospitals and care facilities.
Expertise & best practices – a programme with added value
The special area in Hall 3.0 offers a varied programme of lectures and discussions with valuable ideas for planners, installers, operators and decision-makers in the industry. Each day of the fair is dedicated to a central theme:
- Monday: The training initiative ‘Fit for drinking water & municipal transformation’
- Tuesday: Cold water temperature & digitalisation in drinking water installations
- Wednesday: Materials & products in contact with drinking water | New requirements & harmonisation of EU specifications
- Thursday: Energy-efficient drinking water hygiene & innovative water treatment
- Friday: Standards & practice – Current regulations and their implementation in the trade
Experience expertise up close
In addition to specialist lectures, we offer panel discussions with industry experts, demonstrations of innovative products and guided tours of the trade fair, which provide an overview of future-oriented solutions from leading manufacturers. Supported by figawa, BTGA, ZVSHK, DGfdB and other industry partners, you will gain in-depth insights into the latest developments and proven practical approaches. Take the opportunity to make valuable contacts, exchange ideas with experts and actively shape the future of hygienic drinking water supply and sanitation solutions.
To the event calendarDesigning a bathroom with care in mind – book your ISH appointment and try on an age suit!
The increase in the number of people in need of care is increasingly drawing attention to the home and, in particular, the bathroom and its transformation into a modern workplace for care professionals. With this in mind, we would like to invite you to ISH 2025 in Frankfurt am Main, where we will be presenting bathroom concepts that make care in the home easier at our stand ‘Care-friendly bathroom design’ in Hall 3.0, Stand C 51. You will also have the opportunity to try on an age suit to experience physical limitations.
Pop up my Bathroom | Hall 3.1
Pop up my Bathroom is the focal point for creative bathroom concepts, architecture and design. With an inspiring trend exhibition and a wide-ranging programme of lectures and discussions, this special show will showcase the latest developments, new products and visionary concepts for the bathroom as an integral part of the home.
Living space of the future: the bathroom as a holistic room
Who says a bathroom is just a room? Located Hall 3.1 D71, the Pop up my Bathroom trend show brings the bathroom to life as a holistic space. Three trend houses show how walls, floors, colours and light can be in harmony with bathroom fixtures and fittings. The exhibition, curated by trend researcher Frank A. Reinhardt, is a source of important information on the current state of holistic bathroom planning for architects and bathroom planners. In addition to innovative manufacturers from the Wall & Floor category, numerous ISH exhibitors, including Axor, burgbad, Bette, Duravit, Dallmer, Geberit, Hansgrohe, Heinrich Schulte, Hewi, Ideal Standard, Kaldewei, Laufen, Roca, VitraBad and Villeroy & Boch, are also taking part.
Human scale: people are the bathroom-planning benchmark
At Pop up my Bathroom, the focus is on people. Their needs set the standard for layout, functionality and design. It’s where the day begins and where it winds down – the bathroom is a space for daily routines, moments of relaxation and everything in between. In this new edition of Pop up my Bathroom, the bathroom therefore transforms into a stage: actors will bring the three trend houses to life and guided tours will lead visitors through the trend exhibition, showcasing key product innovations in the context of industry-relevant interior design trends.
Three trend houses: Lab, Living & Lifestyle
What will the bathroom of tomorrow look like? The three trend houses provide answers and present three important developments in bathroom design.
Bathroom Lab: New colours, new material combinations and future studies - the catwalk of innovations in the Bathroom Lab shows what the future of the bathroom could look like. There is also a selection of ultra-flat shower surfaces - including the longest of its kind.
Living Bathroom: What goes on behind the bathroom wall? This becomes visible in the Living Bathroom. A special highlight: the Barbie™ x HEWI collection in pink combines design with inclusivity and individuality.
Lifestyle Bathroom: Here, renowned designers characterise bathroom culture with stylish and ergonomic designs. Stefan Diez for Kaldewei, Antonio Citterio for Duravit and many other renowned designers show what lifestyle-oriented bathroom design can look like.
Pop up my Bathroom with a comprehensive lecture programme at the Design Plaza
The content of the trend show will be communicated and discussed at the adjoining Design Plaza lecture forum while subsequent guided tours take visitors through the trend show with innovations in the Bathrooms solution field.
The Design Plaza in Hall 3.1 is the hub for interior design, current trends and outlook for the sanitary industry at ISH 2025. This year, the programme is being curated by several partners, including VDS, the VDMA Sanitary Technology and Design industry association, World Architects, Stylepark and Architonic. With its Pop up my Bathroom Trend Forum, VDS will once again focus on the latest trends and tendencies in the sanitary industry via keynote speeches, round tables and the popular CEO talks and speed briefings introduced at last ISH.
Impressions of Pop up my Bathroom 2023
Green Roofs & Facades | Foyer Hall 5.1 / 6.1
Green roofs and facades – forward-looking concepts for sustainable building
Green roofs and facades are a key element of sustainable and climate-resilient cities. The special area Green Roofs & Facades highlights the potential of green buildings in a variety of formats, including short presentations, practical tours and expert talks. These will take place in the foyer between halls 5.1 and 6.1.
Green roofs and facades offer a variety of advantages that go far beyond simply beautifying buildings. They play a crucial role in urban rainwater management, help to improve the microclimate and promote biodiversity in densely populated areas. In the face of increasing urbanisation and climate change, the greening of buildings is becoming more and more important.
- Energy efficiency and climate adaptation: Green roofs and facades reduce the heating of buildings and thus lower the energy consumption of cooling and heating systems. This not only helps to reduce energy costs, but also to achieve climate targets.
- Effective rainwater management: green roofs serve as natural retention areas, storing rainwater and releasing it in a controlled manner. This helps to relieve the burden on urban drainage systems and minimise the risk of flooding.
- Promoting biodiversity and quality of life: green spaces on roofs and facades provide valuable habitats for plants and animals and improve air quality in urban environments.
The ISH special area Green Roofs & Facades offers experts from the fields of planning, architecture and the building trades a unique platform for learning about the latest developments in the area of building greening, acquiring practical knowledge and exchanging ideas with experts. The wide range of information and training opportunities available will enable participants to gain valuable ideas for their own projects and contribute to the promotion of sustainable building methods.
The partners of the special area are the German Association of Building Greening (BuGG), the German Association for Water Recycling and Rainwater Harvesting (FbR) and the German Sanitation, Heating and Air Conditioning Association (ZVSHK).
Meet the Experts
As part of ‘Meet the Experts’, ISH offers the opportunity to exchange ideas with industry experts in specially set up networking areas in various halls, discuss the latest developments and strengthen strategic partnerships.
Meet the Indoor Air Experts | Hall 8
Focus on Expertise: Leading associations at the ISH
A diverse program of lectures and guided tours through the trade fair will be the focus of activities in hall 8.0 at booth F95. “Air as a vital ressource – healthy and hygienic”, “Cooling and heating – future-proof and efficient” and “Living space buildings – sustainable and safe” are the main topics at the joint booth of EVIA (European Ventilation Industry Association), FGK (Association of Air-Conditioning and Ventilation in Buildings), RLT-Herstellerverband (Association of Manufacturers of Air Handling Units), VDKF (Association of German Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Specialists) and VDMA Air Handling Technology. Visitors can expect three themed islands, where the five associations will provide insights on the above-mentioned areas of knowledge, answer questions and facilitate an exchange between experts. During the guided tours through the trade fair, participants will gain compact insights into the product innovations of several companies. The meeting and starting point is the trade fair booth F95 in hall 8.0.
The team of the associations will be available for discussions on all aspects of air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration technology on all days of the trade fair. The industry is facing a wide range of topics for discussion: Anybody who deals professionally with heat pumps or refrigeration and air conditioning systems can hardly avoid a discussion about refrigerants, PFAS and the F-Gas Regulation at the moment. Other key focus areas include energy efficiency, which is associated with renovation, heat recovery, eco-design and retrofitting, indoor air quality in residential and non-residential buildings. These topics are required by the European Buildings Directive (EPBD) and is closely linked to ventilation and air conditioning systems, air filtration, humidity and residential ventilation. Other important topics include fire protection and smoke extraction. Sustainability and monitoring are other areas of concern for the industry, as are digitalization and the shortage of skilled workers.
Meet the Wood Energy Experts | Hall 11.0
With the special area Wood Energy, ISH is sending a strong signal in favour of wood as a renewable energy source. Wood energy accounts for 6 per cent of Germany's final energy consumption and provides over two-thirds of the renewable energies used in buildings. Ninety per cent of the CO2-free renewable energy wood comes from German forests. These are sustainably managed on a legal basis.
The Wood Energy umbrella organisation is made up of the Initiative Holzwärme and its eight member associations. An attractive special area of around 220 m² is available where industry, trade and forestry and agriculture can showcase high-tech solutions for the sustainable, clean and efficient use of wood energy.
At the centre of the special area, a speakers' corner and a lounge provide an opportunity for a professional exchange between experts from industry and trade on the one hand and the movers and shakers of the special area on the other. An attractive and highly topical programme of talks, keynote speeches and presentations by the partners of the special area will address the current political situation in Germany and Europe with relevance for wood energy.
The debate will cover topics including the German parliamentary elections, which took place just three weeks earlier, and the impact of the newly installed EU Commission on the use of wood as a renewable energy source in Germany and Europe. In addition, the organisers will report on current technological trends, but also on political framework conditions, such as the GEG, the funding landscape and RED III, as well as Ecodesign.
The Special Area is organised by the BDH and ZVSHK associations and the Initiative Holzwärme.
Meet the Building Technology Experts | Hall 11.1
The Meet the Building Technology Experts special area in Hall 11.1 serves as the central hub for expertise in energy efficiency, hygiene and digitalisation in building technology. As part of the Building Technology & Management Forum, industry experts and specialists will provide insights into the latest developments and innovative solutions in technical building services throughout the entire duration of the trade fair.
In addition, dedicated themed areas offer opportunities to deepen knowledge gained from short presentations, engage in discussions with experts and establish valuable connections. A particular highlight is the demonstration of a hydraulic support unit for brine-to-water heat pump systems, providing a hands-on look at modern energy management in action.
This special area is organised together with the VDMA Automation Management for House Buildings trade association and the Federal German Industrial Association for Building Services and Technical Installations (BTGA).
Meet the Water Experts | Hall 3.1
Expert exchange & networking
Organisers: VDS, VDMA Sanitary Technology and Design, VDMA Valves Association
Meet the Energy Experts | Hall 12.0 (Foyer)
Sustainable heat transition in the building sector
Organisers: BDH, VdZ and ZVSHK