Archive 2007

In January 2008, Prof. Dr. Hans Sommer - Chairman of the Executive Board of Drees Sommer AG - will succeed Prof. Dr. Gerhard Drees as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the globally active project management and consulting company.

On October 24, 2007 - the birthday of the Duchess Anna Amalia, for whom the library is named - the world-famous library in Weimar was reopened to the public.

Green Buildings are buildings with very low environmental impact, high energy efficiency and a high level of comfort and convenience.

The new Energieeinsparverordnung (Germany Energy Conservation Regulations EnEV 2007) come into effect from October 1. Ab 1. Oktober 2007 gilt die neue Energieeinsparverordnung (EnEV 2007).

A professional master plan allows investors to see at a very early stage who should invest what and what figures need to be entered into the business plan.

Increasingly complex investor and portfolio structures in the real-estate industry are leading to growing demand for technical asset management.

The unusual complex designed by Fischer Architekten is intended to further boost trade relations between Germany and the United Arab Emirates.

Whether mentalities or different approaches to execution or availability of materials - construction projects in foreign countries never fail to surprise.

The Lindner Group is expanding into Vienna, opening its first four-star hotel in a prime location at the end of August 2007.

Drees & Sommer developed the Lean Construction System (LCS) to prevent costly time-consuming waste on the building site.

Drees & Sommer Infra Consult and Development Management undertakes project management.

The topping-out ceremony for the Hohen-
zollernpark Holzgerlingen development near Böblingen was celebrated on June 19, 2007.

Drees & Sommer looks back on a successful year in fiscal 2006. Konzernbilanzgewinn um 1,1 Millionen Euro erhöht. Drees & Sommer blickt auf ein erfolgreiches Geschäftsjahr 2006 zurück.

Drees & Sommer has launched a virtual data room which simplifies real-estate transactions.

The Drees & Sommer offices in Austria, Bulgaria, Romania and Russia are for the first time represented with a booth at the Real Vienna property fair (May 23 - 25, 2007).

May 3, 2007 saw the ground broken at the start of the new Olgahospital and Frauenklinik (Women's Clinic), the largest construction project in Stuttgart.

The Supervisory Board of Drees & Sommer AG unanimously appointed Andreas Blaschkowski (43) to the board effective April 1, 2007.

These are interesting times for German and international players in the real estate industry - including Drees & Sommer.

As market leader in project management and real-estate consulting in Germany, Drees & Sommer is presenting on the international stage at MIPIM 2007.

Drees & Sommer as booth partner of Frankfurt at MIPIM 2007.

The Drees & Sommer Group's expert team for sustainable intelligent energy concepts has enabled HUK Coburg to participate in the European Commission's Green Building program.

Eastern Europe currently offers Drees & Sommer numerous possibilities for involvement in construction projects.