Press releases

Urban Development – a Hot Topic: Drees & Sommer Provides Support on Climate Adaptation Plans of Düren and Dormagen

Dormagen/Düren (German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia), August 29, 2024. Records are usually a cause for celebration – but not when it comes…

Drees & Sommer Manages EWE’s Large-Scale Hydrogen Project in Emden

Oldenburg/Stuttgart, Germany, August 23, 2024. The northern German energy supplier EWE is planning to build one of Europe’s largest hydrogen…

Behrens-Ufer in Berlin: Winners of the Architectural Competition Decided

Berlin, Germany, July 24, 2024. Innovative, sustainable, self-sufficient: In the south-east of Berlin, the Behrens-Ufer project (BE-U) is being…

Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Hospital: Drees & Sommer Manages Construction of New Health Campus in Mindelheim

Mindelheim (rural district Unterallgäu, Germany), July 18, 2024. Mindelheim Hospital in the Allgäu region of southern Germany treats over 7,500…

Drees & Sommer Co-Founder Hans Sommer Honored for Lifetime Achievement

Stuttgart, Germany, July 4, 2024. Yesterday, Professor Dr.-Ing. Hans Sommer (aged 82) received the Founder Award 2024 in the Lifetime Achievement…

DGNB certification for L’Oréal distribution center: a role model for biodiversity

Muggensturm/Berlin, June 13, 2024. A pair of skylarks nesting on the green roof. A natterjack and green toad habitat around a foil pond near the…

Daimler Chairperson Ola Källenius Opens New Manufacturing World Congress

Stuttgart, Germany, June 11, 2024. In his opening speech at the New Manufacturing World congress in Böblingen near Stuttgart, Daimler’s Chairperson of…

Building Learning Environments Based on the Lego Principle: Drees & Sommer Provides Support for Construction of New Comprehensive School Building in Waghäusel

Waghäusel near Karlsruhe, Germany, May 17, 2024. The town of Waghäusel in the district of Karlsruhe (federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg) is leading…

Drees & Sommer – Results 2023: Growth Continues

Despite the difficult geopolitical and economic situation, Drees & Sommer SE maintained its growth trajectory in 2023. Sales of the Stuttgart-based…

Sustainable New Factory Building: Specialist in Photovoltaic System Technology SMA Plans Industrial Location to Highest Environmental Standards

The production site of the German solar inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology AG in Niestetal, near the German city of Kassel, will comply with…

Serial Renovation: Drees & Sommer Advises German Energy Agency on Introduction of Energiesprong Principle for Non-Residential Buildings

Too complex, too expensive and too slow: For years, the renovation rate in Germany has been stagnant at around one percent. The German Energy Agency…

Siemens Opens New Research Campus in Garching: 600 People Working on Core Digital Technologies

A high-profile industrial partner, Siemens AG, has recently moved into the research campus in Garching near Munich. On April 17, Siemens opened its…

2024 Corporate Real Estate Management Trend Study: High Hopes for Digital Transition and Artificial Intelligence – but More Information Needed

The digital transition and the use of artificial intelligence hold great potential for corporate real estate.

Formation of Autostrom plus GmbH: 99 New Fast-Charging Points along Highways throughout Germany

As part of the invitation to tender for Deutschlandnetz (‘German network’), the German government company Autobahn GmbH awarded contracts for 1,000…

Urban Living in a Green Oasis: 123 New Apartments for the Munich Metropolitan Area

Working in the city; living in the countryside. Modern urban planning is increasingly breaking away from this long-standing model. Taking its cue from…

EU Taxonomy: vdpResearch and Drees & Sommer present top 15% criteria for international real estate

What criteria need to be fulfilled to make real estate compliant with the taxonomy and become part of the top 15% of the existing building stock?

“It Is Not About Naïve Optimism, but About Believing that We Can Shape the Future.“

The world we want to live in tomorrow must be built and shaped by us today: there is hardly any other sector where this is as evident as in the…

Urban Neighborhood Instead of Brownfield: New District for German Municipality of Lenningen to Be Built on Former Factory Site

On the 250,000-square meters site of the former Scheufelen paper factory in the Swabian municipality of Lenningen, high-quality paper was once…

Between Wishes and Reality: Study on the Digital Maturity of Real Estate Companies

A lot of real estate companies fall far short of their own expectations with regard to digital transformation. This has been established by the recent…

Local Heat for Oberndorf: Integrated District Energy Plan Shows Economic Potential for a Small Local Heating Network in the Center of the District

At a public event and at a meeting of the construction committee of the German city of Rottenburg am Neckar in mid-January 2024, experts from Drees &…

Autostrom Consortium Builds New Fast-Charging Hubs on German Highways for the Deutschlandnetz Charging Network

Today, the German government company Autobahn GmbH has awarded the Autostrom consortium the contract for the financing, planning, construction and…

Electrifying Façades: SolarEnvelopeCenter Research Project Develops Solutions for the Expansion of Photovoltaics on Building Envelopes

Under German government plans, the share of energy consumption from solar sources is to be increased more than threefold by 2030. That will only be…

Faster Ecological Restructuring of the Economy: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz Calls a Top Level Discussion on the Circular Economy

In the interest of saving resources wherever possible, the German government is currently developing a national recycling strategy which is due to be…

m3 Bauprojektmanagement GmbH is part of Drees & Sommer SE

Since January 1, 2024, Munich-based m3 Bauprojektmanagement GmbH has been a 100-percent subsidiary of Drees & Sommer SE, a consulting firm…

A Digital Parks Masterplan for the Rhenish Mining Region: Structural Transformation with Bits and Bytes

Structural change is an issue that concerns the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia more than almost any other topic. With the aim of…

Trouble Free Charging Is Not Possible Without Employers

Like an increasing number of companies, Oberkochen-based Carl Zeiss AG has e-vehicle charging points for employees.

Audi and Ingolstadt Launch the City’s New Technology Park

Activate turn signal, change lanes, accelerate to 130 km per hour. In a few years, autonomous vehicles are set to do all this automatically.

Leading the Way with Innovative Ideas: Drees & Sommer Inaugurates Newly Designed Office in Cologne's Westgate Building

The question now facing many companies post-pandemic, with the widespread adopting of remote working from home, is how to entice employees back into…

Drees & Sommer Workspace Benchmark Report 2023: the Office as a Magnet for Staff

In this year’s Drees & Sommer Workspace Benchmark Report, more than half of the respondents said their office occupancy is 50 percent or less, and 63…

New Research Building of Microverse Center Jena: Agile in Planning and Lean in Execution

The University of Jena’s expectations of buildings grow: research and study must be based on future-proof, flexibly usable and sustainable structures.…

Top Rated: Digital Park Fechenheim Wins BIM Award 2023

‘Best in class’ in building information modeling (BIM): For the fourth time, the association of the BIM Cluster Baden-Württemberg is awarding prizes…

Glemstalschule Schwieberdingen-Hemmingen: New School Year Starts with Farewell Party and Official Opening Ceremony

At Glemstalschule Schwieberdingen-Hemmingen in south-western Germany, there were many occasions to celebrate at the beginning of the new school year.…

Conference on Heating in Stuttgart – How to Speed up Transformation in the Heating Sector

The transformation in the heating sector is still only progressing slowly in Germany. Yesterday’s event at Stuttgart’s Haus der Wirtschaft, entitled…

Getting the Materials Cycle Going: EPEA Presents Results of First National Evaluation on Circularity Passports for Buildings

World Bank forecasts indicate that around four billion tonnes of waste will be generated by 2050 – around 60 percent more than today.

vdp and Drees & Sommer Update and Extend Benchmarking for Top 15 Percent Criteria for Real Estate

Collaboration facilitates proof of taxonomy compliance for existing building stock and new acquisitions

International Automotive Supplier HELLA Invests in Modern, Sustainable Headquarters in the German City of Lippstadt

Modern, sustainable, representative – Lippstadt-based international automotive supplier HELLA, which operates as part of the FORVIA brand, is building…

Drees & Sommer promotes sustainable city development with investment in BABLE Smart Cities

Drees & Sommer has emerged as the principal investor in BABLE Smart Cities, a visionary scale-up company in the field of Smart and Climate-Neutral…

Topping-Out Ceremony for Green Bank Headquarters: Volksbank Mittlerer Neckar eG Gets a Climate-Friendly Home

Around 400 photovoltaic panels on the building shell, own green electricity, shared workstations and room bookings via app. The topping-out ceremony…

Already Recognized with Several Awards and Officially Inaugurated Now: Bürstadt’s Multi-Functional Educational and Sports Campus Moves Generations

On September 22, the town of Bürstadt celebrated the ceremonial inauguration of the new educational and sports campus alongside numerous project…

Green Hydrogen for Energy System Transformation: cruh21 Becomes Part of Drees & Sommer Group

To support the public sector and private enterprises with the energy system transformation, Drees & Sommer SE, a company that specializes in…

Climate as a Driver: Cities Take Measures for Adaptation to Climate Change

Climate change mitigation alone is no longer enough – cities, towns and villages have to adapt now to the changed climate. Appropriate measures for…

Getting Buildings and Local Authorities Ready for Climate Challenges: Green Heating Energy Transition and Cities as Storage for Valuable Materials

Hardly anyone still doubts the negative impact of air travel and coal-fired power plants on the climate, not to mention our shopping habits and…

Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research in Bremen Plans New Building with Seawater Testing Facility and Mangrove Greenhouse

Coastal regions are among the most species-rich areas on earth. They not only provide a habitat for animals and plants, but are also of special…

Smart Cookie: Berlin Has One of the Most Intelligent Buildings in the World

If you are looking for a smart address you will find it on the banks of the Spree river, in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. Here, ANH…

Fewer Seats for VIPs, but More Space for Fans of the FC St. Pauli Soccer Team. Kick-Off for the New Ballroom in the South Stand of the Millerntor Stadium

Anyone who has renovated an old building knows that making it fit for the future, while at the same time preserving its generally rough charm and…

Double Success for Havelufer Quarter: First Building Phase and Germany's First Construction Project Completed Using the Integrated Project Delivery Method

With six buildings completed, the first construction phase of the large-scale project of PATRIZIA and KAURI CAB Development was finished on schedule…

Logistics in Action: Delta Is Building Germany’s Most Sustainable Logistics Center

While consumers’ minds are on deciding which denims to wear tomorrow morning, global jeanswear market leader Levi Strauss & Co. is already thinking…

Drees & Sommer – Results 2022: Drees & Sommer Holds Its Ground Despite Rapidly Changing Market Environment

Drees & Sommer SE continued to expand its leading position in the industry in the 2022 financial year. The company specializes in consulting services…

Medicines Obtained from Cells: Boehringer Ingelheim Builds Europa’s Largest Biotechnology Development Center

Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany's second-largest drug manufacturer, has opened a new biotechnology development center in the city of Biberach, located…

Mile Stone for Tomorrow’s Medicine: Teva Invests in Cutting-Edge Biotechnology Plant

Ratiopharm's parent company Teva is investing around one billion US dollars in biotechnological production at its Ulm site. Starting in 2025,…

Drees & Sommer Expands its Office Space in Leipzig by 650 Square Meters – and introduces New Work

The newly designed office working environment of the consultancy company Drees & Sommer SE offers its employees ideal conditions in Leipzig now. The…

New School Center for 6,000 Young People: Drees & Sommer Supervises Construction Work in the City of Kempten

There has been a shortage of space in the vocational school center in Kempten for many years now. This will change soon: the special-purpose…

Neckarspinnerei Neighborhood: Heating Transition Meets Historic Building Conservation

Former Factory Being Transformed into Green Neighborhood with Intelligent Heat Network

Communal Green Heating: the City of Rottenburg Looks into a Climate-Friendly Local Heating Network for the Oberndorf District

A heating network for 1,500 inhabitants. To make its heating supply sustainable and speed up the energy transition, the German city of Rottenburg am…

GREENTECH FESTIVAL – the Pioneering Spirit Needed for a Sustainable Future

New technologies, innovative products, thrilling solutions. The GREENTECH FESTIVAL will be held again at the former Berlin Tegel Airport and open its…

A Model of Good Office Design: Drees & Sommer Presents its Remodeled Work Environment in Nuremberg

With the redesign of its Nuremberg premises by its own New Work experts, construction and real estate consulting company Drees & Sommer SE has created…

More than Just a Bank Counter: Drees & Sommer develops Future-Proof Branch Offices for the Savings Bank Sparkasse zu Lübeck

What kind of design creates sustainable branches that can remain a part of society? All these and other questions have been addressed by Sparkasse zu…

Rems-Murr District Authority Sets New Standards in Public Administration with a Three-Zone Spatial Concept

The new administration building of the Rems-Murr rural district in the German city of Waiblingen will consist of a public zone, a semi-public zone and…

725 New Residential Units in the German City of Krefeld: Former Barracks to be Transformed into a Green District

Formerly British military barracks, soon a new district in Krefeld: the Anglicus district on the site of the former Bradbury barracks, where 725 new…

Swedish company GoToWork becomes part of the Drees & Sommer Group

The Stockholm-based GoToWork will become part of the construction and real estate consulting firm Drees & Sommer SE, which will hold 100 percent of…

2023 Real Estate Trend Analysis in the Industry: Room for Improvement in ESG

Sustainability, New Work, space efficiency and the fight for talents – the people responsible for real estate in industrial companies must…

Rescuing Raw Materials Instead of Wasting Resources. Municipal Housing Association in Munich Embraces the Circular Economy

Recycling thrown-out items made of glass, paper and plastic has been routine in German households for several decades. But things in the construction…

Green Hydrogen for the Energy Transition: Drees & Sommer Supports H-TEC SYSTEMS in Developing a New Production Plant

Green hydrogen is the oil of the 21st century, but more environmentally friendly. It can store energy, be temporarily stored itself, and enable large…

Excellence in Change: Drees & Sommer Wins ESG Transformation Award

Yesterday, the international consulting firm Drees & Sommer, with headquarters in the German city of Stuttgart, was given an ESG Transformation Award…

LV Baumanagement AG Becomes Part of the Drees & Sommer Group

The Hamburg-based LV Baumanagement AG will become part of the construction and real estate consulting firm Drees & Sommer SE, which will hold 100…

Development of the Wasserkamp Urban Quarter: A Blueprint for Green Housing with Public Participation

In the middle of the action and actively involved: The city of Hildesheim is planning a new residential area – and it uses a citizen questionnaire to…

‘High Time for a Sustainable Construction Revolution’

We all know about the harm caused to the climate by fossil energy sources and our common modes of transport. But people do not yet sufficiently…

Drees & Sommer brings forward full acquisition of AA Projects

Following an initial minority investment in March 2022, leading European real estate consulting company, Drees & Sommer SE, is bringing forward its…

Into a Carbon-Neutral Future with Fresh Energy: Oberhof Winter Sports Facilities Opt for Waste Heat Recovery

Starting tomorrow the Oberhof region will be in a buzz for 12 days. The world's biathlon elite will descend on the Thuringian Forest, battling for the…

macomGROUP is now part of Drees & Sommer SE

Since January 24, 2023, the Stuttgart-based media technology and IT specialist macomGROUP has been a 100-percent subsidiary of international…

Change in the Supervisory Board of Drees & Sommer SE

Professor Hans Sommer, who co-founded the Drees & Sommer Group and after whom it is named, has resigned from the Supervisory Board and stepped down as…

New year, new working environments: Drees & Sommer opens showcase project for New Work in Frankfurt

Start to the year at Drees & Sommer SE in Frankfurt/Main: around 500 employees set up home in the new OstStern quarter in Frankfurt's Ostend district.

Development of Public Charging Infrastructure: Compass for Municipalities

In urban areas, residents are usually dependent on public charging infrastructure. Therefore, Wiesbaden, together with the consulting company Drees &…

BIM-Monitor 2022/23: Is Germany Ready for Digitization in Construction?

The German government is promoting digital transformation as a way to reduce expensive planning errors and delays in the construction process. The…

The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) Publishes a Guideline for Cable Transport Systems as a Component of Public Passenger Transport

Can urban cable cars become a fixed component of public transport in our cities? The idea may sound rather adventurous, because in Germany we normally…

Ideal Conditions for Generation Z: Trumpf Celebrates the Topping-Out of Its Sustainable Education Center and Smart Factory

Networked production has long been part of the normal working day for the employees of the laser specialist Trumpf SE + Co. KG. Highly qualified staff…

German Sustainability Award for Eco-Pioneer Michael Braungart

Chemist, environmental activist and economic visionary: Professor Dr. Michael Braungart received the German Sustainability Award for his exceptional…

Galvanized Steel from the High-Tech Factory: thyssenkrupp Steel Extends its Plant in the German City of Dortmund

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG in Dortmund is setting new standards with its innovative hot-dip galvanizing line. Together with the existing line at the…

Construction of a New Building for ALDI in the German City of Pforzheim: Under One Roof with the Supermarket

ALDI SÜD is setting new standards in urban development with the construction of a new mixed-use property in Pforzheim in southern Germany. Drees &…

Drees & Sommer Workspace Benchmark Report 2022: ‘People like to go to the office if they can also choose to stay at home.’

The working environment is changing, as shown by a survey conducted by Drees & Sommer.

Horváth and Drees & Sommer Join Forces in the Field of Hydrogen Economy

The international management consultancy firm Horváth and the consulting company Drees & Sommer SE, which provides consulting services for the…

Patient Safety Comes First: Drees & Sommer Supports the Construction of a New Hospital in Aschaffenburg

With around 2,500 employees, Klinikum Aschaffenburg is one of the biggest hospitals in northern Bavaria. Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau GmbH, the…

Robot Dog Spot Digitizes Construction Sites

It does not bark, does not bite, has six eyes and an electric motor in its belly: Spot is a dog-like robot with a lot of talents. Spot, which was…

Specialist Conference: Clinic Real Estate of the Next Generation: What Does the Future of Hospitals Look Like?

How many hospitals does the country need, and what is affordable? It is evident from the experience of recent years that Germany’s hospital sector has…

Drees & Sommer – Results 2021: Further Growth Thanks to Strength of Innovation and Resilience

A broad range of services, a strong focus on sustainability and investment in the company’s own future viability: based on these key success factors,…

Real Blue Acquires Residential and Nursing Home in Sulz am Neckar as Next Project for the Specialized Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Real Blue Senior Living

In a forward deal, Real Blue Kapitalverwaltungs-GmbH, the asset management company of the Drees & Sommer Group, has acquired another integrated…

A New Software Innovation Center for doubleSlash: A WE Place at Lake Constance

. The new software innovation center of doubleSlash Net-Business GmbH, a software developer and provider of IT services with headquarters in the…

Drees & Sommer SE Is Among the Top-Ranked Companies of the European Real Estate Brand Award

In face of several prestigious competitors for the European Real Estate Brand Award, the leading European planning and consulting company Drees &…

Urban Mining – Heidelberg on the Way to Becoming Europe‘s First Circular Municipality

Heidelberg is the first city in Europe to apply the urban mining principle in a pilot project with the title Circular City ‘construction materials…

Strong Together: Experience the Sustainable World of Tomorrow Now at Greentech Festival 2022

Innovation drivers from all over the world will come together under the banner of #TogetherWeChange at the Greentech Festival, at the old Airport…

Small Swabian Town Big on Climate Protection: Straubenhardt Builds with the Circular Economy in Mind

The circular economy-based firehall in Straubenhardt is about to be opened on May 21, after three years of construction.

Can the Real Estate Sector Save the Environment?

Climate change, scarcity of resources and a fossil, growth-driven economy – the way most people live is in sharp contrast with the devastating…

The Stadium Becomes an Urban District – the City of Kaiserslautern Leads the Way

The news that the Fritz Walter Stadium in Kaiserslautern could soon form the center of a new quarter in the city is exciting not just for soccer fans.…

Socially Responsible and Climate Friendly: Drees & Sommer Assists the Nonprofit Housing Company Katholisches Siedlungswerk München in Modernizing Apartments

The stock of buildings owned by the nonprofit housing company Katholisches Siedlungswerk München GmbH (KSWM) includes more than 3,000 apartments, 17…

Drees & Sommer is supporting one of Europe’s largest district developments in Munich-Freiham

There really is a chance of finding a rental apartment in Munich! Currently under construction, a huge development in the new district of Freiham in…

vdp and Drees & Sommer unveil benchmarking tool for top 15% criterion for buildings

The Association of German Pfandbrief Banks (vdp) and the professional services company Drees & Sommer have presented a benchmarking tool to assist…

Merger for the Sake of the Heart: Charité University Hospital and German Heart Center Berlin Establish World-Leading Cardiology Unit

The Charité University Hospital in Berlin and the German Heart Center Berlin are combining their expertise in cardiac medicine at the Charité German…

Re-thinking the Work Environment: Drees & Sommer Office in Munich Wins Award

Work-life balance, remote work and more flexible corporate structures: the line between work and leisure is becoming more and more blurred in everyday…

Real Blue acquires integrated residential and nursing home for its specialized alternative investment fund (AIF) Real Blue Senior Living

In a forward deal, Real Blue Kapitalverwaltungs-GmbH, the asset management company of the Drees & Sommer Group, has acquired an integrated residential…

The New Chocolate Center Building Fulfills the Gold Standard: Sustainability Award for the New Ritter Sport Building

With the extension building of the Chocolate Center at its headquarters in the German town of Waldenbuch, Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG is blazing a…

Architrave Leading the Way for Standardisation in Document Classification

Architrave, in collaboration with RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and Drees & Sommer UK will be introducing the first-ever…

Drees & Sommer takes stake in AA Projects in prelude to full merger

Leading European real estate consulting company, Drees & Sommer has secured an initial minority investment in UK construction consultants AA Projects…

A Green District Is Being Built in the Stein Suburb near Nuremberg

In the town of Stein near Nuremberg in Central Franconia, a neighborhood called Krügelpark is under construction that focuses on the well-being and…

Drees & Sommer launches Asia Pacific HUB to cater to growing demand

International construction and real estate company Drees & Sommer opens its doors in Singapore, in addition to existing offices in China. The new…

Giving History a Fresh Shine: Drees & Sommer Manages the Refurbishment of the Germanic National Museum

Outstanding sculptures, historical weapons, celestial globes and doll houses – Germanisches Nationalmuseum holds important evidence of Europe's…

Die Werkbank IT GmbH is now part of Drees & Sommer

As of January 1, 2022, Drees & Sommer SE owns a 100% share in the IT company Die Werkbank IT GmbH, with its headquarters in Vienna. In this way, the…

Dr. Peter Mösle is Honorary Member of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB)

Peter Mösle, Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) and Partner at Drees & Sommer SE, has been appointed Honorary Member of the German Sustainable Building…

Blueprint for Sustainable Construction: Drees & Sommer Opens Green and Digital Office Building for Own Use

Building houses while also protecting the climate and conserving resources – the gap here is still much too wide. Drees & Sommer SE, a consulting firm…

Excellent Design Quality: German Design Award Recognizes Micro-Housing Project by Drees & Sommer

Living space today must be many things: accommodation, office, a sociable place for feeling at ease. The micro-apartments at Schwabinger Carré II in…

Marc Schömbs to Join the Executive Board of Drees & Sommer SE

Marc Schömbs will join Steffen Szeidl and Dierk Mutschler on the Executive Board of Drees & Sommer SE from 1 January 2022.

Banks as Meeting Points: Drees & Sommer Manages Modernization of Haspa Branches

The Hamburger Sparkasse (Haspa) savings bank has so far remodeled more than 90 branches, with the intention of developing closer ties with people and…

Modern School Center in the German City of Nuremberg: Drees & Sommer Oversees Largest Municipal Construction Project in North Bavaria

Over the next seven years, the Südwest school campus in Nuremberg will develop into a state-of-the-art location for around 2,000 students.

Sustainability Meets Future: by People for People The Green Innovation Park will be the location for innovation and sustainability in the south-west of Germany

An extraordinary construction project underway to the south of Stuttgart, on the Stuttgart-Zurich innovation axis, has met with great interest from…

Drees & Sommer at the Expo Real 2021: Changing Normals Since 1970

The Drees & Sommer SE consulting firm is demonstrating at its trade fair booth that innovations not only emerge in the oft-cited ‘new normal’. The…

Certainly not a Wallflower – the Green Facade on the New Drees & Sommer Office Building

Planting greenery not only on roofs but also on façades has a positive effect on the climate of the immediate surroundings and on biodiversity,…

New Headquarters for NEW WORK SE: NEW WORK Harbour Opens its Doors

To create an ideal working environment at its new headquarters New Work Harbour, the group has involved its employees closely in all decision-making.

Relaxation Close to Nature: Seegatten Aparthotel Under Development on the Island of Pellworm

The new Seegatten Aparthotel on Pellworm will offer guests the opportunity to take a break from their everyday lives in natural surroundings.

Real Blue Launched

Drees & Sommer SE is developing sustainable investments for institutional investors through its own investment manager, Real Blue…

Drees & Sommer SE grows with vonhaveprojekt GmbH

Stuttgart-based Drees & Sommer SE is expanding its range of workplace design services in northern Germany.

Modern and Forward-Looking: New Splendor in the Oberpollinger Department Store

Department stores all over the world are increasingly becoming experience locations which appeal to all the senses and make shopping a pleasure.

New Urban Quarter in Nuremberg, Germany: 300 apartments on Wöhrder Lake

Living, working and leisure activities – all this will be possible in the future on the Seetor City Campus in Nuremberg.

The Tannenhof in the German town of Bad Feilnbach: Residential District with a Green Heart

Upgrading the town center and creating tangible added value for the people who live there – that is the stated aim of the Tannenhof neighborhood…

Drees & Sommer Consolidated Results 2020

Resilience Yields Stable Sales and Results.

A Lot of Innovative Planning Has Gone into the Facade

Drees & Sommer SE and FKN Group jointly develop highly insulating façade elements.

Carbon strategy for the Heilbronn Education Campus

The Heilbronn Education Campus has set itself the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030 as part of its sustainability strategy.

Tempelhof Airport takes off

With a gross floor area of 307,000 square meters and 7,269 rooms, Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) has been considered one of the largest buildings in…

Drees & Sommer Innovation Forum: a Meeting of Two Worlds

Rapid Change – a Recipe for Corporate Transformation was the theme of the Drees & Sommer Innovation Forum, which was attended by more than 150 guests…

Sustainable School Campus for 1,900 Children: Drees & Sommer Manages New School Construction in the German municipality of Aschheim

The special-purpose association of state-run secondary schools in the eastern part of Munich administrative district is expanding the intermediate…

New standards for modern workplaces

Agile working after the coronavirus pandemic – evolutiq presents plans for a human centric office building

Lean and Agile: Wegener Massivhaus GmbH Opts for Process Consulting from Drees & Sommer

Good planning is half the battle: what applies to many activities in everyday life also applies to construction projects.

Eye on COP 26: Built Environment Sector Joins Forces to Decarbonise Economies in Germany and the UK

Berlin/London, 29 April 2021. As one of the largest contributors to CO2 emissions, the built environment sector is witnessing momentum towards…

Drees & Sommer Supports Freiburg in the Development of a New Urban District

150 soccer pitches – that is roughly the size of the area where the new urban district of Dietenbach is being developed on the western outskirts of…

The new, retro way to the top

The Baden-Baden Department of Public Works has invested almost €8 million on a comprehensive general upgrade of the historic Merkur cable railway,…

Financial Injection for Local Authorities: Municipal Buildings Benefit from Corona Economic Stimulus Package

The German government intends to use a total of EUR 130 billion to stimulate the economy following the pandemic-related slump.

Real Estate Trend Study: Companies need a "green thread"

A flexible mix of home office and office attendance, much greater environmental awareness, and investment in digitization despite significant…

10 Years of Phasing out Nuclear Power: Dismantling Nuclear Power Plants

It was decided to phase out nuclear power, so next year the last German nuclear power plants will go offline.

Demolition waste is being decontaminated for recycling

The approval of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment for the commissioning of the new residual material processing center (RMPC) on the…

IT specialist Novatec focuses on a sense of unity

The modern work environment now involves much more than simply office space. Novatec, an IT specialist based in Leinfelden-Echterdingen near Stuttgart…

The new work environment requires flexibility

Empty offices, people working from home, and significantly less traffic on the roads: From one moment to the next, the global coronavirus pandemic has…

Progress in Construction of Hafenpark Quarter in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

A central location, a view of the River Main and close to the European Central Bank: Hafenpark Quarter is being developed into a dynamic and…

New Hospital Building Project Flugfeldklinik: The Twin Is Ready

By investing around EUR 570 million in Böblingen’s regional hospitals, the administrative district of the German city of Böblingen intends to make its…

German Ministry of Transport Examines Urban Cable Transport Systems

The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has commissioned the Stuttgart planning and consulting company Drees & Sommer SE…

Drees & Sommer and Würth cooperate on development of innovative building module

Factors such as poor weather still cause unnecessary delays on many construction sites in Germany. Drees & Sommer SE and Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG,…

Drees & Sommer supports automobile manufacturer with the realization of a new driving simulation center

The BMW Group has built a new driving simulation center in the Munich district of Milbertshofen. As the world’s most advanced facility of its type, it…

Clean Sweep: Drees & Sommer Image Film Wins Multiple Categories at Coveted Cannes Corporate Awards

The Drees & Sommer image film THE BLUE WAY, Next Exit received no less than six awards for its unique storyline and production at the Cannes Corporate…

First ever European FM Providers survey is launched to improve market transparency

The current pandemic has brought the importance of Facility Management (FM) into the spotlight, as organisations around the globe reassess their real…

Smart and sustainable: Drees & Sommer leads by example by building the future

On the first-ever virtual tour of the company’s new headquarters in Stuttgart, Drees & Sommer’s experts Steffen Szeidl, Peter Mösle and Dirk Holzmann…

New Working Environments for City Administration of Kirchheim unter Teck

Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, November 5, 2020. Working from home, virtual videoconferencing as well as innovative designs for citizen interaction…

Drees & Sommer Rents Office Space on Hanauer Landstrasse in Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, October 21, 2020. Stuttgart-based Drees & Sommer SE specializes in construction and real estate planning and consulting.…

High Up: Böttcher Invests in Modern Logistics Center at Jena Site

Büromarkt Böttcher AG has posted steady growth in recent years. To enable the Jena-based online retailer to continue to cope with the increasing…

Pollen enable greater sustainability

The Stuttgart planning and consulting company Drees & Sommer has entered into a cooperation with the Belgian startup company BeeOdiversity. The aim is…

New Home for Nuremberg’s Digital Startup Scene

Nuremberg, Germany, October 16, 2020. Consulting, coaching, making new contacts, and a strong network of partners from economics and science: with…

Excellent: Drees & Sommer wins Germany's most important media prize for internal communication

Drees & Sommer SE celebrated a double victory at this year's Inkometa Gala on September 23. With its employee magazine "Durchblick", the consulting…

Drees & Sommer Survey: the Office of the Future is a Meeting Place

The office of the future is individual, flexible and location-independent. These are the key results of a recent internal survey conducted by the…

Izabela Danner is Appointed as New Executive Board Member at Drees & Sommer SE

Izabela Danner Is to Work Alongside Steffen Szeidl and Dierk Mutschler on the Executive Board of Drees & Sommer from September 1, 2020.

Drees & Sommer and BOAG join forces for the future

On 1 July 2020, BOAG Advies en Management Holding B.V. became wholly owned by Drees & Sommer SE. BOAG's 50 employees are being integrated into Drees &…

Drees & Sommer Presents a Film with a Difference

Drees & Sommer held the premiere of a very special film: it is long (6.5 minutes) and it is different! It is not a glossy promotional film. And this…

Drees & Sommer Consolidated Results 2019: Sustainable and Digital Investments Prove Their Worth

Stuttgart, Germany, June 22, 2020 - Stuttgart-based Drees & Sommer SE generated sales of EUR 500.1 million in the 2019 fiscal year. Sales rose by EUR…

Green Data Centers instead of Hot Air

It is not only the increased consumption of TV series on Netflix, Amazon Prime etc. that is putting data center capacities through a tough test.…

Ecosystem Instead of Going It Alone

Stuttgart, Germany, May 7, 2020 – No matter whether you consider the dotcom bubble in 2000 or the Lehman insolvency in 2008 with all its global…

The Real Estate Shutdown and Restart Manager

What to Do When a Space Has to Be Temporarily Decommissioned? And What to Be Aware of When Restarting Operations The Coronavirus pandemic is having…

Emergency Hospitals for Coronavirus Patients

Pictures from the Chinese city of Wuhan circulated around the world: there, within a matter of a few days, a hospital for Coronavirus patients was…

Role Model Instead of Just Intention: First Climate Neutral Federal Ministry

Since January 1, 2020, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has been the first climate-neutral federal authority in…

Trend Study of Real Estate in Industry: Room for Improvement in Real Estate of Many Industrial Companies

It is not only trade disputes, a sluggish economy and declining orders that are putting German industrial companies under enormous pressure. Above…

eSports Venues: from the Background into the Limelight

Hamburg, Germany, January 28, 2020. The worldwide esports market is booming, and the audience for esports has been growing constantly for several…

Sports Facilities in Oberstdorf Ready for Four Hills Tournament

Winter sports enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the start of the competitive ski season. Just in time for the start of the Four Hills Tournament in…

New Logistics Center Completed in the Industrie Center Obernburg

The Industrie Center Obernburg (ICO), located about 50 kilometers south-east of Frankfurt am Main in Germany, has a new building. The new logistics…

Green and Digital: Drees & Sommer Constructs Model Building for its own Use

Stuttgart, Germany, November 18, 2019 – The planning and consulting company Drees & Sommer SE is constructing an administrative building at the…

Buildings with Feeling: Startups Tinker with the User Experience at Hackathon

48 hours, 70 participants, 8 teams, 16 camp beds, and many ideas – During the weekend from September 20 to 22, startups and students developed…

Expo Real 2019: Drees & Sommer Booth Inspired by Cradle to Cradle®

Economical, digital, innovative and sustainable – This year, Drees & Sommer has designed its booth at the Expo Real trade fair based on the guiding…

Second Construction Phase of Jungheinrich Headquarters in Hamburg Completed

On September 3, 2019, Jungheinrich AG announced the latest changes in the Management Board and Supervisory Board, while also celebrating the opening…

City of Münster Transforms Army Barracks into New Residential Neighborhood

How do Münster residents want to live in 2030? The response to this question is provided by the new residential city neighborhoods currently being…

Straubenhardt – First Model Municipal Community in the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg to Commit to Recyclable Buildings

Unnecessary waste comes not only from drinking straws or plastic bags. Half of the waste produced in Germany currently comes from construction and…

Complete Overhaul for Tomorrow’s School: Drees & Sommer Makes Educational Buildings Fit for the Future

Drees & Sommer: upgrades, new building and conversions are the answer to dilapidated school buildings Gymnasium Grünwald (near Munich)…

Office User Monitor 2025 Study Finds: Office Users Want It Cozy

Employees spend most of their day in the office. In the vast majority of cases, the focus at the workplace is on practicality rather than on feeling…

Climate Crisis and Lack of Resources: Race against Time

Cities are proclaiming climate crises, movements such as Fridays for Future are campaigning for more environmental protection: not a day goes by now…

A Particularly Sustainable Jewel: experimenta Awarded Diamond DGNB Certificate

Sustainable building protects the climate and saves resources. The German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) recognizes special showcase projects. On…

80 Percent Favor Urban Cable Cars

In Latin America, cable cars are a standard feature in local transit systems. Metropolises such as La Paz, Medellin and Mexico City leverage its…

More Residential Space in Berlin: A New Housing District is Arising on Buckow Fields

There is a shortage of residential apartments in Berlin, but rents are all the higher. A new residential district on the Buckow Fields promises an…

Drees & Sommer Reviews the Real Estate Portfolio of the German City of Düsseldorf

The international consulting and project management company Drees & Sommer offers cities and municipalities a strategic real estate consulting service…

Drees & Sommer Kids Show the Way – Not Just for their Parents

This weekend was a time to breathe the startup atmosphere and get creative. From 12 to 14 July, children of Drees & Sommer colleagues aged ten to…

Green Building Products Increasingly In Demand

Since the launch of the digital service platform for healthy building materials, the Building Material Scout (BMS), a year ago, the number of these…

Consolidated Results 2018: Drees & Sommer Continues to Invest in Sustainability and Digital Transformation

The international real estate consulting company Drees & Sommer generated sales of EUR 424.9 million in 2018, a year-on-year increase of almost 12…

Drees & Sommer Ranks Once Again Among the Strongest Real Estate Brands

The Real Estate Brand Award is regarded as the largest empirical brand value study in the real estate sector in Europe. This survey includes more than…

Study: How Can Municipalities Contribute to a Carbon Neutral Society?

Most global emissions are attributable to urban areas. Nevertheless, most cities and municipalities are making little progress towards achieving their…

Foundation Stone Laid for Campus of the Future in Ingolstadt

IN-Campus, the Audi Technology Park of the Future signals the desire of Audi and the German city of Ingolstadt to prepare themselves for the digital…

Drees & Sommer launches innovation hub in Dubai to drive industry change

In line with the UAE’s Vision 2021 program, Drees & Sommer has launched a Dubai-based innovation centre to support its 3,200 employees to develop and…

Dortmund Thinks Digitally: How We Design Cities with Future-Proofing in Mind

How can cities be made fit for the future through digital transformation? The approaches chosen by the German city of Dortmund in this respect were…

Smart Building Solutions: How Software Revolutionizes The Real Estate Industry

Digitalization, innovation and startups: at the two-day Smart Building Solutions symposium at Smart Logistics Cluster on the campus of RWTH Aachen…

At the Workplace or in Traffic: How Mobile will the Future be?

No matter whether we are talking about a desk or a car, more and more people are opting for the principle of sharing. By doing so, they contribute to…

Kick-Off for Zollhof Digital Startup Center in Nuremberg

Innovative ideas, entrepreneurial spirit and a promising network: all this can be found at the ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator in the German city of Nuremberg.…

experimenta Opens: Experiencing Science and Technology at First Hand

Knowledge, as they say, comes from experience, and experimenta Heilbronn – the largest science center in Germany – fulfills this by offering a space…

Towards a Public Authority of the Future

Germany's public authorities need to embrace the digital age definitively. In a European comparison, Germany only ranks 14th on the Digital Economy…

Easing Tensions on the Bavarian Housing Market

Munich is one of Germany's most expensive cities when it comes to housing. Even smaller cities are following the same line. How high is housing demand…

New Book: Creating Buildings With Positive Impacts

Promoting positive impacts of buildings, instead of minimizing negative ones. This is the guiding principle in the new book entitled ‘Creating…

Where Old Meets New: New Building for the Felix Platter University Geriatrics Center Safeguards the Future of Geriatric Medicine

Comprising seven stories from the lower basement to the fifth story, the new building for the Felix Platter University Geriatrics Center in Basel,…

Residential Development Klosteranger in the Bavarian Village of Weyarn Nears Completion

Located close to the German city of Munich and boasting an old monastery complex, the municipality of Weyarn is developing into a model district. A…

Esports Need More Space

The membership figures for esports clubs will grow significantly in the near future. The space requirements of individual clubs and teams at…

Trend Study on Real Estate Management: Centrally Organized and Digital?

Real estate is the core business of property companies and binds much of the capital of corporates. The management of structures, processes and costs…

New Laboratory Building at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences is Awarded DGNB Gold Certification

Climate change, transition to clean energy, scarcity of resources, and air and water pollution – these current challenges to society are ones to which…

Frankfurt's Turmcenter is a trendsetting solar-cooled building

From a concrete skeleton structure to an exemplary green building: the Turmcenter Frankfurt, with its impressive design for sustainability and energy…

iF Design Award 2019: RBSGROUP Receives Two Accolades

RBSGROUP — Part of Drees & Sommer — is one of the winners of this year’s iF Design Award. The globally respected design accolade was awarded to not…

Commended: More than 30 Building Products Receive Cradle to Cradle Certificates

Over 30 Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certificates have been awarded to building product manufacturers at BAU 2019, the world´s leading trade fair for…

Drees & Sommer and Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart Advancing Application of Cradle to Cradle®

Drees & Sommer and the former EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung GmbH joined forces on January 1, 2019. After five years of close partnership…

Drees & Sommer Opinion Poll 2018: How Digital is the Real Estate Sector?

Like a mantra, it is repeated everywhere and continuously: in the future everything will be even more digital and even smarter. The extent to which…

Freiburg City Hall Wins German Sustainability Award

The new city hall in the Stühlinger district ofthe German city ofFreiburg has won theDGNBSustainable Building award foroutstanding implementation of…

Munich Metropolitan Region Gets Mobile and Awards First Mobility Prize for the Region

Fast cycle routes, app solutions, flying taxis, car sharing, and park and ride concepts – the mobility concepts and projects in place in the Munich…

Siemens Celebrates the Topping-Out on the New Campus in Erlangen

The topping-out ceremony for the Siemens Campus project, which is planned in the south of the German city of Erlangen, was held on November 30, 2018…

Integration of BIM, LCM® and Timber Construction: Campus of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts on Suurstoffi Site wins Swiss Architecture Prize Arc-Award

The new campus of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) on the Suurstoffi site not only boasts the tallest timber high-rise building…

City of Dresden: Green City Plan Promises Better Quality of Life

The German city of Dresden is developing a masterplan to reduce the level of air pollution – especially particulates and nitrogen oxide – produced by…

LCM Digital: An Innovative Platform For Digital Schedule And Process Planning

In cooperation with Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), the largest building contractor in the Middle East, Drees & Sommer is developing a new…

‘The future belongs to intelligent buildings’

Right Mix, Real Value is the motto chosen by the consulting, planning and project management company Drees & Sommer for the Expo Real, an…

Clean Air for the German City of Rüsselsheim: Drees & Sommer Develops a Green City Masterplan

Nitrogen oxide emissions, mainly from road traffic, often lead to air pollution in cities. Many cities and municipalities in Germany are not yet able…

Fit For The Future: Austrian Sports Club CASHPOINT SCR Altach Plans New Arena

Austrian Bundesliga soccer club Cashpoint Sportclub Rheindorf Altach (abbreviated to SCRA) plans to meet its future sporting challenges in a new…

cube berlin: Smart Commercial Building Shows How Office Buildings Can Learn To Think

At the end of 2019, the most highly digitized office building – cube berlin – will be completed in the heart of the city. This smart commercial…

Drees & Sommer Results 2017 Significant Increase in Consolidated Sales and Operating Profit Again

Consolidated sales up 13.6 percent year on year, at EUR 380.1 million / Operating profit increases by 7.9 percent to EUR 45.0 million / Number of…

Property Industry Masterminds of 2018: Norman Meyer and Björn Bordscheck Receive Award for ‘Asset Check’

The ‘Property Industry Masterminds of 2018’ were announced in the Tempodrom in Berlin on June 13 at Property Industry Day, an event organized by the…

Drees & Sommer Oversees Extension of Jungheinrich’s Company Head Office

At its long-standing head office in the Wandsbek district of Hamburg, Jungheinrich AG is currently extending its group headquarters, which will…

Real Estate Brand Value Study 2018: Drees & Sommer Once Again Project Manager with Strongest Brand

On Tuesday May 15, the Real Estate Brand Institute (REB Institute), in collaboration with the Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss e.V. (German Property…

Deutsches Museum in Munich Undergoes First Ever Comprehensive Refurbishment

This year’s International Museum Day will be held on 13 May 2018 under the motto Hyperconnected museums: New approaches, new publics. Deutsches Museum…

Double Winner: Awards from ADC for Pop-Up Hotel The Lovelace

RBSGROUP, an affiliate of Drees & Sommer SE, received two awards for the special conceptual framework, mise-en-scène and design of the hotel rooms in…

New Face for Frankfurt’s Old City: Users Move into DomRömer Quarter

Over the past four years, between the Dom (cathedral), the Römer (city hall) and Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church), Frankfurt am Main’s DomRömer Quarter…

Drees & Sommer Supports Paul HARTMANN AG In Its Global Real Estate Management

In future the company Paul Hartmann AG, a manufacturer of medical and care products, will implement a global real estate management system (REM). Up…

UrbanLife+ Research Project Reaches Next Phase: Drees & Sommer Develops Blueprint For Senior-Friendly Cities

A pioneering city planning project is underway in the German city of Mönchengladbach: the UrbanLife+ research project will make everyday life easier…

Awards – Best BIM Projects in the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg

The six BIM AWARD 2018 winners have been revealed. This year’s BIM Cluster Baden-Württemberg winners received their awards on April 10. This was the…

CEO Peter Tzeschlock Leaving Drees & Sommer and Ending His Professional Career

CEO Peter Tzeschlock is leaving Drees & Sommer SE effective July 1, 2018, and ending his professional career. A new challenge awaits him: he will…

International Research Center For More Than 3,000 Scientists under Construction

One of the largest construction projects in the world for scientific purposes will be built in Darmstadt, Germany, by 2025. It is named FAIR (Facility…

Zug Canton: Highest Wood Skyscraper in SwitzerlandIsBeing Built

1,500 residents, 2,000 students and more than 2,500 jobs: the Suurstoffi area in Risch Rotkreuz,Swiss Canton ofZug,is developing into a place of…

Statement by Gregor Grassl, Senior Project Partner and Team Head Green City Development at Drees & Sommer: Air Pollution and Diesel Ruling: Driving Bans No More Than a Short Term Fix

In many cities, air pollution, traffic jams and gridlock are the defining characteristics of everyday urban life. Now, the German Federal…

Drees & Sommer Provides Assistance on Construction of Cologne Office Complex The Ship

How tomorrow’s digital working world will look, and the requirements that buildings will have to meet, was the focus of a talk by Dr. Oliver Steinki –…

Green Bonds: Drees & Sommer Advises LBBW Bank on the Valuation of Real Estate

Drees & Sommer has developed a new method of assessing the energy and carbon-efficiency of buildings for the first green bond issued by Landesbank…

The Clock Is Ticking: New IFRS 16 Accounting Standard Effective From 2019

The new IFRS 16 accounting standard will come into force on January 1, 2019. The standard will regulate the valuation and accounting of leases – and…

Drees & Sommer Strengthens Consulting Expertise in Hamburg

International project management and consulting company Drees & Sommer is expanding the real estate consulting (REC) and facility management (FM)…

Withstanding Extreme Weather Conditions – Drees & Sommer Advises Public Sector

With increasingly regularity storms, torrential rain, floods, snow, hail and even heatwaves are causing immense damage in Germany and in other…

Drees & Sommer and German Sustainable Building Council Develop New Sustainability Certificate for Holiday Resorts

Center Parcs’ Holiday Park Allgäu in Southern Germany has become the first sustainable holiday resort to be recognized with German Sustainable…

Drees & Sommer Survey: German Construction Costs Continue to Climb

Prices for construction are currently around 7 percent higher on average than many principals and clients have budgeted for. General contracting…

Drees & Sommer Donates EUR 10,000 to the Junge Oper at the State Opera in Stuttgart

The international project management and consulting company Drees & Sommer is a culture partner of Stuttgart Opera and traditionally supports the…

Drees & Sommer Flash Survey 2017: Users Set the Tone

What users expect and how well the real estate sector meets their requirements are matters that were discussed by more than 70 experts from the real…

Drees & Sommer acquires dsa-engineering GmbH

The range of services for the automotive industry provided by the international project management and consulting company has been expanded since the…

Drees & Sommer drives BIM Digital Planning Method forward in Germany

On September 12, 2017 Drees & Sommer updated the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Practice Guide on its website www.bim-blog.de. The BIM blog now…

Drees & Sommer Schweiz acquires Reso Partners AG

Reso Partners AG, a leading player in the Swiss property and facility management consulting sector, joined the Drees & Sommer Group as a wholly-owned…

Construction of new WALA laboratory in Bad Boll completed

The new laboratory constructed for WALA Heilmittel GmbH in the German town of Bad Boll welcomed its first members of staff at the beginning of May…

Drees & Sommer is supporting the development of towns and cities that take account of the needs of senior citizens

Drees & Sommer has been working together with a number of partners since November 2015 on a ground-breaking urban planning project. The goal of the…

Bangladesh: Drees & Sommer supports power distribution company Desco with the construction of its new corporate headquarters

Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd. (Desco) – the leading electricity supplier in Bangladesh – is planning its new headquarters in the capital, Dhaka.…

Ratingen: project successfully completed despite short deadlines

Brune Real Estate AG & Co. KG completed another project in May 2017 with a futuristic office and administration building in Ratingen, Germany. Drees &…

Drees & Sommer involved in planning of Continental’s new corporate headquarters

Over the next three years Continental plans to construct a new corporate headquarters in Hanover for more than 1,250 employees. One of the first steps…

Drees & Sommer once again receives award for project manager with strongest brand

The European Real Estate Brand Institute (EUREB) has now held its Real Estate Brand Awards on seven occasions, honouring Germany’s strongest property…

One city – two milestones: Drees & Sommer accompanies the MKM expansion and the new construction of the LANUV in Duisburg

In Duisburg, Germany, two projects moved forward into a new phase in early April 2017. First, the foundation stone for the expansion of the MKM Museum…

Drees & Sommer ranks in the Top 100 employers for future engineers in Germany

Drees & Sommer is one of the most popular employers in Germany – that is the finding of this year’s trendence Graduate Barometer. The representative…

Drees & Sommer Innovation Forum: Artificial intelligence is transforming the real estate industry

Intelligent systems that imitate human learning behavior are already influencing automated driving systems, translation programs, and smart buildings.…

Drees & Sommer AG’s legal status changed to “Societas Europaea” (SE = European Stock Corporation)

Effective April 26, 2017, Drees & Sommer AG has changed its legal status to that of a Societas Europaea (SE). This step is the logical consequence of…

Drees & Sommer at the Hannover Fair: People – Process – Places

Bringing harmony to the interaction between people, processes and buildings: This is the challenge that digitization and increased industrial…

Schweiz: Moderne Arbeitswelt statt Industrielandschaft

In der ehemaligen Druckerei der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung in Schlieren entsteht bis Ende 2019 ein Zentrum für Bildung, Forschung und Kultur. Einer der…

Topping-out ceremony for the BIM project Felix Platter Hospital in Basel.

The topping-out ceremony for the new Felix Platter Hospital building took place on March 31, 2017. The new building is designed to replace the aging…

Drees & Sommer opens new London office

The leading German construction and real estate consulting company has established a new national office in London.

146 units between Heaven and Earth: Ciel et Terre

Düsseldorf, March 29, 2017. Now that the last piece of scaffolding has now been removed – the residential high-rise in Düsseldorf’s fashionable…

Drees & Sommer Survey: How Hospitals Avert Facility Management Risks

Hospitals that commission third party service providers to handle their Facility Management (FM) may find it worthwhile to review their current self…

C2C Day at BAU 2017: Cradle to Cradle now well established in the real estate industry

‘The Future of Construction’ is the theme of BAU 2017 in Munich from January 16 to 21, 2017. To make this future as sustainable as possible, the…