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Press Releases
01/12/2025
Paving the Ground for Water Sensitive Urban Planning in Berlin’s Lichtenberg District: Rainwater Management Report on 24 Berlin Schools Completed by Drees & Sommer
Berlin Lichtenberg district, Germany, December 1, 2025. Although the city of Berlin is already…
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21/11/2025
German City of Dormagen on Solar Energy Path: Drees & Sommer Develops PV Master Plan for 180 Public Buildings
Dormagen, Germany, November 20, 2025. By 2030, at least 80 percent of German electricity is to come…
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12/11/2025
From Coal to Green Hydrogen: Drees & Sommer Coordinates Construction of the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub
Hamburg, November 12, 2025. Hamburg is taking a major step toward decarbonizing its industrial…
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11/11/2025
New Annex of Museum in Mödlareuth: Where a Border Tells a Story
Mödlareuth (district of Hof in Upper Franconia/ Saale-Orla district), Germany, November 11, 2025.…
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04/11/2025
From Renovation Backlog to Educational Boost: Strategies out of the School Construction Crisis
Stuttgart, Germany, November 4, 2025. Germany's school infrastructure is at its limits. There is a…
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28/10/2025
Limburg‘s Green Backbone: the Paradies Greenway as a Strategy for Climate Change Adaption and Quality for Life
Limburg a. d. Lahn, Germany, October 28, 2025. Flooded basements after heavy rains; parched ground…
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24/09/2025
Historic Return: Drees & Sommer Provides Support to Ruhrbahn GmbH and City of Essen
Essen, Germany, September 24, 2025. After almost 50 years, the streetcar is returning to the…
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15/09/2025
Heavy Rain and Floods: Cities Adopt Measures to Counteract the Impacts of Extreme Weather
Heavy rainfalls in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, severe flooding in Tuscany, and even…
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08/09/2025
Upwards: Around 100 Roof Top Apartments Completed in the German Cities of Wolfsburg and Göttingen
Wolfsburg/Göttingen, Germany, September 9, 2025. An increasing demand for homes clashes with a…
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01/09/2025
From Road to Rail: Expansion of Transshipment Railroad Station in Ulm-Dornstadt Increases Loading Capacity by 50%
Dornstadt, Germany, September 1, 2025. Road transport accounts for more than a quarter of all…
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18/08/2025
Potsdam’s Green Lung Is Struggling for Air: Drees & Sommer Develops a Landscape Plan for the Telegrafenberg Hill
Potsdam, Germany, August 18, 2025. The year 2024 was the warmest year since records began – and the…
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13/08/2025
Würzburg Aims to Meet Net Zero: Drees & Sommer Develops Roadmap for Refurbishment and Upgrading of Public Municipal Properties
Würzburg, Germany, August 13, 2025. Whether for the fire station, city hall or multi-purpose hall –…
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11/08/2025
Inclusive and Green: Lebenshilfe Starnberg Modernizes and Expands Residential Facilities
Starnberg near Munich, Germany, August 11, 2025. Lebenshilfe Starnberg, an independent charitable…
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05/08/2025
Upgrade for Heating Networks: Research Project Develops Standard Solutions for Use of Heat Pumps
Munich, Germany, August 5, 2025. District heating is good for the climate – in theory at least. In…
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04/08/2025
Real Estate Trend Study 2025: between Digital Disillusionment and Strategic Reorientation
Stuttgart, Germany, August 4, 2025. Real estate managers are under pressure: environmental, social,…
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30/07/2025
Coal Gives Way to Rail: a New Maintenance and Repair Workshop for ICE 4 Trains
Cottbus, Germany, July 30, 2025. In an area previously dominated by lignite mining, German railroad…
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28/07/2025
Drees & Sommer Designs Advanced Semiconductor R&D Facility for imec in Málaga
Drees & Sommer has been selected as the specialist design partner for the advanced semiconductor R&D…
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24/07/2025
EU Taxonomy: vdp and Drees & Sommer Publish Updated Top 15 Percent Benchmarking for German Real Estate
Since January 2024, the EU taxonomy has imposed stricter requirements on financial market…
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30/06/2025
Standstill instead of Progress: the Real Estate Sector’s Digital Transition Stagnates
Stuttgart, Germany, June 30, 2025. In the real estate sector, the digital transition is not making…
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27/06/2025
All New Buildings of the Havelufer Quarter Completed: Berlin Is Gaining 1,300 Apartments
Berlin, Germany, June 27, 2025. The Havelufer quarter in Berlin’s Spandau district is nearing…
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26/06/2025
Cooling the Urban Heat: How European Cities Can Beat the Heatwave Crisis
Summer has only just begun, yet one heatwave is already following another. According to current…
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24/06/2025
Drees & Sommer Continues its Streak: Top Position in Four Categories at Real Estate Brand Award 2025
Berlin, Germany, June 24, 2025. How can lasting success be achieved in a dynamic industry? A look at…
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11/06/2025
1,000 Beds, 17 Operating Rooms and Two Robots: Munich Clinic Bogenhausen Opens Ultra-Modern Hospital Extension
Stuttgart/Munich, Germany, June 11, 2025. With 1,000 beds, Munich Clinic Bogenhausen (part of…
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03/06/2025
EPEA and the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) Join Forces for More Transparency in Construction Product Data
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB e.V.) and EPEA GmbH – Part of Drees & Sommer have…
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30/05/2025
Nailed It: Drees & Sommer Gains Three Awards at the ADC Festival 2025
Hamburg, Germany, May 30, 2025. Sandra Brand, Chief Marketing Officer of Drees & Sommer describes…
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26/05/2025
Shorter Ways, Greater Opportunities: University of Augsburg Invests in Medicine of the Future
Stuttgart/Augsburg, Germany, May 26, 2025. The medical campus of the University of Augsburg has been…
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15/05/2025
Pioneering School Design in Kassel: Laying of the Foundation Stone for the Waldau Open School
Kassel, Germany, May 19, 2025. Dilapidated buildings, shortage of school places and increasing…
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14/05/2025
Climate-Fit for the Future: Drees & Sommer Assists the Rural District of Cochem-Zell in Adapting to Extreme Weather
Stuttgart, Germany, May 14, 2025. In July 2021, around 200 liters of rain per square meter fell in…
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13/05/2025
Ways out of the Housing Crisis: Living in an Industrial and Business Park?
Erding in Upper Bavaria, Germany, May 13, 2025. How to mitigate the housing shortage as quickly as…
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07/05/2025
City of Stuttgart Promotes Simple Construction: Drees & Sommer Plans ‘Type E’ Building for Own Use at its Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany, May 7, 2025. The first project for the construction of a Type E building in the…
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28/04/2025
Living in Transition: from French Military Site to Lively District in Trier
Trier/Stuttgart, Germany, April 28, 2025. Trier is the oldest city in Germany. It combines a…
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24/04/2025
Photovoltaics Meets Preservation of Sites of Historic Interest: Analysis Shows Great Potential for Solar Power in Munich’s Olympic Village
Munich, Germany, April 24, 2025. The Olympic Village in the German city of Munich could soon be…
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22/04/2025
Drees & Sommer Makes a Commitment on Earth Day to Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets: Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Validates the Net-Zero Climate Pathway by 2045
Stuttgart, Germany, April 22, 2025. The more than 6,000-strong global consultancy Drees & Sommer SE,…
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14/04/2025
Leading the Way in ESG: Grimma’s Industrial and Business Park Provides Economic Boost to Eastern Germany
Grimma (district of Leipzig), Germany, April 14, 2025. In the heart of the Leipzig metropolitan…
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04/04/2025
From Tree to Climate-Friendly Building Material: Drees & Sommer Assisted Gutex in Construction of New Carbon-Neutral Plant
Eschbach, Germany, April 4, 2025. While the recently planted trees are still taking root outside on…
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10/03/2025
Casting a New Light on a Dark Chapter: Redesign and Extension of Steinwache Detention Center in the German City of Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany, March 10, 2025. For more than three decades, the Steinwache memorial and…
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07/03/2025
Head of the Year: Drees & Sommer CEO Steffen Szeidl Wins Immobilienmanager Award
Cologne/Stuttgart, Germany, März 7, 2025. More than 500 guests from the real estate industry came…
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28/02/2025
Spotlight on climate-friendly mobility: the “New Battery World 2025” congress in Munich focuses on hydrogen and the electric car revolution
Munich, February 28, 2025. The automotive industry is currently experiencing its biggest change…
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27/02/2025
RSP CONSULTING ENGINEERS LLP BECOMES PART OF DREES & SOMMER
London, United Kingdom, March 4, 2025. Scotland-based engineering consultancy RSP Consulting…
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25/02/2025
Dilapidated Bridges in Germany: Temporary Solutions Are Not Enough
Stuttgart / Nuremberg, Germany, February 25, 2025. The bridges in Germany are getting old, and many…
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21/02/2025
T-Systems and Drees & Sommer integrate NVIDIA for the Widespread Use of Digital Twins in Industry
Stuttgart, Germany, February 24, 2025. The Stuttgart-based consulting company Drees & Sommer SE,…
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19/02/2025
Stantec and Drees & Sommer to provide design and engineering services for €3.2 billion semiconductor assembly and test facility in Italy
Stantec and its partner Drees & Sommer have been selected to Silicon Box’s new €3.2 billion…
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10/02/2025
Drees & Sommer joins forces with VVA Project & Cost Manager
Stuttgart, New York, 10.02.2025. Drees & Sommer SE, a consulting company specializing in…
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30/01/2025
Clever Heads, Smart Concepts: Proprietary AI reduces the workload for Drees & Sommer
Stuttgart, Germany, January 30, 2025. There are still very few companies in the construction and…
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13/01/2025
Groundbreaking Ceremony in Upper Bavaria: Roche Builds State-Of-The-Art Diagnostics Production Center
Penzberg, Germany, January 13, 2025. Every year, several billion diagnostic tests are carried out…
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03/01/2025
Green and Future Proof: Drees & Sommer Supports Helmut Schmidt University on its Journey to Climate Neutrality
Hamburg, Germany, January 3, 2025. A university campus that not only imparts knowledge and promotes…
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18/12/2024
Energy Transition: Transforming High-Speed Motorways into Solar Power Stations
Erkelenz (Heinsberg district), Germany, December 18, 2024. While wind turbines and solar farms are…
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17/12/2024
Record Speed for the Riedbahn Project: Mammoth Task Completed in just Five Months
Frankfurt am Main/Stuttgart (Germany), Dezember 17, 2024. 20 railroad stations modernized; 111…
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27/11/2024
Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Surgical Center: Milestone for the Future of Klinikum Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg/Stuttgart, Germany, November 27, 2024. Eleven operating theaters, modern wards, a…
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26/11/2024
Artificial Intelligence: “Silos Belong in Agriculture“
Stuttgart, Germany, November 26, 2024. How companies of the construction and real estate industries…
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19/11/2024
One Room, Kitchen, Contract: Drees & Sommer Supervises New Construction of Staff Housing for Heidelberg University Hospital
Heidelberg, Germany, November 19, 2024. Heidelberg-based Gesellschaft für Grund- und Hausbesitz mbH…
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29/10/2024
Electromobility on the Rise: Drees & Sommer Provides Support for Automaker during Plant Conversion
Munich, Germany, October 29th, 2024. With daily production of around 1,000 vehicles and almost 7,000…
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23/10/2024
From Waste to Wealth: Urban Mining Put into Practice
Brussels, October 23, 2024 – Urban Mining is revolutionizing the way we think about
waste and…
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02/10/2024
Affordable Housing in the City of Ingolstadt: BayernHeim Celebrates Topping-Out Milestone for 433 Subsidized Rental Apartments
Ingolstadt, Germany, October 2, 2024. Anyone looking for affordable living space in cities and urban…
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01/10/2024
JOHNSTON HOUSTON BECOMES PART OF DREES & SOMMER
London, United Kingdom, September 30, 2024. The Northern Ireland-based Johnston Houston will become…
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12/09/2024
Hot Waters Run Deep: Geothermal Energy from the Depth of the Earth Is Advancing in Germany’s Free State of Bavaria
Munich, Germany, September 12, 2024. A week ago, the German federal cabinet introduced the Act on…
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29/08/2024
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…
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23/08/2024
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…
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24/07/2024
Behrens-Ufer in Berlin: Winners of the Architectural Competition Decided
Berlin, Germany, July 24, 2024. Innovative, sustainable, self-sufficient: In the south-east of…
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18/07/2024
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…
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12/07/2024
Heat Wave Rolls Over Europe: How Cities Can Prepare
Stuttgart, Germany, July 12, 2024. Current weather forecasts predict new record temperatures. Next…
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04/07/2024
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…
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13/06/2024
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…
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11/06/2024
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…
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17/05/2024
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…
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06/05/2024
Drees & Sommer – Results 2023: Growth Continues
Despite the difficult geopolitical and economic situation, Drees & Sommer SE maintained its growth…
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29/04/2024
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,…
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25/04/2024
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…
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18/04/2024
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…
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17/04/2024
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…
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09/04/2024
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…
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15/03/2024
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…
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13/03/2024
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…
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05/03/2024
“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…
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22/02/2024
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…
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20/02/2024
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…
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20/02/2024
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…
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09/02/2024
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…
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07/02/2024
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…
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24/01/2024
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…
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22/01/2024
m3 Bauprojektmanagement GmbH is part of Drees & Sommer SE
Since January 1, 2024, Munich-based m3 Bauprojektmanagement GmbH has been a 100-percent subsidiary…
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18/01/2024
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…
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13/12/2023
Trouble Free Charging Is Not Possible Without Employers
Like an increasing number of companies, Oberkochen-based Carl Zeiss AG has e-vehicle charging points…
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12/12/2023
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…
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30/11/2023
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…
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23/11/2023
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…
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14/11/2023
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…
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10/11/2023
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…
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09/11/2023
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…
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25/10/2023
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…
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24/10/2023
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 –…
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12/10/2023
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…
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12/10/2023
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…
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09/10/2023
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…
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02/10/2023
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…
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25/09/2023
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…
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20/09/2023
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 &…
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15/09/2023
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…
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04/09/2023
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…
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29/08/2023
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…
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24/08/2023
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…
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08/08/2023
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…
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01/08/2023
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…
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26/07/2023
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…
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18/07/2023
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…
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12/07/2023
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…
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11/07/2023
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…
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06/07/2023
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…
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06/07/2023
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.…
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03/07/2023
Neckarspinnerei Neighborhood: Heating Transition Meets Historic Building Conservation
Former Factory Being Transformed into Green Neighborhood with Intelligent Heat Network
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29/06/2023
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…
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09/06/2023
GREENTECH FESTIVAL – the Pioneering Spirit Needed for a Sustainable Future
New technologies, innovative products, thrilling solutions. The GREENTECH FESTIVAL will be held…
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05/06/2023
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…
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23/05/2023
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…
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19/05/2023
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…
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17/05/2023
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…
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08/05/2023
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…
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03/05/2023
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…
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02/05/2023
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…
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26/04/2023
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…
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26/04/2023
Excellence in Change: Drees & Sommer Wins ESG Transformation Award
Yesterday, the international consulting firm Drees & Sommer, with headquarters in the German city of…
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31/03/2023
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…
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07/03/2023
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…
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03/03/2023
‘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…
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01/03/2023
Drees & Sommer brings forward full acquisition of AA Projects
Following an initial minority investment in March 2022, leading European real estate consulting…
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07/02/2023
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…
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27/01/2023
macomGROUP is now part of Drees & Sommer SE
Since January 24, 2023, the Stuttgart-based media technology and IT specialist macomGROUP has been a…
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04/01/2023
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…
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02/01/2023
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…
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21/12/2022
Development of Public Charging Infrastructure: Compass for Municipalities
In urban areas, residents are usually dependent on public charging infrastructure. Therefore,…
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13/12/2022
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…
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08/12/2022
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…
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02/12/2022
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…
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02/12/2022
German Sustainability Award for Eco-Pioneer Michael Braungart
Chemist, environmental activist and economic visionary: Professor Dr. Michael Braungart received the…
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28/11/2022
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…
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11/11/2022
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…
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05/11/2022
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.
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03/11/2022
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,…
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16/09/2022
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…
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05/08/2022
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…
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08/07/2022
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…
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04/07/2022
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…
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29/06/2022
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 &…
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24/06/2022
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…
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23/06/2022
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…
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23/06/2022
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…
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14/06/2022
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…
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16/05/2022
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…
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28/04/2022
Can the Real Estate Sector Save the Environment?
Climate change, scarcity of resources and a fossil, growth-driven economy – the way most people live…
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21/04/2022
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…
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19/04/2022
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…
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13/04/2022
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…
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04/04/2022
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 &…
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31/03/2022
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…
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29/03/2022
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…
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28/03/2022
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 &…
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24/03/2022
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…
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17/03/2022
Architrave Leading the Way for Standardisation in Document Classification
Architrave, in collaboration with RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and Drees & Sommer…
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15/03/2022
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…
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14/03/2022
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…
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17/02/2022
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…
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10/02/2022
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…
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27/01/2022
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,…
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13/01/2022
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…
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01/12/2021
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…
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23/11/2021
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.…
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19/11/2021
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…
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18/11/2021
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…
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10/11/2021
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…
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21/10/2021
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…
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11/10/2021
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…
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29/09/2021
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…
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16/09/2021
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…
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06/09/2021
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…
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27/07/2021
Real Blue Launched
Drees & Sommer SE is developing sustainable investments for institutional investors through its own…
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20/07/2021
Drees & Sommer SE grows with vonhaveprojekt GmbH
Stuttgart-based Drees & Sommer SE is expanding its range of workplace design services in northern…
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13/07/2021
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…
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12/07/2021
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…
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05/07/2021
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…
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29/06/2021
Drees & Sommer Consolidated Results 2020
Resilience Yields Stable Sales and Results.
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10/06/2021
A Lot of Innovative Planning Has Gone into the Facade
Drees & Sommer SE and FKN Group jointly develop highly insulating façade elements.
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07/06/2021
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…
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01/06/2021
Tempelhof Airport takes off
With a gross floor area of 307,000 square meters and 7,269 rooms, Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) has…
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20/05/2021
Drees & Sommer Innovation Forum: a Meeting of Two Worlds
Rapid Change – a Recipe for Corporate Transformation was the theme of the Drees & Sommer Innovation…
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12/05/2021
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…
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11/05/2021
New standards for modern workplaces
Agile working after the coronavirus pandemic – evolutiq presents plans for a human centric office…
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10/05/2021
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…
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29/04/2021
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…
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23/04/2021
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…
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21/04/2021
The new, retro way to the top
The Baden-Baden Department of Public Works has invested almost €8 million on a comprehensive general…
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19/04/2021
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…
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14/04/2021
Real Estate Trend Study: Companies need a "green thread"
A flexible mix of home office and office attendance, much greater environmental awareness, and…
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11/03/2021
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…
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04/03/2021
Demolition waste is being decontaminated for recycling
The approval of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment for the commissioning of the new…
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01/03/2021
IT specialist Novatec focuses on a sense of unity
The modern work environment now involves much more than simply office space. Novatec, an IT…
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17/02/2021
The new work environment requires flexibility
Empty offices, people working from home, and significantly less traffic on the roads: From one…
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11/02/2021
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…
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19/01/2021
New Hospital Building Project Flugfeldklinik: The Twin Is Ready
By investing around EUR 570 million in Böblingen’s regional hospitals, the administrative district…
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12/01/2021
German Ministry of Transport Examines Urban Cable Transport Systems
The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has commissioned the Stuttgart…
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17/12/2020
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.…
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16/12/2020
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…
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26/11/2020
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…
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23/11/2020
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…
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13/11/2020
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…
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05/11/2020
New Working Environments for City Administration of Kirchheim unter Teck
Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, November 5, 2020. Working from home, virtual videoconferencing as…
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03/11/2020
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…
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26/10/2020
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…
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19/10/2020
Pollen enable greater sustainability
The Stuttgart planning and consulting company Drees & Sommer has entered into a cooperation with the…
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16/10/2020
New Home for Nuremberg’s Digital Startup Scene
Nuremberg, Germany, October 16, 2020. Consulting, coaching, making new contacts, and a strong…
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07/10/2020
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…
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03/08/2020
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…
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16/07/2020
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…
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02/07/2020
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.…
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23/06/2020
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…
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22/06/2020
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…
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18/05/2020
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…
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07/05/2020
Ecosystem Instead of Going It Alone
Stuttgart, Germany, May 7, 2020 – No matter whether you consider the dotcom bubble in 2000 or the…
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15/04/2020
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…
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03/04/2020
Emergency Hospitals for Coronavirus Patients
Pictures from the Chinese city of Wuhan circulated around the world: there, within a matter of a few…
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17/02/2020
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…
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06/02/2020
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…
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28/01/2020
eSports Venues: from the Background into the Limelight
Hamburg, Germany, January 28, 2020. The worldwide esports market is booming, and the audience for…
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20/12/2019
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…
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19/11/2019
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…
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18/11/2019
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…
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21/10/2019
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…
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07/10/2019
Expo Real 2019: Drees & Sommer Booth Inspired by Cradle to Cradle®
Economical, digital, innovative and sustainable – This year, Drees & Sommer has designed its booth…
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19/09/2019
Second Construction Phase of Jungheinrich Headquarters in Hamburg Completed
On September 3, 2019, Jungheinrich AG announced the latest changes in the Management Board and…
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17/09/2019
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…
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13/09/2019
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…
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11/09/2019
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…
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02/09/2019
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…
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20/08/2019
Climate Crisis and Lack of Resources: Race against Time
Cities are proclaiming climate crises, movements such as Fridays for Future are campaigning for more…
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14/08/2019
A Particularly Sustainable Jewel: experimenta Awarded Diamond DGNB Certificate
Sustainable building protects the climate and saves resources. The German Sustainable Building…
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29/07/2019
80 Percent Favor Urban Cable Cars
In Latin America, cable cars are a standard feature in local transit systems. Metropolises such as…
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22/07/2019
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…
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19/07/2019
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…
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17/07/2019
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,…
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27/06/2019
Green Building Products Increasingly In Demand
Since the launch of the digital service platform for healthy building materials, the Building…
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17/06/2019
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…
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28/05/2019
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…
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24/05/2019
Study: How Can Municipalities Contribute to a Carbon Neutral Society?
Most global emissions are attributable to urban areas. Nevertheless, most cities and municipalities…
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14/05/2019
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…
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15/04/2019
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…
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12/04/2019
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…
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05/04/2019
Smart Building Solutions: How Software Revolutionizes The Real Estate Industry
Digitalization, innovation and startups: at the two-day Smart Building Solutions symposium at Smart…
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05/04/2019
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…
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02/04/2019
Kick-Off for Zollhof Digital Startup Center in Nuremberg
Innovative ideas, entrepreneurial spirit and a promising network: all this can be found at the…
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01/04/2019
experimenta Opens: Experiencing Science and Technology at First Hand
Knowledge, as they say, comes from experience, and experimenta Heilbronn – the largest science…
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18/03/2019
Towards a Public Authority of the Future
Germany's public authorities need to embrace the digital age definitively. In a European comparison,…
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13/03/2019
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…
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08/03/2019
New Book: Creating Buildings With Positive Impacts
Promoting positive impacts of buildings, instead of minimizing negative ones. This is the guiding…
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05/03/2019
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…
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05/03/2019
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…
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27/02/2019
Esports Need More Space
The membership figures for esports clubs will grow significantly in the near future. The space…
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20/02/2019
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.…
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11/02/2019
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 –…
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04/02/2019
Frankfurt's Turmcenter is a trendsetting solar-cooled building
From a concrete skeleton structure to an exemplary green building: the Turmcenter Frankfurt, with…
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01/02/2019
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…
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24/01/2019
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…
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11/01/2019
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,…
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20/12/2018
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…
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12/12/2018
Freiburg City Hall Wins German Sustainability Award
The new city hall in the Stühlinger district ofthe German city ofFreiburg has won theDGNBSustainable…
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30/11/2018
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…
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30/11/2018
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…
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26/11/2018
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…
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12/11/2018
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 –…
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08/10/2018
LCM Digital: An Innovative Platform For Digital Schedule And Process Planning
In cooperation with Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), the largest building contractor in the…
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08/10/2018
‘The future belongs to intelligent buildings’
Right Mix, Real Value is the motto chosen by the consulting, planning and project management company…
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01/10/2018
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…
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24/08/2018
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…
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09/08/2018
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…
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18/06/2018
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…
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14/06/2018
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…
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05/06/2018
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…
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17/05/2018
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…
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11/05/2018
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…
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03/05/2018
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…
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23/04/2018
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.…
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16/04/2018
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…
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13/04/2018
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+…
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11/04/2018
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…
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27/03/2018
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…
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19/03/2018
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…
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13/03/2018
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…
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05/03/2018
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…
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01/03/2018
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…
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26/02/2018
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…
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06/02/2018
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…
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05/02/2018
Drees & Sommer Strengthens Consulting Expertise in Hamburg
International project management and consulting company Drees & Sommer is expanding the real estate…
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25/01/2018
Withstanding Extreme Weather Conditions – Drees & Sommer Advises Public Sector
With increasingly regularity storms, torrential rain, floods, snow, hail and even heatwaves are…
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24/01/2018
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…
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16/01/2018
Drees & Sommer Survey: German Construction Costs Continue to Climb
Prices for construction are currently around 7 percent higher on average than many principals and…
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15/12/2017
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…
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11/12/2017
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…
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22/09/2017
Drees & Sommer acquires dsa-engineering GmbH
The range of services for the automotive industry provided by the international project management…
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12/09/2017
Drees & Sommer drives BIM Digital Planning Method forward in Germany
On September 12, 2017 Drees & Sommer updated the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Practice Guide…
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22/08/2017
Drees & Sommer Schweiz acquires Reso Partners AG
Reso Partners AG, a leading player in the Swiss property and facility management consulting sector,…
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07/08/2017
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…
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03/08/2017
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…
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21/07/2017
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…
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10/07/2017
Ratingen: project successfully completed despite short deadlines
Brune Real Estate AG & Co. KG completed another project in May 2017 with a futuristic office and…
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12/06/2017
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…
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16/05/2017
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…
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15/05/2017
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…
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09/05/2017
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…
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08/05/2017
Drees & Sommer Innovation Forum: Artificial intelligence is transforming the real estate industry
Intelligent systems that imitate human learning behavior are already influencing automated driving…
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03/05/2017
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…
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10/04/2017
Drees & Sommer at the Hannover Fair: People – Process – Places
Bringing harmony to the interaction between people, processes and buildings: This is the challenge…
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06/04/2017
Schweiz: Moderne Arbeitswelt statt Industrielandschaft
In der ehemaligen Druckerei der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung in Schlieren entsteht bis Ende 2019 ein…
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03/04/2017
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.…
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30/03/2017
Drees & Sommer opens new London office
The leading German construction and real estate consulting company has established a new national…
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29/03/2017
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…
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21/02/2017
Drees & Sommer Survey: How Hospitals Avert Facility Management Risks
Hospitals that commission third party service providers to handle their Facility Management (FM) may…
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12/01/2017
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…
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