PROJECTS SERVICES SECTORS FOCUS ON COMPANY LOCATIONS PRESS CAREER & JOBS Deutsch | Home | Contact | Privacy policy | Imprint Company News 19.12.2016 Drees & Sommer is supporting the factory extension for production of Lamborghini SUV From 2018, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. will offer the Urus SUV as the third series in its product range. The new model is to be built at its Italian headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese. Drees & Sommer is undertaking project management for the... [more] 12.12.2016 Drees & Sommer Snap Survey 2016: Digitization will define the future of urban living At Drees & Sommer’s Expo Vision event in November, more than 70 experts from the real estate and construction sectors and other industries discussed what the cities of the future would look like. The central topic was ‘Blue City – Cities of the... [more] 05.12.2016 Drees & Sommer opens an office on RWTH Aachen University campus With the opening of its Aachen office, Drees & Sommer is further expanding its presence in North Rhine-Westphalia, making best use of the synergy effects offered by the new campus. [more] 06.12.2016 Business cooperation with bulwiengesa Above all, the cooperation will allow consulting services on costs and revenues to be offered in greater depth and with increased innovation and improved reliability. [more] 07.11.2016 Construction in the Alps: The Waldhotel Healthy Living is developed in the Swiss Bürgenstock Resort The Bürgenstock Resort above Lake Lucerne will be redesigned until summer of 2017. Along with the Waldhotel, one of the three new hotels, Bürgenstock Hotels AG is also building a Healthy Living Centre. In future, guests will focus on their health... [more] 03.11.2016 EXPO REAL 2016 – Talk on ‘BLUE BUILDINGS for a BLUE CITY’ Joined by Christoph Ingenhoven, we explain how real estate makes our cities fit for the future. [more] 02.11.2016 EXPO REAL 2016 – Talk on ‘Catch them if you can’ In this conversation, we show how buildings can look for their users and attract them successfully. [more] 31.10.2016 EXPO REAL 2016 – Talk on ‘Mobility to Go’ This talk discusses how the right mobility concept creates added value for your real estate. [more] 28.10.2016 EXPO REAL 2016 – Talk on ‘Stress in the City’ A fascinating talk that explored what forward-looking cities have to do – and what that means for real estate. [more] 27.10.2016 EXPO REAL 2016 – Talk on ‘Run for ROI’ Our experts discuss how BIM, LEAN and C2C come together to generate returns. [more] 27.10.2016 EXPO REAL 2016 – Impressions From 4th to 6th October 2016, Drees & Sommer welcomed customers, business partners and interested guests to the international trade fair for real estate and investment in Munich. [more] 26.10.2016 EXPO REAL 2016 – Innovation tour of Drees & Sommer, bulwiengesa and Heuer Dialog The innovation tour showcased new ideas and business models in technological, social and ecological fields. [more] 19.10.2016 Drees & Sommer provides management support for a new urban development project in Munich A new and sustainable city district is to be built across an area the size of 250 football pitches in Freiham, Bavaria. Upon final completion, the new district will provide housing for more than 20,000 people and create around 7,500 jobs. What is... [more] 11.10.2016 International Financial Center in Moscow: A new urban district is being created with the help of City BIM. New housing is to be provided for 65,000 people in the west of the Moscow metropolitan region. As part of the International Financial Center (IFC) project, a modern district is to be built on a 460-hectare site in Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye. In... [more] 10.10.2016 Berlin TXL: A research and industrial park is to be created for up to 17,500 employees in the heart of the capital city Five times as big as Mainau Island: That’s how much building land will become available following the closure of Berlin’s Tegel airport. An innovative and sustainable research and industrial park for urban technologies is to be created there: The... [more] 10.10.2016 Barcelona: Sustainability drive for Espai Barça FC Barcelona is remodeling the entire Les Corts district around Camp Nou. The district development is called Espai Barça and is expected to cost about EUR 600 million. The focal point of the development is the Camp Nou stadium, which is also part of... [more] 10.10.2016 Mannheim converts a former US Army base into a showpiece district A new district of Mannheim is currently being built on the site of the former Benjamin Franklin Barracks. The 144-hectare construction site is the largest in Baden-Württemberg and one of the most important development projects in Germany. Scheduled... [more] 04.10.2016 Largest surplus energy house in Europe is being built in Freiburg By the end of 2016, Freiburg will have erected the first building of its new administration complex. The new building with a gross surface area of 24,000 square metres will offer modern workplaces to over 800 employees and provide the residents of... [more] 27.09.2016 360-degree study of the most important trends in facility management across Europe As in previous years, Drees & Sommer has conducted a comprehensive international market study on various topics relating to real estate. The study focused on subjects like sourcing and tendering strategies, operator responsibility, human resources,... [more] 26.09.2016 VIP3000 Symposium 2016: Digitalisation in the clean room Industry experts from the pharmaceuticals industry will be gathering in Reiskirchen near Giessen on 6 and 7 October to exchange ideas and experience. The symposium, organised by the Verein Interessensgemeinschaft Pharmabau 3000 e. V. (VIP3000), is... [more] 22.09.2016 Innovation in roadbuilding: SmartSite enables the intelligent management of construction machinery The SmartSite project, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi), is on the home straight. Guests will get to experience the results of the research project on an actual construction site at the “Final Demonstrator” on 21 and... [more] 22.09.2016 EXPO REAL 2016: “BLUE CITY – INTEGRATED URBAN SOLUTIONS” 21st September 2016 – from 4th to 6th October 2016 we are expecting clients, business partners and other interested visitors at our booth C1.430/422 at the International Trade Fair for Real Estate and Investment in Munich [more] 12.09.2016 Drees & Sommer accompanies the construction of a sustainable data centre in Biere T-Systems International GmbH, Deutsche Telekom AG’s global ICT service provider, is expanding its cloud data centre in Biere, Saxony-Anhalt. Three more modules with around 5,400 m² of floor space as well as an additional functional building will be... [more] 05.09.2016 Pop-up lab: Berlin’s creative lab visits Stuttgart Pop-up lab Berlin in Stuttgart September 5 – 10, 2016. Drees & Sommer is supporting the event as a cooperation and discussion partner. [more] 30.08.2016 More space for education and research into housing and real estate On August 25, 2016, some 300 guests attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the European Training Center for the Residential Property and Real Estate Industry (EBZ) in Bochum. [more] 22.08.2016 Drees & Sommer at the ‘Hotel construction and operation’ symposium in Munich The symposium, which will take place on September 7 and 8, 2016, will focus on trends, developments and potential in the hotel industry. [more] 15.08.2016 Apartment building in Berlin supplies its own heat and power An eight-storey building in Berlin built in the 1950s is being converted into an off-grid building that generates its own heating and electricity from solar energy. The apartment building in the Lankwitz district is being extensively refurbished by... [more] 09.08.2016 Drees & Sommer is a member of a new network for innovative construction – AACHEN BUILDING EXPERTS Some 30 industrial, architectural and construction industry companies and experts from RWTH Aachen University and Aachen University of Applied Sciences founded AACHEN BUILDING EXPERTS on August 8, 2016. The goal of the association is to exchange... [more] 01.08.2016 Modern und sustainable: Siemens opens new corporate headquarters in Munich Following a construction period of some three years, the new Siemens corporate headquarters in Munich was opened on June 24, 2016. Sustainability and energy efficiency play a central role in this construction project: The building is to be... [more] 25.07.2016 Möckernkiez: Construction starts on Berlin’s largest passive house project The foundation stone laying ceremony for the Möckernkiez urban district in Berlin took place on July 13, 2016. Over the next two years, around 470 modern apartments, 20 commercial units, 98 underground parking spaces, and various social facilities... [more] 15.07.2016 Top Employers 2016: Drees & Sommer in third place For the eighth time, Immobilien Zeitung (‘Real Estate News’) surveyed real estate students taking about their employer of choice. This year, Drees & Sommer made it onto the winners’ rostrum, taking third place with a score of 81 points. A total of... [more] 07.07.2016 BIM blog: 22,000 page views in 10 weeks The www.bim-blog.de platform went on online on April 21, 2016. Since then, its publishers – Beuth Verlag, Drees & Sommer and vrame consult – have registered 22,000 page views. On average, the page was accessed 300 times a day. The BIM Best Practice... [more] 06.07.2016 Drees & Sommer is supporting Hamburg’s biggest construction project A multipurpose Überseequartier (overseas quarter) is being built on a site the size of 55 football fields in the southern part of Hamburg’s HafenCity district. In addition to 80,500 square meters of retail space and 65,000 square meters of office... [more] 04.07.2016 20th Summer Night at Drees & Sommer: Dolce Vita and 20,000 euros for the Junge Oper Stuttgart (Young Opera) On July 3, 2016, over 200 guests from politics, business and the arts experienced the Obere Waldplätze offices in Stuttgart-Vaihingen transformed into an Italian piazza. [more] 30.06.2016 Climate change: Copenhagen declares war on floods Over the next 20 years the Danish capital plans to invest some € 1.5 billion to protect the city against coming cloudbursts. The planned infrastructure measures comprise 300 individual projects designed to make Copenhagen resilient against future... [more] 28.06.2016 Fresh start for Caelo in Hilden On June 22, 2016, pharmaceutical manufacturer Caesar & Loretz GmbH (Caelo) opened a new production building at its corporate headquarters in Hilden. After a construction period of roughly one year, the company now has an additional 2,400 square... [more] 22.06.2016 Foundation stone laid for experimenta in Heilbronn Schwarz Real Estate GmbH & Co. KG is adding a five-story building to the experimenta science discovery center in Heilbronn. The foundation stone for the new building was laid on June 22, 2016. Drees & Sommer has overall responsibility for... [more] 20.06.2016 Munich: HVB Tower awarded LEED Platinum certification The corporate headquarters of HypoVereinsbank in the Bogenhausen district of Munich has been awarded LEED Platinum certification. The building received the highest score awarded in this category in Germany to date. Following comprehensive... [more] 13.06.2016 Erwin-Piscator-Haus: Marburg City Hall celebrates a fresh start Marburg City Hall was reopened on June 4, 2016 following three years of construction, providing the university city with a modern, multipurpose cultural and event center. Named after the well-known Marburg theater director Erwin Piscator, the new... [more] 08.06.2016 2015 Balance Sheet: Drees & Sommer achieves 24 percent increase Drees & Sommer sales and operating profit rose again significantly last year: Group sales for 2015 were up € 58.7 million to € 300.7 million (prior year: € 242 million). Operating profit rose € 10.9 million to € 37.1 million (prior year: € 26.2... [more] 06.06.2016 Drees & Sommer at Annual Real Estate Meeting in Frankfurt The ‘jour fixe’ for the South Hessen real estate industry will be held on June 9, 2016. Frank Bornmann, Senior Project Partner at Drees & Sommer, will give a presentation entitled ‘Stadiums + Arenas 4.0 – Stimuli for urban development’. [more] 01.06.2016 Frankfurt: New life being breathed into the Zeil-Passage (‘Zeil Arcade’) The Zeil-Passage in downtown Frankfurt is being completely rebuilt. The existing building, which is over 60 years old, is being replaced by a new residential, office and shopping complex. Following the start of construction at the end of March 2016,... [more] 30.05.2016 Hotel construction: Debut for Motel One in France The first French hotel of German budget design group Motel One is to be built in the south-east of Paris by 2018. It will have 255 rooms and meet high sustainability standards. Drees & Sommer is undertaking project controlling for the construction... [more] 25.05.2016 Drees & Sommer once again the strongest project management brand The European Real Estate Brand Institute (EUREB) has presented its awards for the industry’s strongest brands in Germany and Austria. Drees & Sommer is once again industry leader in the ‘Project Management’ category and runner-up in the ‘Real estate... [more] 23.05.2016 Profitable application of digital technologies: Center Smart Services consortium founded The use of digital technologies is a key success factor for the long-term viability of a company. But there is often a lack of knowledge of how digitization must be applied to bring economic benefit. Drees & Sommer, the Cluster Smart Logistik from... [more] 18.05.2016 Next milestone for the Siemens Erlangen Campus A new campus is taking shape for the Siemens technology group in the south of Erlangen. Due for completion in 2030, it will feature modern, sustainable offices, research and laboratory buildings, and apartments on a site measuring just under 540,000... [more] 10.05.2016 ‘Project management in building construction with BIM and Lean Management*’ now in its 4th revised and expanded edition The standard work by Professor Dr.-Ing. Hans Sommer covers the entire spectrum of management and consulting for the construction and conversion of buildings of all kinds. The 4th edition integrates new methods such as Building Information Modeling... [more] 02.05.2016 2016 State Horticultural Show opened in Eutin The 2016 State Horticultural Show opened its gates on the grounds of the Hosteinische Schweiz (Holstein Switzerland) Nature Park in Eutin on April 28, 2016. Up to 600,000 visitors will view the sea of flower beds, theme gardens, and architectural... [more] 27.04.2016 Premiere: BIM Practice Guide 1.0 ready for download The publishing house Beuth Verlag, Drees & Sommer and vrame Consult are for the first time offering a BIM Practice Guide 1.0 as a free download. The guide is integrated into the www.bim-blog.de platform, which went live on April 21, 2016. The guide... [more] 25.04.2016 The third Drees & Sommer Innovation Forum shows that the real estate and construction industries must change in the digital age How can we design our buildings and cities today to ensure that they are livable and smart, and retain their value in the future? This question was answered at the third Drees & Sommer Innovation Forum – inspired by Cradle to Cradle – held in the... [more] 18.04.2016 Green Hospital: New Schön Klinik building awarded DGNB Platinum In February 2016, Schön Klinik Roseneck in Prien became the first healthcare building to be awarded the DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council) Platinum certificate. Drees & Sommer supported the certification process and has been advising the... [more] 30.03.2016 Drees & Sommer at the Pharma Congress in Düsseldorf The Pharma Congress will take place in Düsseldorf on April 12 and 13. The Drees & Sommer Life Sciences team will present the new NEXT APPROACH service at the international platform. [more] 11.04.2016 Drees & Sommer to oversee € 900 million autobahn project The A3 autobahn is part of the European transport network and one of the most important motorways in Germany. The section between the Biebelried and Fürth/Erlangen interchanges is to be upgraded to six lanes by 2025. With an investment volume of... [more] 04.04.2016 Max Frank Group’s administration building wins two Gold awards The Max Frank Group – headquartered in Leiblfing, Bavaria – has won two Gold awards for its new administration building. Following a DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council) award in October 2015, LEED certification now also confirms the... [more] 30.03.2016 Next Approach: Start-up support for complex Life Sciences projects The early phase of projects in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology industries is critical to success. Products must be launched swiftly to secure a competitive edge. At the same time, regulatory authorities impose stringent... [more] 14.03.2016 New ZAL TechCenter in Hamburg officially opened The entrance building of the new ZAL TechCenter looks like an oversized television set. On March 7, 2016, the Center for Applied Aviation Research officially opened its new building in Hamburg-Finkenwerder. Up to 600 researchers from companies,... [more] 09.03.2016 Drees & Sommer at MIPIM 2016 MIPIM, the international real estate show, will be held in Cannes from March 15 to 18, 2016. [more] 07.03.2016 Vienna: First phase of construction of HUMA Shopping Centre opens Construction of the new HUMA Shopping Centre in eastern Vienna is scheduled for the end of 2017. Covering an area of 50,000 square metres, it will become one of the city's largest and most up-to-date shopping centres. The first phase of construction... [more] 03.03.2016 immobilienmanager Award 2016 The immobilienmanager award ceremony was held in Cologne on February 25, 2016. Peter Tzeschlock, Chairman of the Drees & Sommer Executive Board, presented the award for the Sustainability category. [more] 29.02.2016 Leonberg celebrates topping-out ceremony for new city hall On February 23, 2016, the topping-out wreath was placed on the shell of the new city hall in Leonberg, Germany. The finished building will be handed over to the city at the end of the year and will provide workplaces for 200 council employees. Drees... [more] 22.02.2016 Zalando commissions Drees & Sommer to support office campus expansion in Berlin With the construction of a new main building in the Berlin district of Friedrichshain/Kreuzberg, Zalando is expanding its office campus to an area equivalent to 14 FIFA-standard football fields. From 2018, some 5,000 employees will be accommodated... [more] 16.02.2016 INservFM 2016: Drees & Sommer wins Best Paper Award again The article ‘BIM in Facility Management – Pure Marketing or Concrete Added Value for Building Operation?’ has won INservFM’s Best Paper Award. The award will be presented at the FM Congress in Frankfurt on February 24, 2016. [more] 08.02.2016 Bremen gets 87 new apartments overlooking the River Weser New residential district in the old port area: GEWOBA completed the last building of the Magellan district at the end of 2015, adding 87 new apartments on the Weser promenade in Bremen’s Überseestadt (‘Overseas City’) district. Drees & Sommer... [more] 28.01.2016 Specialist conference on data centre construction and operation Drees & Sommer experts talk about current trends and projects [more] 25.01.2016 Drees & Sommer is project managing the construction of a new drinking water reservoir in Stuttgart A new drinking water reservoir with the capacity to supply 100,000 inhabitants will be built at the Urachplatz in the east of Stuttgart by mid 2018. The operator of the elevated reservoir – Netze BW Wasser GmbH – is investing some €10.5 million in... [more] 18.01.2016 New housing for Berlin The foundation stone for 62 new rental apartments being built for STADT UND LAND Wohnbauten-Gesellschaft was laid in Katharina-Boll-Dornberger-Strasse in Adlershof in December 2015. Drees & Sommer is undertaking construction management and... [more] 11.01.2016 Drees & Sommer conducts feasibility study for the Palace of the Prince Electors in Mainz The Palace of the Prince Electors in Mainz, which is more than 250 years old, is to be refurbished and repurposed following the relocation of the Romano-Germanic Central Museum (RGZM), which is currently in the Rhine wing. The City of Mainz... [more] 04.01.2016 Green light for ‘Technologiepark Funkerberg’ The go-ahead has been given for the development of the planned Funkerberg Technology Park with the signing of the urban-planning contract. Jörn Perlick – Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG –... 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