Drees & Sommer

Drees & Sommer is a partner-managed consultancy providing integrated consulting and implementation services for the built environment, covering the design, construction and operation of real estate and infrastructure projects. Founded in 1970 as an engineering office in Stuttgart, Germany, the firm now employs 6,500 professionals across more than 70 cities worldwide and has worked on upwards of 6,872 projects. Its stated purpose is to "create a future worth living".

The firm's work spans sustainable construction, carbon-neutral building design, the digitalization of the built environment, resilient infrastructure planning, industrial facility engineering, and construction and real estate consulting. Its services are delivered as economically viable, ecologically responsible and digitally enabled solutions, combining design, construction and operational expertise within a single engagement.

Recurring areas of focus include carbon-neutral buildings designed to measurably reduce environmental impact, infrastructure engineered for resilience and long-term value, and industrial facilities oriented towards sustainability and competitive advantage. This emphasis on sustainability is framed against the fact that construction and real estate account for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions.

Drees & Sommer is owned by its partners. Its teams are interdisciplinary, working across the boundaries of tradition and innovation, economy and ecology, analog and digital, and efficiency and well-being. The company operates globally and describes itself as a sustainability pioneer and digitalization driver.