Drees & Sommer Switzerland

Our experts implement challenging education projects with holistic consulting.

We support our clients in the expansion of the onshore and offshore power grid, as well as advise on the development of district heating networks or the subsequent utilization of decommissioned power plant sites.

Drees & Sommer Switzerland develops solutions for hospitals of all sizes in interdisciplinary teams of architects, doctors, and engineers.

Whether smart hotels, mixed-use concepts, city or resort hotels, our clients benefit from a sound and extensive service portfolio.

Drees & Sommer Switzerland helps industrial companies worldwide make their sites sustainable.

Whether a data center or IT infrastructure, Drees & Sommer Switzerland offers innovative solutions from conception to operation.

Our products and solutions help companies in the life sciences and pharma industry achieve safe and successful projects.

We design sustainable logistics properties that fulfill user-specific requirements in terms of usage mix, location, and size as well as technology, equipment, and processes.

We advise you from the initial idea through to implementation and closely involve the relevant authorities, political bodies, and citizens.

We advise real estate companies so they can fully leverage the potential of their properties and portfolios.

Drees & Sommer Switzerland is happy to assist clients with the maintenance and expansion of the Swiss rail and bus network.

We support our clients with their residential property challenges, whether new builds or existing properties.

Several hot and dry summers in a row as well as the demands of the Fridays for Future movement - in particular for compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement and the 1.5 degree target - have brought the topic of climate protection onto the political agenda in a very short space of time. The discussion about effective measures is being held in all parts of society, with the focus on Europe-wide and national steps in addition to global ones.

The Cradle to Cradle® concept developed by the German chemist Prof Dr Michael Braungart and the American architect William McDonough describes the principle of two continuous cycles: consumer goods are biodegradable and enter the natural nutrient cycle. After use, consumer goods are broken down into unmixed raw materials and fed into the technical cycle.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is to the property sector what Industry 4.0 is to mechanical engineering: the digital networking of all processes, products and stakeholders. Building Information Modelling bundles all relevant data of a construction project. Whereas previously architects or engineers had to create their own plans and obtain information about every change, no matter how small, separately, with BIM all information is stored in a digital model. This creates a digital twin of the future building with a great depth of detail.

At Drees & Sommer Switzerland, we don't see digital technologies as an end in themselves: it's more about improving processes and the user experience, ensuring the sustainable operation of the property and enabling new business models. A customised smart building is therefore tailored precisely to the needs of the user.

Advancing digitalisation is changing the requirements placed on properties - and the valuation criteria applied to them. In the future, building connectivity, building connectivity, the entire digital, networked building IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, GDPR and the sustainability of properties will increasingly become the focus of attention in terms of return on investment.

Objects are lying around. Contractors from different trades get in each other's way. In some rooms, nothing progresses for weeks ... Waste of materials, time and labour is a major issue in construction projects. Rework delays the construction process and drives up costs. The planned completion date can often only be achieved at great financial expense due to so-called fire brigade operations or by compromising on quality.

Customised space concepts that promote communication, knowledge sharing and innovation. And with the user at the centre. This is how we understand the working world of the future: customised room concepts that promote communication, knowledge sharing and innovation. With the user at the centre. This is how we understand the working world of the future.

The performance of our economy has so far been based on fossil fuels such as coal and oil - with the familiar consequences. In contrast, "green" hydrogen (H2) is seen as the energy source of the future.

Smart meters are finding their way into households in Switzerland. In addition to the benefits and opportunities that the nationwide smart meter rollout will bring for energy suppliers and end customers, this project also harbours many challenges when it comes to implementation. This is because the smart meter rollout process is highly complex and contains many interdependencies.