LPB

What LPB does

LPB AG is a privately held Swiss professional services firm founded in 1999 and headquartered in Hubersdorf, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland. The company specializes in integral building envelope (Gebäudehülle) consulting, providing analysis, expert opinions, planning, construction supervision, cost estimation, and realization services primarily to investors, property administrators, architects, courts, insurance companies, industrial clients, and public and private building owners in Switzerland. Its core delivery revolves around certified expert assessments — most notably by Beat Lüthi, a certified building envelope expert who produces independent, neutral expert opinions used in legal proceedings — combined with lifecycle consulting aimed at preserving and extending building value through economically and ecologically balanced solutions.

The business operates on a professional services model with quote-based project pricing tailored to individual client requirements; no standardized pricing, subscriptions, or product licensing is disclosed. There is no software platform, API, or proprietary technology stack — service delivery depends entirely on human expertise, on-site construction supervision, and document-based consulting outputs. Go-to-market is direct, with the company website (lpb.ch) as the primary acquisition surface and no documented channel partners, intermediaries, or formal marketing apparatus beyond the site itself.

With a headcount of 1–10 and a strictly regional (Switzerland) footprint, LPB AG operates as a small boutique consultancy rather than a scaling enterprise. No funding rounds, M&A activity, partnerships, subsidiary structure, or international expansion are disclosed. The company's competitive position rests on the personal certification and reputation of its principal expert, its 25+ year operating history, and its focus on the building envelope niche within the Swiss construction-adjacent services market.

Name

LPB

Legal name

LPB AG

Website

https://lpb.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LPB AG is a Swiss building envelope consulting firm founded in 1999 that provides analysis, expert opinions, planning, and construction supervision to investors, property managers, architects, courts, and public/private clients in Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Envelope Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAJANAC

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support)

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Real Estate Advisory & Consulting (Investment, Strategy)

Keywords

• Building envelope consulting
• Construction supervision services
• Expert witness opinions
• Building planning services
• Integral building consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Habersdorf

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Building Consulting Services: LPB AG generates revenue through comprehensive professional consulting services including building consulting, planning, execution support, and expert opinions. Services are tailored to individual client needs covering building envelope analysis, construction monitoring, and expert testimony.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

LPB AG provides integral building envelope (Gebäudehülle) consulting services, including analyses and certified expert opinions, building consulting focused on preserving and extending building value, planning and construction supervision, consultation and project planning, as well as cost estimation (Devisierung) and on-site realization services. The firm supports investors, property administrators, architects, courts, insurance companies, industry, and public/private clients throughout the building lifecycle with economically and ecologically balanced solutions.

Product overview

LPB AG is a consulting services company offering integrated building envelope consulting, rather than a software product company. Their portfolio consists of four interconnected service offerings: Analysen und Expertisen (analyses and expert assessments for courts and clients), Bauberatung, Planung und Bauüberwachung (building consulting, planning, and construction supervision), Beratung und Planung (consultation and project planning), and Devisierung und Realisierung (cost estimation and construction realization). These services work together to provide comprehensive support for investors, administrations, architects, and private and public building clients throughout the building lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Analysen und Expertisen Detailed analyses for new construction, renovations, and complex renovations, plus expert opinions and assessments delivered by Beat Lüthi as a certified building envelope expert for courts, administrations, insurance companies, industry, and private clients.
• Bauberatung, Planung und Bauüberwachung Comprehensive building consulting aimed at preserving and extending building value and lifespan, balancing economic and ecological considerations while reliably coordinating planning tasks cost-efficiently and supervising execution.
• Beratung und Planung Consultation and planning services covering needs and goal clarification, decision-support preparation, base analysis, project management, planning concept with alternatives examination, authority negotiations, cost estimation, and timeline planning.
• Devisierung und Realisierung Cost estimation services including detailed specifications, quote collection, comparison, and negotiation support, together with realization services such as construction-site management and supervision, term coordination, acceptance protocols, construction accounting, guarantee acceptance, commissioning, and maintenance/operating concepts.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Front Inc. Specialist facade and building envelope engineering consultancy serving architects, developers, and contractors — comparable business model and technical focus to LPB's integral envelope consulting.
• Werner Sobek Group: German engineering firm specializing in facade, building envelope, and structural engineering consulting — directly comparable to LPB's niche envelope focus, with similar expert-witness and complex-facade capabilities.
• Pirmin Jung Ingenieure AG: Swiss engineering consultancy specializing in timber, energy-efficient, and sustainable building design — directly comparable to LPB's ecological-solutions value proposition and expert consulting model.
• Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering: Germany-based engineering consultancy offering facade and building envelope engineering, including complex geometry and expert assessments — closely aligned with LPB's specialist consulting model.
• Conzett Bronzini Partner AG: Swiss structural and building engineering consultancy providing high-quality expert opinions and building consulting — comparable specialist Swiss firm with similar scale, expert testimony work, and client mix.

Broad incumbents

• Buro Happold: International engineering firm with building performance, facade, and envelope consulting practices — competes with LPB for technically demanding envelope advisory work across European markets.
• Basler & Hofmann AG: Swiss engineering consultancy with strong building physics, structural, and infrastructure practices — competes with LPB in the Swiss envelope and construction consulting market as a larger generalist.
• Arup Group: Global engineering consultancy with dedicated facade, building physics, and envelope teams — offers the same expert advisory and court-testimony capabilities as LPB but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Itten+Brechbühl AG: Swiss architecture and general planning consultancy providing integrated building consulting services — broader incumbent that overlaps with LPB's planning and construction supervision offerings.
• Amstein + Walthert AG: One of Switzerland's largest engineering consultancies, offering building physics, envelope, and full MEP services — a broader incumbent that overlaps with LPB's niche across many of the same Swiss clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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