Priedemann Fassadenberatung

Name

Priedemann Fassadenberatung

Legal name

Priedemann

Website

https://priedemann.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Facade Engineering & Consultancy

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Facade consultancy
• Facade engineering
• Building envelope design
• Facade R&D
• Building skin planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Großbeeren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Facade Consultancy Services: Full-spectrum facade consultancy from competition stage through to construction and operation. Services include facade concept development, building physics, structural engineering, and lifecycle support. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees.
2. Facade Engineering Services: Engineering services including shop drawing planning, production documentation, assembly documentation, value engineering, and quality monitoring. Billed as project-based engineering contracts.
3. Research & Development Services: Customized R&D collaboration with clients, universities, and industry partners through the Facade-Lab platform, developing innovative facade solutions and prototypes for specific project requirements.
4. Asset Transformation GmbH: General contractor subsidiary (founded November 2023) for building refurbishment and sustainable renovation. Offers holistic solutions from a single source including facade renovation, acting as general contractor (GU) bundling expertise from Priedemann and Schüco.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Priedemann Fassadenberatung provides independent facade consultancy and engineering services for buildings across the entire lifecycle — from the architectural competition stage through detailed design, shop drawings, mock-up development, construction supervision, and operation/refurbishment. The firm supports investors, architects, general contractors, and facade fabricators with facade concept development, technical engineering, building physics, structural engineering, parametric design, and digital twin modeling, complemented by its Facade-Lab R&D platform and Showroom.

Product overview

Priedemann Fassadenberatung operates as a facade consulting and engineering firm offering a unified service portfolio centered on facade consultancy, engineering, and R&D through its Facade-Lab platform. The core offering includes consultancy services spanning project basics through construction supervision, and engineering services covering workshop planning to completion documentation. The Facade-Lab platform serves as the R&D hub hosting specialized technologies including ACT Fassade (Active Cavity Transition), ArKol Solar Thermal Venetian Blind, TABSOLAR solar thermal collectors, ADAPTEX, NEERO Facade, MossFacT, and PräKlima. Supporting services include a Showroom displaying over 50 facade elements at 1:1 scale, Mock-ups and Prototypes development, and a Forum for knowledge exchange. The company is headquartered in Berlin with additional offices in Dubai, Cochin, Mumbai, Beijing, and Houston/New York, having worked on over 250 projects globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Facade-Lab: Platform for collaboration, research and development in facade technology, bringing together industry, research, and academic partners to develop sustainable facade technologies to market readiness.
• ACT Fassade

Products and services

• Consultancy Services Comprehensive facade consulting covering project basics, approval planning, execution planning, tender documentation, contractor selection support, shop drawing review, mock-up execution support, and construction supervision, delivered to investors, architects, contractors, and fabricators.
• Engineering Services Manufacturing-oriented engineering services covering workshop planning, prequalification, bidding phase support, value engineering, system/concept development, mock-up development, release/detail planning, material specifications, production documentation, assembly documentation, and completion planning for facade fabricators and contractors.
• Facade-Lab Research Platform Collaborative R&D platform bringing together stakeholders from business, industry, research, and education to develop sustainable facade technologies to market maturity, including energy-efficient solutions, photovoltaic integration, and adaptive facade components.
• Mock-ups and Prototypes Physical mock-up development and prototype testing services that allow architects and investors to experience facade concepts haptically and visually at 1:1 scale before construction, supporting design optimization and precise tendering documentation.
• Facade Showroom Tangible and visual presentation facility showcasing over 50 facade elements in original size, enabling clients, architects, and partners to experience different facade solutions first-hand.
• Facade Forum Topic-specific venue for training, workshops, and lectures on all aspects of facade design, facilitating exchange and continuing education to support implementation of facade innovations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 250+ global projects completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SchücocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Schüco participates in Asset Transformation GmbH, the general contractor subsidiary founded by Priedemann in November 2023 for sustainable building refurbishment. The partnership combines Priedemann's facade lifecycle expertise with Schüco's product range, offering investors and operators complete refurbishment solutions from a single source.
• Asset Transformation GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023General contractor subsidiary founded by Priedemann (November 2023) for building refurbishment and sustainable renovation. Acts as GU (General Contractor), bundling expertise from Priedemann and Schüco. Offers investors and operators holistic solutions including facade renovation, continuous support, and sustainable building transformation.
• Fraunhofer ISEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing R&D collaboration with Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. Joint projects include ArKol (Solar Thermal Venetian Blinds), TABSOLAR (Solar Thermal Strip Collectors), ACT Facade development, and Dyna-U-nit. Fraunhofer ISE contributes scientific research capabilities while Priedemann contributes industry application and facade integration expertise.
• GeoClimaDesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Dyna-U-nit research project alongside HTW Berlin and Priedemann, supported by BMWi (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy). Dyna-U-nit focused on adaptive building envelope solutions.
• HTW Berlin (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner in Dyna-U-nit research project alongside GeoClimaDesign and Priedemann, supported by BMWi. Contributes academic research capabilities to facade innovation.
• CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat)minorOthersProfessional association membership. Priedemann team members participate in CTBUH conferences and events as speakers and panelists. The membership provides access to industry networks and positions Priedemann as a thought leader in tall building facade engineering.
• DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council)minorOthersInstitutional membership supporting sustainable building standards and practices. Enables Priedemann to contribute to and stay current with German and international sustainability standards.
• Universities and Industry Partners (Facade-Lab)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Facade-Lab serves as a platform for collaboration between universities, scientific institutes, and industry partners for knowledge transfer and joint development of sustainable facade technologies. Partners include Fraunhofer ISE and multiple German and international universities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Thornton Tomasetti: Global engineering consultancy with building skin/façade and structural engineering practices. Comparable as a competitor on complex facade mandates, though operates at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio including forensics, protective design and structural engineering.
• Buro Happold: Global engineering consultancy with facade and building envelope expertise alongside structural, MEP and sustainability practices. Comparable as a competitor on integrated engineering mandates where facade is one of several disciplines, but operates at materially larger scale and broader scope.
• Arup: Global multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a significant facade engineering practice within its Buildings group. Comparable as a competitor on facade mandates for large complex projects, but with a much broader service portfolio that allows bundled offerings Priedemann cannot match.

Direct peers

• Front Inc. Toronto-based specialist facade engineering consultancy serving tall buildings globally. Directly comparable as a pure-play facade engineering firm serving architects, developers and contractors on complex envelopes, with similar lifecycle and global project delivery model.
• Werner Sobek: Stuttgart-based engineering firm specializing in facade, structural and sustainable design. Directly comparable through its deep facade engineering practice, strong R&D orientation and German/European base serving similar developer and architect clients on complex building envelopes.
• Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering: Stuttgart-based specialist engineering firm focused on complex facades, structures and geometry-driven building skins. Directly comparable through its facade-specialist positioning, parametric/complex geometry expertise and tier-one international project portfolio.
• Eckersley O'Callaghan: London-based facade and structural engineering consultancy with offices in New York, San Francisco, Copenhagen, Sydney and Shanghai. Directly comparable through its specialist envelope engineering practice serving similar complex-building developer and architect clients globally.
• Bollinger + Grohmann: Frankfurt-based structural engineering consultancy with a strong facade engineering practice serving complex buildings across Europe and the Middle East. Directly comparable as a specialist engineering firm with international project delivery and similar developer/architect clientele.

Emerging players

• Atelier Ten: Environmental design consultancy with strong facade/building envelope performance expertise. Comparable through its facade performance, sustainability and high-performance building focus, though typically engaged at the environmental consulting layer rather than full engineering scope.

Others

• Schüco: Germany-based global facade systems manufacturer and partner in Priedemann's Asset Transformation GmbH subsidiary. Comparable as a strategic partner and supply-side counterpart in the facade value chain; not a direct competitor in consulting but a critical collaboration node for Priedemann's refurbishment expansion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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