Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Bohne Ingenieure GmbH

What Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Bohne Ingenieure GmbH does

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Bohne Ingenieure GmbH is a German consulting engineering firm specializing in technical building equipment (TGA — Technische Gebäudeausrüstung) planning and engineering services for residential, commercial, civic, and institutional buildings. Founded in 1937 by Karl Bohne in Siegen, the firm is now in its fourth generation of family ownership under managing director Marius Bohne (since November 2018), with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Bohne (the namesake) serving as founder and senior academic partner at Leibniz Universität Hannover. The firm operates from its Berlin headquarters (relocated to Innsbrucker Platz in April 2025) and a branch office in Düsseldorf, with research collaboration via Leibniz Universität Hannover and RWTH Aachen.

Name

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Bohne Ingenieure GmbH

Legal name

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Bohne Ingenieure GmbH

Website

https://bohne-ingenieure.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Bohne Ingenieure GmbH is a fourth-generation German family-owned engineering firm providing technical building equipment (TGA) planning across all HOAI performance phases for housing developers, general contractors, and public sector clients in Berlin and across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Services Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Services (Retrofits/Commissioning/Testing & Balancing) (IMAIABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Testing, Adjusting & Balancing (TAB) & Performance Verification (BPABACAJ), Chillers, Boilers & Central Plant Operations (BPABACAG)

Keywords

• Building services engineering
• Technical building equipment
• BIM planning services
• Sustainable building systems
• HVAC engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. TGA Engineering Consulting Services: The firm earns fees for providing engineering consulting services in technical building equipment (TGA — Technische Gebäudeausrüstung) across all HOAI service phases (Leistungsphasen 1–8). Mandates are awarded via competitive tendering or direct commission from clients such as housing developers, general contractors, public authorities, and property investors. Revenue is project-based and proportional to project scope and complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Engineering consulting services for technical building equipment (TGA — Technische Gebäudeausrüstung), covering all HOAI Leistungsphasen 1-8 from preliminary design through construction supervision. Services span HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection coordination, and renewable energy integration (photovoltaic, geothermal, heat pumps, wastewater heat recovery). Delivered using BIM-based 2D/3D planning on residential, commercial, healthcare, civic, and educational building projects for housing developers, general contractors, public authorities, and institutional investors.

Product overview

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Bohne Ingenieure GmbH is a consulting engineering firm specializing in technical building equipment (TGA), technical overall planning, and sustainable building systems. The company offers a unified portfolio of engineering services centered around TGA planning and Building Information Modeling (BIM), complemented by specialized services including photovoltaic system design and sustainable building concept development. Founded in 1937, the firm operates from Berlin and provides services across all HOAI performance phases from preliminary planning to construction supervision. The company integrates sustainability and energy efficiency concepts into technical building planning, working on residential, commercial, healthcare, and educational building projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technische Gebäudeausrüstung (TGA) Planung Comprehensive engineering services for technical building equipment covering heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical systems, plumbing, and sustainable building technology integration. Delivered across all HOAI Leistungsphasen 1-8 from preliminary design through construction supervision for residential, commercial, healthcare, civic, and educational building projects commissioned by housing developers, general contractors, public authorities, and institutional investors.
• BIM-Planung (Building Information Modeling) für TGA Three-dimensional Building Information Modeling-based planning method for the design and execution of technical building equipment, enabling collaborative project development and improved coordination across disciplines. Demonstrated on the Quartier Anne-Frank-Straße (583 apartments, 29,000 m²) where BIM execution enabled delivery four months ahead of schedule.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quartier Anne-Frank-Straße delivered 4 months ahead of schedule using BIM methodology for 583 apartments across 29,000 m² in Berlin-Altglienicke (KfW-40 standard)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• BATEG GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing TGA engineering partnership on multiple major Berlin residential projects. BATEG GmbH acts as general contractor (Generalunternehmer) on projects including Quartier Anne-Frank-Straße (583 apartments, HOWOGE), Salvador-Allende-Straße (degewo), and FIS HOWOGE (130 apartments). Bohne Ingenieure provides TGA planning and BIM execution within BATEG-led project teams. The partnership is responsible for some of Berlin's largest recent residential construction projects.
• Cradle OnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBohne Ingenieure is a founding member of Cradle One, a network of Cradle-to-Cradle specialists and sustainable building practitioners united around the vision of Prof. Michael Braungart. The network integrates architecture, landscape architecture, building physics, materials, construction, and building services into a unified circular economy concept. Bohne Ingenieure contributes TGA engineering expertise to the Cradle One ecosystem, notably applied in the KIsS (Kompetenzzentrum für InklusionsSport) reversible building project.
• Leibniz Universität Hannover — Institut für Entwerfen und Konstruieren (IEK), Abteilung GebäudetechnikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Dr. Dirk Bohne's academic home at Leibniz Universität Hannover. The firm collaborates on joint research (EnOB, BMBF-funded) including TherMo (geothermal monitoring), EnOB:EnmoduS (shopping centre optimisation), EnOB:EltStore (battery storage), EffShop (HVAC in retail), SolHCool (solar cooling), InaDeck (composite ceiling systems), SmartEffHome (smart metering), and Businesspark I&II (Santiago de Chile office buildings). Research outcomes are published and translated into practice.
• HOWOGE Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBohne Ingenieure serves as TGA engineering partner for multiple HOWOGE residential development projects including Quartier Anne-Frank-Straße (583 units, KfW-40, completed early), FIS HOWOGE (130 units near Krummen Lanke), and gymnasium competition in Wedding (recognition awarded). HOWOGE is Berlin's largest municipal housing company, making this partnership strategically important for pipeline visibility in Berlin's social housing sector.
• degewo AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing TGA engineering partnership for degewo residential projects in Berlin. Bohne Ingenieure has been part of the planning team for the Salvador-Allende-Straße Klimahaus project (112 apartments, Holzhybrid, Efficiency House 40 with QNG PLUS) from the competition stage through execution. Degewo is one of Berlin's largest housing companies.
• Thomas Hillig Architekten GmbHmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint competition entry with Thomas Hillig Architekten for Samtgemeinde Lüchow school buildings (three elementary schools, 'Niedersächsisches Hallenhaus' concept). Bohne Ingenieure provided TGA engineering including geothermal heat supply, PV, rainwater management, and adiabatic cooling. The team won 2nd place out of 15 entries.
• löhle.neubauer_architektenmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint competition entry with löhle.neubauer_architekten (Augsburg) for Realisierungswettbewerb school campus Hameln (two schools, Elisabeth-Selbert-Schule and Heinrich-Kielhorn-Schule) targeting DGNB Gold. Bohne Ingenieure developed the energy concept. Shared 3rd place award.
• LIN Architects UrbanistsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint competition entry (ARGE) with LIN Architects Urbanists and ATELIER MIETHING (landscape planning) for Bahnhofsquartier Leverkusen-Mitte urban renewal competition. Scope included TGA for new station building and bicycle parking facility. Awarded 3rd place.
• Stadt.Haus.Mensch (Architekt Klaus Zahn)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInterdisciplinary collaboration with architect Klaus Zahn (Stadt.Haus.Mensch), HÜLS Ingenieure, and Ahner Landschaftsarchitektur for KIsS Kompetenzzentrum für InklusionsSport at Jahn-Sportpark Berlin. Bohne Ingenieure designed the portable/reversible TGA system (air-water heat pump) within a Cradle2Cradle Holzbau framework. Building handed over May 2024.
• E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH AachenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration partner in the EffShop project (EnOB/EnBop: Betriebsoptimierung bei Verkaufsstätten) funded by BMWi. The RWTH Aachen chair contributed supply systems with low exergy demand while Bohne/IEK handled benchmarking, energy monitoring, and geothermal integration for shopping centres.
• Gesellschaft für Sport und Jugendsozialarbeit gGmbH (GSJ)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBohne Ingenieure won the TGA mandate for SpOrt365 — GSJ's project to create a year-round sport and cultural programme at Kombibad Gropiusstadt, Berlin-Neukölln. Scope includes TGA oversight for an ~900 m² covered dome over the outdoor pool, enabling all-season use with adiabatic cooling and rainwater harvesting for sanitary facilities.
• CG Elementum AGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTGA engineering partnership for STADTLANDHAVEL residentialquartier on Eiswerder island, Berlin-Spandau (204 apartments, 15,300 m²). CG Elementum is a nationwide real estate developer. Bohne Ingenieure has been part of the project team since 2017, providing full TGA from preliminary design through execution. Project features green roofs, E-mobility, heat pumps, BHKW, and PV.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH: Munich/Stuttgart-based consulting firm specialised in climate engineering, energy concepts, and sustainable building services for high-performance projects. Closely comparable focus on energy-efficient TGA design and integration of renewable systems (geothermal, PV, heat pumps) into building planning.
• BCE Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure GmbH: Ludwigshafen/Koblenz-based German engineering consultancy with strong building services and energy practice. Directly comparable in delivering TGA planning for large residential and public-sector projects across all HOAI performance phases.
• Kempen Krause Ingenieure GmbH: German engineering firm offering structural, building services, and energy consultancy. Comparable in delivering integrated engineering for residential and institutional building projects in the German market.
• ZWP Ingenieure GmbH: Cologne-headquartered German engineering consultancy specialised in TGA (Technische Gebäudeausrüstung) planning across all HOAI service phases. Directly comparable in scope, customer base (housing developers, general contractors, public sector), and BIM-based delivery methodology.
• WINTER Beratende Ingenieure GmbH: German engineering consultancy delivering TGA planning services across heating, ventilation, sanitation, and electrical disciplines. Comparable in service portfolio (all HOAI Leistungsphasen) and customer focus (residential and commercial developers, public clients).
• Ingenieurbüro Hausladen GmbH: Munich-based TGA engineering consultancy focused on energy-efficient and sustainable building services. Comparable in customer segments (residential and commercial developers), technical offerings (HVAC, energy concepts), and emphasis on low-energy/Plus-Energy building design.
• ROCKINGER INGENIEURE GmbH: German engineering consultancy providing TGA planning for residential, commercial, and public building projects. Directly comparable in scope (full HOAI service phases), BIM methodology, and target customers (housing developers, public sector).

Broad incumbents

• Sweco GmbH (Germany): German arm of the European engineering consultancy Sweco, providing planning, design, and consulting across buildings, infrastructure, and environment. Larger incumbent with building services engineering capabilities competing for institutional and developer mandates.
• Drees & Sommer SE: Stuttgart-headquartered German engineering consultancy with ~5,000+ employees offering building services, energy, sustainability, and real estate consulting. Much larger incumbent offering overlapping TGA capabilities as part of a broader portfolio serving the same institutional, developer, and public-sector clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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