What faktorgruen does

faktorgruen is a German landscape architecture and consulting engineering firm (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB) headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau, founded in 1983 and operating four regional offices across southwestern Germany — Freiburg, Rottweil, Stuttgart, and Speyer (opened July 2025). The firm delivers integrated planning services spanning open space planning (Freiraumplanung), landscape and environmental planning (Landschaftsplanung, including environmental impact assessment, Eingriffsregelung, Natura 2000 plans, biotope connectivity plans), climate adaptation (Klimaanpassung), species protection (Artenschutz), environmental construction supervision (Umweltbaubegleitung), and professional training through the faktorgruen akademie. Service delivery runs across all Leistungsphasen from competition entry and preliminary design through construction documents, procurement, and construction supervision.

The firm's commercial model is professional services project delivery, primarily to public-sector clients — municipalities, public utilities, regional authorities, and inter-municipal cooperation bodies in Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, and surrounding states — supplemented by engagements with energy-sector clients such as TransnetBW and naturenergie hochrhein AG (an EnBW subsidiary). Project acquisition is driven primarily by participation in RPW-compliant competitive bidding processes (Wettbewerbe), in which the firm has been ranked #1 in the competitionline national landscape architecture ranking for four consecutive years (2022–2025), winning 8 first-place, 4 second-place, and 6 third-place finishes in the 2025 ranking period alone. A 94-person multidisciplinary team (landscape architects, biologists, geographers, climate specialists) executes projects under six partners as of 2025: Martin Schedlbauer, Stefanie Moosmann, Markus Rötzer, Michael Glaser, Christoph Laule, and Martin Gass. The firm is privately held as a partnership with no external investors or parent company disclosed.

Name

faktorgruen

Legal name

faktorgruen Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

Website

https://faktorgruen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

faktorgruen is a German landscape architecture and consulting engineering firm operating four offices in southwestern Germany, delivering open space planning, landscape and environmental planning, and climate adaptation services primarily to municipal and public-sector clients across Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPAIAMAD)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Open space planning
• Environmental impact assessment
• Climate adaptation planning
• Species protection consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Freiburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture and Open Space Planning Services: Professional services revenue generated through planning and design contracts for public and private clients. Services span all project phases (Leistungsphasen) including competition, preliminary design, final design, construction documents, procurement, and construction supervision. Projects include parks, public squares, streetscapes, sports facilities, biotope connectivity planning, and landscape conservation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

faktorgruen is a landscape architecture and consulting engineering firm delivering open space planning, landscape planning, and climate adaptation services across all project phases — from competition entry through construction supervision. Services cover parks, public squares, streetscapes, sports facilities, environmental impact assessments, biotope connectivity plans, species protection, and nature-based climate adaptation for municipalities, public institutions, and energy companies in southwestern Germany.

Product overview

faktorgruen is a landscape architecture and consulting engineering firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of services centered around open space planning, landscape planning, and climate adaptation. Their core offerings include Freiraumplanung (open space planning) covering parks, streetscapes, and public spaces across all project phases; Landschaftsplanung (landscape planning) including environmental assessments, habitat connectivity plans, and species protection; and Klimaanpassung (climate adaptation) services focusing on climate-resilient and biodiverse development. Additional specialized services include Umweltbaubegleitung (environmental construction management), Artenschutz (species protection surveys and mitigation), and the faktorgruen akademie professional training program. The firm operates four offices in Southwest Germany and maintains a customer file exchange platform (faktorgruen services) based on OwnCloud technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freiraumplanung (Open Space Planning) Comprehensive planning of outdoor spaces including village squares, parks, street spaces, and sports facilities, delivered across all project phases with an interdisciplinary approach that integrates urban climate, traffic, and lighting considerations.
• Landschaftsplanung (Landscape Planning) Environmental assessment, impact regulation (Eingriffsregelung), landscape management plans, biotope connectivity plans, water body development plans, and maintenance plans under Natura 2000, delivered across municipal, regional, and project-specific planning levels.
• Klimaanpassung (Climate Adaptation) Climate protection, climate adaptation strategies, and biodiversity enhancement integrated into planning culture from project inception, focusing on climate-resilient and biodiverse settlement spaces, nature-based solutions, urban ventilation, rainwater retention, and reduced land consumption.
• Wettbewerbe (Competitions) Participation in architectural and landscape planning competitions (RPW-compliant städtebauliche and freiraumplanerische Wettbewerbe) at regional and national levels, with consistent top rankings in the competitionline ratings including #1 in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
• Umweltbaubegleitung (Environmental Construction Management) Specialized environmental construction-phase supervision (Umweltbaubegleitung / UBB) supporting project sponsors during construction to ensure compliance with environmental permits, including reptile and amphibian protection fence monitoring, landscaping work supervision, and retention basin and soil mound management.
• Artenschutz (Species Protection) Faunistic surveys, specialized species protection assessments (saP), CEF measures, and monitoring for protected species including birds, reptiles, and amphibians, delivered for development and infrastructure projects.
• faktorgruen akademie (Training & Education) Professional development seminars and webinars for architects and landscape planners on topics including trees and their sites, wood construction, impact regulation, and environmental protection, with continuing education points recognized by the Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #1 in competitionline Germany landscape architecture ranking for 4 consecutive years (2022–2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BIT IngenieureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner on the Haslacher Dorfbach renaturization project in Freiburg. BIT Ingenieure was the contractor for the City of Freiburg on this project, with faktorgruen providing landscape planning and ecological construction supervision services.
• WALD + CORBE Consulting GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanning partner on the Freiburg-Haslach stream renaturization project, working alongside faktorgruen on the landscape management plan and ecological supervision.
• UNGER ingenieure Ingenieurgesellschaft mbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partner on the Haslacher Dorfbach project, collaborating with faktorgruen on the stream renaturization and retention balancing work.
• fsp. stadtplanungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanning partner on the Hexenwald-Trailwald project in Kirchzarten, alongside SKYDER Track Company Limited. faktorgruen provided environmental impact assessment and construction supervision.
• SKYDER Track Company LimitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrack design partner on the Kirchzarten Hexenwald-Trailwald mountain bike facility project, collaborating with faktorgruen on environmental assessment and construction supervision.
• Thomas Schüler Architekten und StadtplanerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and urban planning partner on multiple competition entries including Öhringen Bahnhofsareal (3rd prize), Stuttgart Steinhaldenfeld (2nd prize), and Stahnsdorf S-Bahn Quartier (1st prize). faktorgruen provides landscape and open space design components.
• TransnetBWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy grid operator for whom faktorgruen provides full landscape planning services (LBP, biotope surveys, species protection, ecological construction supervision) for substation renewal and expansion projects in Pulverdingen and Oberjettingen.
• naturenergie hochrhein AG (EnBW subsidiary)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy company (EnBW subsidiary) operating the Wyhlen hydropower-based green hydrogen production facility. faktorgruen provides environmental review, green planning (Grünordnungsplan), species protection assessment, and FFH preliminary review for facility expansion.
• Umwelt- und Energie Agentur Kreis KarlsruheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental and energy agency of Karlsruhe district, acting as project partner for climate protection aspects on the Söllingen integrated quarter climate adaptation project, while faktorgruen handled climate adaptation planning.
• Niemann ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm with whom faktorgruen collaborated on the 'Beispielhaftes Bauen 2025' award-winning project Areal Lamm/Dörflinger in Kronau (Landkreis Karlsruhe).
• KTL-ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with faktorgruen on the 'Beispielhaftes Bauen 2025' award-winning community building in timber construction in Dietingen-Böhringen.
• Nölke ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with faktorgruen on the 'Beispielhaftes Bauen 2025' award-winning production and office building Trautwein in Dunningen.
• Sacker Architekten GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partnered with faktorgruen on the 1st prize-winning Saarburg leisure pool competition. faktorgruen provided outdoor area design.
• a+r Architekten GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partnered with faktorgruen on the Glattbach Johann-Desch-Platz competition (3rd prize). faktorgruen provided landscape architecture components.
• BJW Architekten, Broghammer Jana WohlleberminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partnered with faktorgruen on the 1st prize-winning Feuerbach Hohewart school campus competition in Stuttgart. faktorgruen provided open space design.
• Freiburger Institut für Tierökologie (FrInaT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner on the Freiburg Dietenbach new urban district project, providing ecological expertise alongside faktorgruen's environmental review for one of Germany's largest urban development projects.
• Bosch & Partner (Herne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental consulting partner collaborating with faktorgruen and FrInaT on the environmental review for the Dietenbach urban development project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sweco: European engineering and architecture consultancy with environmental planning and climate adaptation services. Represents a broader incumbent peer with international scale and integrated climate services.
• Drees & Sommer: Stuttgart-headquartered engineering and consulting firm with strong building, infrastructure, and sustainability practices. Acts as a broad incumbent over overlapping climate, environmental, and real estate development work.
• Ramboll Group: Global engineering, consulting, and design firm that acquired Atelier Dreiseitl (one of Markus Rötzer's former employers). Ramboll offers integrated climate adaptation, environmental, and landscape services across Europe, representing a larger-scale incumbent peer.

Direct peers

• bgmr Landschaftsarchitekten: Berlin-based landscape architecture firm with comparable open space, landscape planning, and competition entry profile. Active in the same competitionline ranking pool and competes for the same municipal briefs in Germany.
• Topos Stadtplanung Landschaftsplanung: German urban and landscape planning firm with comparable service portfolio across Freiraumplanung, Landschaftsplanung, and Klimaanpassung, serving public sector clients.
• K1 Landschaftsarchitekten: Munich-based landscape architecture firm with similar focus on open space, landscape planning, and competitions. Competes for the same southern German municipal briefs as faktorgruen.
• club L94 Landschaftsarchitekten: Cologne-based landscape architecture firm specializing in open space planning and urban landscape, with similar competition-winning positioning and municipal client base in Germany.
• WGF Werkgemeinschaft Freiraum: Nuremberg-based landscape architecture firm with similar open space planning and competition portfolio; one of faktorgruen's partners (Markus Rötzer) previously worked there. Direct competitor for German municipal planning briefs.
• Glück Landschaftsarchitektur: Stuttgart-based landscape architecture firm with a strong regional southwestern Germany presence, making it a direct local competitor for Baden-Württemberg municipal projects.
• Sinai Gesellschaft für Landschaftsplanung und Ingenieurbau: Berlin-based landscape architecture and engineering firm with strong open space, urban planning, and competition profile. Comparable in scale and project mix, and competes in the same German competitionline ranking.

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

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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