In 2006, German-native Oliver Baumann relocated to the United States to establish Baumann Consulting, a specialty consulting firm for energy efficiency and sustainability. As the President and CEO, he successfully developed the business from a one-man operation to a reputable international firm with a staff of 40 located in three offices across two continents.

Oliver has more than 25 years of experience in modeling, design, commissioning, and measurement & verification for high-performance buildings. After joining the EB-Group in Munich in 1996, he went on to establish the Building Simulation Group and later served as Project Manager for integrated building design and low-energy projects and Head of the International Projects Group. Oliver earned his Diploma (Dipl.-Ing. / M.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering / Energy & Process Engineering from the Technical University of Munich in 1997.

Building on his experiences in Germany, Oliver’s expertise covers the entire lifecycle of commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings and facilities, from developing innovative energy concepts, peer review for design, quality assurance during construction, and measurement & verification of building performance and operation. As an advisory expert to building owners and project teams, Oliver advances cutting-edge best practices for high-performance buildings to maximize return on investment. Oliver also works to guide universities and communities to develop and implement campus-wide and community-wide integrated energy master plans.

One of the top engineering executives in the industry, Oliver earned the prestigious distinction of being named Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine’s 40 Under 40 list in 2009. Under Oliver’s leadership, Baumann Consulting was awarded the prestigious MERLIN Award for Outstanding Service Provider by the German American Chamber of Commerce (2014) and received the IBPSA-USA award for Outstanding Practice (2020). In 2021, Oliver was named an IBPSA-Fellow. Oliver is the author of more than 25 publications and over 100 presentations on performance simulation, commissioning, and operation of energy-efficient buildings. Recent presentations include:

• LEED v4 Commissioning Masterclass, Baumann Consulting, Feb 2022, Co-speaker
• NZE Codes – Risks & Challenges or Opportunities & Solutions, DC Sustainability Summit, Oct 2021, Co-Speaker