Oliver Baumann
President & CEO
Baumann Consulting
Member Firm
Original Join Date: 2026
Professional Bio
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 an international firm with a staff of 65 located in three offices across two continents.
Oliver has three decades of experience in modeling, design, commissioning, and measurement & verification for high-performance buildings. Oliver earned his Diploma (M.Sc.) in Mechanical 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 and 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 and building decarbonization strategies.
One of the top engineering executives in the industry, Oliver earned the prestigious distinction of being named to 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). From 2019 through 2021, Oliver has been teaching Building Performance Verification at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC.
Oliver has three decades of experience in modeling, design, commissioning, and measurement & verification for high-performance buildings. Oliver earned his Diploma (M.Sc.) in Mechanical 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 and 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 and building decarbonization strategies.
One of the top engineering executives in the industry, Oliver earned the prestigious distinction of being named to 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). From 2019 through 2021, Oliver has been teaching Building Performance Verification at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC.
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