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DOING WHATS BEST.

BILFINGER SEABRIDGED REPORT ON SUSTAINABILITY 2012


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2 Bilfinger SEAbridged report on sustainability 2012Contents

3 Foreword

4 Company portrait

6 Our sustainability strategy

8 Ecology

10 Employees

12 Society

14 Sustainable products and services

14 Renewable energies

16 Energy efficiency and pollution reduction

18 Water supply and disposal

20 Sustainable buildings

This abridged report provides an overview of the sustainability

strategy and activities of Bilfinger. It covers the period from Jan-

uary to December 2012. All data provided reflects the status as of

December 31, 2012, unless stated otherwise.

The report has been published in German and English. Male pro-

nouns have been used throughout. This approach is in no way in-

tended to be discriminating and serves only to make the report

more readable.

You can find the full sustainability report at

www.sustainability.bilfinger.com.

Bilfinger complies

with the German Sustainability Code


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3Bilfinger SEAbridged report on sustainability 2012Foreword

Ladies and Gentlemen,

At Bilfinger, sustainability means putting the implementation and

achievement of economic, environmental and social goals on equal

footing. It is a core element of the Groups Vision Statement andshapes our relationship with employees, customers and other

stakeholders.

Bilfinger has a large proportion of sustainable products and

services. For many years, we have provided our customers solu-

tions that help them achieve their own sustainability objectives.

In particular, this concerns the issues of efficiency, lifecycle opti-

mization, conservation of resources and the expansion and use of

environmental technology and renewable energies. With this re-

port we also want to make our own ecological and social commit-

ment transparent.

Our objective is to make an active contribution to the conser-

vation of resources, to the advancement and development of our

employees and to the continuous improvement of social condi-

tions. We are proud to have recorded important achievements in

these areas in the past year. These include, in particular, the

implementation of a new compliance regulatory framework, the

extension of our HSEQ activities and a further improvement in the

framework conditions for compatibility between career and family.

We invite you to join us as we continue along this path.

Yours,

Roland Koch

Chief Executive Officer


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Company portrait

Employees

Output volume ( million)

EBITA, adjusted ( million) 1

Return on output (EBITA), adjusted (%) 1

Adjusted net profit ( million) 2

Cash flow from operating activities ( million)

Adjusted earnings per share () 2

Dividend per share ()

Bonus per share ()

Equity ( million)Return on equity (ROE) (%) 3

Unless otherwise indicated, all figures relate to continuing operations

1 EBITA adjusted for capital gains2 Net profit and earnings per share also adjusted for amortizationof intangible assets from acquisitions

3 Includes continuing and discontinued operations

KEY FIGURES

2012

66,683

8,586

378

4.4%

231

232

5.23

3.00

2,03713.7

2011

59,069

8,397

379

4.5%

235

2813

5.32

2.50

0.90

1,79321.5

2010

58,047

7,983

346

4.3%

205

2443

4.64

2.50

1,81217.6

43 % Industrial

15 % Power

16 % Construction

26 % Building and Facility

4 % Asia

6 % Africa

8 % America

39 % Germany

43 % Rest of Europe

OUTPUT VOLUME BY BUSINESS SEGMENT OUTPUT VOLUME BY REGION

Bilfinger is an international engineering and services company.

The focus of our activities is on services for the process industry,

the energy sector and real estate users. With about 67,000 qual-

ified employees on four continents, Bilfinger generated an output

volume of 8.6 billion in 2012.Business operations are organized in a decentralized manner

with subsidiaries acting as independent profit centers. They are

linked together via an internal competence network which allows

us to address the demands of our customers with our full expertise

at all locations.


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5Bilfinger SEAbridged report on sustainability 2012

Company portrait

INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS SEGMENT

Bilfinger provides services for the construction, maintenance and mod-

ernization of industrial plants. The services provided include piping con-

struction, machine and apparatus service, plant assembly, machine and

apparatus engineering, electrical, instrumentation and control technology,

laboratory and analysis technology, insulation, scaffolding and corrosion

protection.

BUILDING AND FACILITY BUSINESS SEGMENT

The Building and Facility business segment covers technical, commercial

and infrastructural real-estate services including consulting and the design

and construction of buildings. Products and services in the areas of water

and wastewater also make up part of the portfolio. The consistent focus of

our services is the lifecycle approach.

CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS SEGMENT

A high degree of technical expertise and decades of experience enable

Bilfinger to design and execute demanding civil engineering projects in the

fields of mobility and energy. Key areas cover tunnel, road and bridge con-

struction, hydraulic engineering, prestressing technology, steel construction

and foundation engineering.

POWER BUSINESS SEGMENT

We are active in maintenance, repair, efficiency enhancements and useful

life extensions at power plants as well as in the design, manufacture and

assembly of components for power plant construction. Our services com-

prise engineering, supply, installation and maintenance over the entire

lifecycle.


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Assuming responsibility

As a company with a corporate history of over 130 years, we feel

we have a special connection to the concept of sustainability. Our

top priority is to secure Bilfingers future. As a result, company

policy is not built upon short-term goals, it focuses on mediumand long-term success. Such success can only come about, in our

opinion, if our business activities also take non-economic factors

into account and are able to reconcile the needs of employees,

customers, suppliers, shareholders and other social groups.

Considering the entire lifecycle

We consistently focus on the lifecycle approach in all of our proj-

ects, taking into account the various phases in the service life of

plants and real estate. We aspire to define ourselves by means of

quality, to set standards with regard to sustainability and to fur-

ther solidify our market position through the continuous expansion

of our service range.

Highlights 2012

In the past year, Bilfinger made important progress in the imple-

mentation of its sustainability strategy. Some of the outstanding

results include:

_ Implementation of a new compliance regulatory framework

and extensive employee training

_

Expansion of HSEQ activities and establishment of the Group-wide HSEQ management system

_ Improvement of the framework conditions for compatibility be-

tween career and family

Goals for 2013

For the current financial year, we are planning:

_ Implementation of the occupational safety campaign SAFETY-

WORKS!_ Further development of measures for promoting women to

management positions

_ Structuring our service range in the area of energy efficiency

_ Intensifying internal and external communication on the issue

of sustainability

Medium and long-term goals

It is our objective to position ourselves as a sustainable company

and to further expand our competitive advantage.

_

We will increase the share of sustainable products and serv-

ices and ensure that our clients meet their sustainability goals.

_ We want to create innovations for power plants, industrial

facilities and real estate that are targeted toward climate pro-

tection, service life extension and resource conservation.

_ We will further optimize health protection and working condi-

tions for our employees.

_ We will reduce the negative environmental impact of our busi-

ness activities and expand our sustainability requirements

along the value chain.

_

We seek inclusion in sustainability indices. To this end, we areworking on our central management system for the control and

development of sustainability activities. At the same time, we

are extending the regional and content-related coverage and

are optimizing the sustainability reporting system in the cor-

porate units in order to generate key sustainability figures that

are comparable.

Our sustainability strategy


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Our sustainability strategy

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Mothers smiles shine from the walls wherever Bilfinger Industrier Norway is at

work. In workshops, factories, refineries, industrial buildings and offshore instal-

lations, they cast friendly but scrutinizing glances at what is going on and im-

plore: Be careful! The posters make up part of an occupational safety cam-

paign for which the company was awarded the Bilfinger Safety Award in 2013.

RE SOURCE PROTECTION

Bilfinger Construction is building major tunnel sections for the new XFEL x-ray

flash facility in Hamburg. We treat the accumulated construction and ground-

water to nearly drinking-water quality before it is returned to the Dpenau river.To this end, we developed a six-stage purification process.

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Bilfinger Mauell developed the Smart Grid control system. The system is capa-

ble of measuring the quantity of electricity generated locally and of providing

data for the optimal utilization of the grid. In May 2013 the Smart Grid project

was awarded the Hessian State Prize for intelligent energy.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

As part of a Knowledge Factory project in Halle, Bilfinger HSG Facility Manage-

ment supported school children in founding their own company. The students de-

veloped a concept for a small juice shop as a fun way to familiarize themselves

with economic processes including personnel, financial and sales planning.


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Ecology acting responsibly

Electricity: 90,622

Natural gas: 73,164

District heating: 1,162Scope 1: 56,572

Scope 3: 8,255

Scope 2: 45,850

ENGERGY CONSUMPTION IN GERMANY IN MWH CO

EMISSIONS IN GERMANY SCOPE IN T

The consideration of ecological requirements takes a high priority

for us whether we are supporting and advising clients or planning

and optimizing our own processes. We have put management sys-

tems in place to serve this aim. All units of the company are certi-

fied in accordance with the environmental management standardISO 14001 or integrate environmental goals in the framework of

other management systems such as ISO 9001. The proportionate

share of ISO 14001 certifications increased substantially in 2012.

Further expansion is planned for 2013. Certification in accordance

with ISO 50001 (Energy Management Systems) is also in prepara-

tion for certain companies.

Materials

Our aim is to utilize materials economically and efficiently. We

therefore pay attention to local availability in order to keep transport

expenses as low as possible. When selecting materials, we take

their entire lifecycle into account, examining aspects such as main-

tenance-friendliness, durability, health hazards and recyclability.

We also consider and discuss a range of different material alterna-

tives with our customers, examining the impact on people and the

environment. Group-wide, we purchased raw materials, auxiliary

materials, supplies and goods valued at approximately 1.5 billion

in 2012. They primarily consist of steel, concrete and insulation.

Energy and emissions

When it comes to energy efficiency, we do not just optimize ourproducts and services, but our own processes as well. The follow-

ing electricity, natural gas and district heating consumption figures

are based on energy consumption in Germany, where Bilfinger

generated 39 percent of its output volume in 2012. The total

amount of energy required amounted to 164,948 megawatt hours.

CO2 emissions totaled 110,677 tons. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol,

an internationally recognized reporting standard for companies, is

used as the basis for calculating our CO2 emissions.We seek to keep the amount of energy we require as low as

possible and to reduce the CO2 emissions we cause. And so we

encourage the use of low CO2 vehicles by means of a bonus/malus

system.

Water and wastewater

Water is an indispensable resource for people, nature and eco-

nomic growth. The conservation of water counts among our most

important tasks. We therefore utilize water efficiently within the

scope of our activities.

Waste

We take into consideration the type and amount of resulting waste

as early as the material selection phase. If it is not possible to

avoid waste, we try to initiate a recycling or recovery procedure.

We accordingly plan collection and disposal concepts at an early

stage.

Biodiversity

As early as the tendering stage, we develop solutions that neu-

tralize or mitigate the impact on nature wherever possible. Wetake precautions at an early stage to reduce noise, vibrations, dust

and exhaust gases.


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TRANSPORT BY SHIP INSTEAD OF TRUCK

Instead of sending 130 trucks on a 1,300 kilometer journey, Bilfinger Construc-

tion transported all of the site equipment for the construction of the Norwegian

Dalsfjord bridge via waterway. Just under 5,500 tons of equipment including ex-

cavators, floating pontoons and rotating tower cranes departed Hamburg on two

boats bound for Norway in early 2012. Ship transportation may be logisticallymore complex than using trucks, but it costs less and dampens the environmen-

tal impact substantially.

FISH LADDER ON THE MOSEL BARRAGE

When rivers are made navigable with barrages, it brings about advantages for

people and the economy. However, the barrages block the upstream path for

fish. It is for this reason that fish ladders, fish transfer systems or fish passes

are built. As part of the expansion of the Mosel barrage near Koblenz, Bilfinger

Scheven assumed responsibility for the hydraulic steel and steel construction as

well as delivery and assembly of the technical systems for the new fish pass

including an electronic counting system.


Ecology


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Employees realizing potential

55 % Industrial

14 % Power

7 % Construction1 % Headquarters/other units

23 % Building and Facility

10 % Asia

3 % Africa

6 % America

36 % Germany

45 % Rest of Europe

EMPLOYEES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT EMPLOYEES BY REGION

Our employees are our most important resource. We develop their

skills, promote their performance and deal with each other with

respect, fairness and loyalty. This is perhaps one of the reasons

why we have been consistently ranked among the most attractive

employers in our industry for many years.

Equal opportunities

As an internationally-positioned Group with a highly diversified

range of activities and services, we rely on employees with dif-

fering experience, qualifications and perspectives. We respect for

the personality of each individual employee and reject discrimina-

tion in any form. For Bilfinger the support of and compliance with

human rights is as much a matter of course as the observance of

employee rights.

As of December 31, 2012, 10,849 women were employed by

the Bilfinger Group. This represents 16 percent of our employees

(in Germany: 25 percent). We aim to increase the percentage of

women in our workforce and raise the percentage of women in

management positions to between 15 and 20 percent by 2020.

That percentage is now just under 7 percent. Focus areas include

the compatibility of career and family, making working conditions

more flexible, personnel development for women as well as

school/university marketing and employer branding.

Work-life balance

Bilfinger set the improvement in the compatibility of work and fam-ily as a primary Group objective in 2011. Solutions include, in par-

ticular, flexible working time models as well as programs for the

care of children and relatives with special needs. The comprehen-

sive range of sport and other health-related initiatives at Bilfinger

are met with high demand among employees.

Training

We give our employees the skills they need to meet ever-greater

challenges and achieve their professional goals. In addition to ex-

ternal training, Bilfinger offers a range of training and qualification

measures through the Bilfinger Academy.

Occupational safety

No task is so urgent or so important that safety precautions can

be ignored. We are convinced that it is possible to completely

avoid accidents. That is why we continue to concertedly pursue

our aim of zero accidents.

Reporting on the Group-wide recording of HSEQ events was

further extended in 2012. Management software was imple-

mented that records HSEQ events in accordance with uniform stan-

dards worldwide. We developed a concept for a behavior-based

safety program (SAFETYWORKS!) that will be implemented

throughout the Group starting in 2013 to further improve the safety

culture at Bilfinger. In the 2012 reporting period, the Bilfinger

Safety Awards were presented for the first time to Bilfinger oper-

ating units that distinguished themselves through their outstand-

ing commitment.


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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AWARD

Bilfinger Construction is building large sections of the 3.4-kilometer-long

Wehrhahn line, a new underground rail line in Dsseldorf. Bilfinger initi-ated a competition among the sub-projects of the construction site: each

month a sub-project receives an award for achieving the best results in

the area of occupational safety. Not only does the safest construction

site get a certificate, but also a snack for the entire team.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN SOUTH AFRICA

At its plant near Pretoria, Bilfinger Power Systems manufactures compo-

nents for coal-fired power plants. We train our employees in our own

facilities to enable us to manufacture these components in South Africa.

This concept means that we can make an important contribution to edu-

cation and ensure the quality of our work. Many employees stay withthe company for years.


Employees

16 % women

84 % men

16 % management competence

9 % IT training

6 % social competence

8 % personal competence

46 % specialist expertise15 % methods competence

SHARE OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN INTERNAL TRAINING IN GERMANY


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We see ourselves as part of society. We therefore get involved as

corporate citizens wherever our business activities are located. In

particular, we support projects in the areas of education, culture

and sport as well as social projects. Our corporate units decide

for themselves which concerns are locally important and selectthe projects they wish to support.

Our commitment to social issues is based to a great extent on

the volunteer work of our employees at all hierarchical levels

even members of the Executive Board get involved. They show

their commitment in the context of community days, provide train-

ing, give lectures and actively participate in local initiatives.

Our responsibility is also reflected in aid campaigns for charity

organizations and for those in need. Frequently initiated by indi-

vidual staff members and supported by management, these cam-

paigns raise large sums of money for the respective aid organiza-

tions. Fundraising is carried out by collecting donations, holding

draws or raffles as well as by donating the registration fees for

sporting events.

The projects that we support include_ Endowed chairs at the University of Mannheim and the State

Technical College in Leipzig

_ Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship) from the Ger-

man Ministry of Education and Research

_ Knowledge Factory Unternehmen fr Deutschland e.V.

(Companies for Germany)

_ German Sport Aid Foundation

_ Special Olympics

_ National Theater Mannheim

Society meeting obligations



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Society

THE BRONNBACH SCHOLARSHIP

The Bronnbach Scholarship provides socially active students of law and business

in Mannheim and Bochum the opportunity to engage in a dialog with artists and

others involved in cultural activities and gain insight into creative processes and

problem solving. Bilfinger is among the seven partners supporting and funding

the project.

EDUCATION PROJECTS IN EMERGING COUNTRIES

The Education & Training department at Bilfinger VAM specializes in education

projects for people in emerging and developing countries. The focus is on the

dual-training program in automotive, electrical and welding technology as well

as mechanics and mechatronics. The company equips training centers, develops

curricula and provides training for the teachers.

COMMITMENT TO THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS

A number of employees from Bilfinger were actively involved as voluntary

helpers at the 2012 Special Olympics in Munich. A total of 70 apprentices,

trainees and BA students from 13 Group companies supported the 5,000 athleteswho competed in 19 sports. Bilfinger Industrial Services was the top sponsor of

the National games for people with mental disabilities.

SPONSORING MANNHEIMS NATIONAL THEATER

Bilfinger is sponsoring National Theater in Mannheim for a three-year period.

The company is the main sponsor of the film documentation of the so-called

New Mannheim Ring. This will be a significant contribution to a large-scale

project to document the new production of the opera cycle marking the Wagner

anniversary year in 2013.


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The importance of renewable energy sources has increased rapidlyover the past decade. As a longstanding partner to the energy and

process industries, Bilfinger supports this change process. We

draw up individual solutions based on cutting-edge technology on

behalf of our customers. In particular, our expertise lies in profes-

sional engineering and premium services for generating and uti-

lizing bioenergy, wind power, solar energy and hydropower.

Bioenergy Bilfinger is an expert in the manufacture of compo-

nents for the construction of biomass power plants and in main-

taining, repairing, increasing the efficiency and extending the life

span of existing facilities. We are one of the key players in this

market in view of our experience of international projects.

Wind power Bilfinger has specialist expertise in the construction

of wind turbines. Bilfinger Construction is the market leader in the

construction of offshore wind power turbines in the North Sea and

Baltic Sea. In collaboration with partners, we have won total or-

ders to construct the foundations of 530 wind turbines in this re-

gion since 2004. Onshore, we have many years of experience in

the approval, production, delivery and assembly of specialized pre-

stressing technology for the construction of wind turbines fromprefabricated concrete components.

Since Bilfinger attaches substantial importance to the further de-velopment of its range of sustainable services, more than 200 re-

search and development projects are currently in progress. We

have research projects in the area of wind energy, for example,

that focus on external prestressing (onshore) as well as on noise

protection during the construction of wind parks (offshore).

Hydropower Bilfinger specializes in the manufacture of highly

sophisticated impellers and control systems that enable signifi-

cant increases in the efficiency and effectiveness of existing hy-

droelectric power plants. We also have a leading position in the

construction, modernization and maintenance of pumped-storage

power plants. We supply and install key components such as pres-

sure piping systems, isolating valves and other specialized parts.

As one of just a handful of companies, we can deliver engineering,

manufacturing and assembly from a single source.

Sustainable products and services creating value

Renewable energies


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FOUNDATIONS FOR LONDON ARRAY OFFSHORE WIND PARK

In cooperation with Danish partner Per Aarsleff, Bilfinger Construc-

tion built the foundations for 175 wind turbines and two transformer

stations for the London Array offshore wind park. In its first devel-

opment phase, the wind park has an output of 630 megawatts.

925,000 tons of CO2 will thus be averted each year.

AGRICULTURAL WASTE FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION

At the end of 2012 one of the worlds largest biomass power plants

went into operation in the Polish town of Polaniec. Bilfinger Indus-

trial Services fireproofed the giant boiler, which burns exclusively

wood chips and pellets from agricultural waste. The climate-neutralbiomass power station can avert 1.2 million tons of CO2 emissions

otherwise released by burning fossil fuels annually.

PRESSURE PIPES FOR HYDROELECTRIC POWER

Bilfinger VAM is one of the few European companies capable of

both manufacturing and assembling pressure piping for hydroelec-

tric power plants. The company is manufacturing the pressure tun-

nel plating and other piping system components the Reieck II

pumped-storage power plant in Austria. The modernization means

that the output of the entire facility increases by over 40 percent

to 1,500 megawatts.


Sustainable products and services


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16 Bilfinger SEAbridged report on sustainability 2012Sustainable products and services

Bilfingers core competencies include increasing the energy effi-ciency of industrial plants, power stations and buildings. For our

customers, we deliver complex industrial services for the entire

lifecycle of a plant, modernize and expand conventional power

plants and reduce the energy demand of real-estate properties.

The result is not only substantial cost savings, but also an increase

in the efficiency level and a reduction of emissions that are envi-

ronmentally harmful.

Bilfinger Power Systems offers many innovative and well-

established technologies for the purification of waste gas.

We have been designing and constructing high-performance wastegas purification plants since the mid-1980s and rank among the

pioneers in this field. We undertake the complete project manage-

ment and implementation of such plants for power stations, incin-

erators and other production and combustion processes. Our pu-

rification solutions can be used for SO2, SO3, NOx, HCl, HF, dust

and other relevant pollutants. We also supply highly-efficient

waste gas purification systems for smaller incinerators.

Energy efficiency and pollution reduction


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DISTRICT HEATING ACCUMULATOR AS BUFFER

Bilfinger VAM is currently building Germanys most powerful district heating accumulator

for the Mannheim Power Plant. With this system, it is possible to react more flexibly to

fluctuating demand for conventional energy. Because the heating accumulator serves as a

buffer, it will no longer be necessary to put the power plant into operation at short notice.

INSULATION OF INDUSTRIAL PLANTS

Together with the European Industrial Insulation Foundation (Eiif), Bilfinger has devel-

oped a standardized consulting program for the insulation of industrial facilities. Follow-

ing consultations at Wacker Chemie, the insulation of one boiler alone, including periph-

erals, led to a reduction of CO2 emissions of 4.5 tons per year.

USAGE OF WASTE HEAT FROM FLUE GAS

The new 670 megawatt block of the Boxberg coal-fired power plant in Germanys Lausitz

region has an extremely high level of efficiency as compared to older coal-fired power

plants. Thanks to the flue-gas desulfurization system from Bilfinger Power Systems, this

coal-fired power plant achieves a reduction in CO2 emissions totaling 46,000 tons per year.


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Water is one of our most important resources. Our portfolio ofservices gives us a leading position in many areas of water and

wastewater technology. Bilfinger offers customers from municipal

authorities and industry efficient and cost-effective solutions for

water treatment, wastewater purification, sludge processing, re-

cycling management and sewage plant optimization. Among other

things, Bilfinger produces mechanical components for the separa-

tion of solids from liquids and gases and provides associated serv-

ices.

In the field of wastewater engineering, Bilfinger Water Tech-

nologies provides various solutions for collecting and treating

wastewater. Vacuum sanitary technology uses air as a transport

medium and requires significantly less water than conventional

systems.

In order to improve operations at wastewater treatment plants,we have developed software for the management of measurement

and control systems capable of achieving significant improvements

in energy efficiency while reducing the addition of chemical agents

to eliminate phosphates in wastewater.

In the Arabian Gulf region we have been actively involved in

the modernization and optimization of seawater desalination

plants for decades and thereby contribute to securing the supply

of drinking water. The objective of our work there is a reduction

in the energy consumption of plants while at the same time in-

creasing the amount of water produced.

Water supply and disposal


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VACUUM TECHNOLOGY FOR KIEV

The 2012 European Football Championship final was played in the Olympic Sta-

dium in Kiev, the Ukranian capital. Bilfinger Water Technologies installed a vac-

uum system in the basement of the stadium. The system allows the wastewater

of the 70,000-capacity arena to be transported through a vacuum system, thus

reducing water consumption significantly. Whereas between seven and twelve

liters of water per person are flushed through washbasins and toilets at similar

major events, the figure in Kiev stands at just 1.3 liters.

WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGY FOR MEXICO CITY

Emisor Oriente, the new 60-kilometer wastewater tunnel will ensure that

Mexico City is not flooded by its own wastewater during the rainy season. It is

currently considered one of the most important infrastructure measures in the

world. For two of the five pumping stations, Bilfinger Water Technologies deliv-

ered both fully-automatic rake screens and sluices with which the canals can be

completely closed for maintenance or in cases of emergency.

SEAWATER DESALI NATION FOR KUWAIT

At the Shuwaikh desalination facility in the Arabian Gulf, Bilfinger Power Sys-

tems has increased the performance of the system by carrying out a completeoverhaul of three blocks. The efficiency of the plant thus increases by up to

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Bilfinger is a market leader in the construction and managementof ecologically sound buildings. We construct and manage office

buildings, production facilities and public buildings sustainably,

energy-efficiently and in a cost-optimized manner on behalf of real

estate users and investors. This is achieved through our compre-

hensive approach which takes all phases of a buildings lifecycle

into consideration.

Consulting, design and certification

We support our clients from idea generation to concept develop-

ment, develop operation and lifecycle cost estimates and investi-

gate options to optimize the interaction between architecture,

structural engineering, technical building equipment, faades and

operation. Thanks to our own accreditation for the common certi-

fication systems such as the DGNB (German Sustainable Building

Certificate), LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

and BREEAM (British Research Establishment Environmental As-

sessment Method), we are also able to provide our clients with

support and advice during the certification process. Since 2013

our subsidiary Bilfinger Industrial Technologies has also had ac-

creditation as a Cradle to cradle consultant through the Inter-

nationale Umweltforschung GmbH EPEA.

Construction and revitalization

Construction brings with it responsibility for the future. We sup-

port our customers in developing and implementing office, admin-

istration and production buildings in a resource-efficient manner.

Together with turnkey construction, our core services also include

the energy modernization of older buildings. We support our cus-

tomers from the selection of environmentally friendly construction

materials, the planning of a space-efficient construction process

to the implementation of a building that guarantees energy-saving

operation and optimal comfort.

Management and operationBilfinger assumes responsibility for the commercial and technical

administration as well as the operation of buildings for real estate

owners and the public sector. We advise and support customers

on all issues relating to energy efficiency, energy saving and meet-

ing sustainability requirements. Our services include the analysis

of technical systems, the concepts and management of energy ef-

ficient measures, energy measurement and control, the introduc-

tion of energy management systems in accordance with DIN EN

ISO 50001 as well as ensuring sustainable building operation. We

provide integrated facility management with extensive energy

management and energy-optimization measures for clients such

as Deutsche Rentenversicherung, IBM, ING DiBa and Pricewater-

house-Coopers, among others.

one the lifecycle concept

With one, Bilfinger offers clients complete transparency as far

as the costs of a property over its entire lifecycle are concerned.

The concept capitalizes on Bilfingers comprehensive project and

process competences, which not only include design and construc-

tion in their more traditional forms, but also energy management

and facility services. Forward-looking planning that takes all costfactors into consideration, the use of modern technology to save

energy, the intelligent selection of high-quality and sustainable

materials as well as a flexible overall concept all combine to de-

liver a property with high environmental compatibility and long-

term returns. Bilfinger implemented the concept for the first time

at its administration building in Oberhausen. The Groups planned

new headquarters in Mannheim and a real estate project for BASF

are also based on the one concept.

Sustainable buildings


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REAL ESTATE PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE

In Oberhausen, Bilfinger built a new administration building which was im-

plemented in line with the one lifecycle concept and in accordance with

the latest sustainability standards. The property was awarded a pre-certifi-

cation in silver by the German Sustainable Building Council.

LEED CERTIFICATION IN CHINA

In Changun, Northeast China, Bilfinger Industrial Technologies supported

DSM, a Dutch life-science company in the design and construction of LEED

certified laboratories and administrative buildings. The buildings are part of

a production facility for antibiotics.

LOW-COST ENERGY CONCEPT

Bilfinger HSG Facility Management developed a new energy concept for the

St. Josef Hospital in Troisdorf: the hospital now covers nearly half of its en-

ergy requirements with a combined heat and power plant, thus reducing

costs by 20 percent. At the same time CO2 emissions have been reduced by

approximately 1,200 tons per year.

PROTECTED STUDENT HOUSING BUILDING

Under the careful consideration of the buildings protected status, Bilfinger

Hochbau modernized a student dormitory in Leipzig in 2012. Targeted meas-

ures were used to reduce the primary energy requirements of the building

by 90 percent. The CO2 savings amount to approximately 140 tons a year.




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