International Senior Advisor
Construction · Industry · Infrastructure
For investors, developers, company leaders, and public and institutional clients
Frank-Michael Adam supports investors, developers, company leaders, and public and institutional clients with critical decisions in complex construction, industrial and infrastructure projects. He combines technical assessment with commercial and organisational considerations and, for international projects, the institutional context.
Expertise
Before committing capital, when a project reaches a critical stage, or when you need an independent perspective: the starting point is the decision you have to make.
You gain clarity on which technical assumptions are sound, which risks matter to your decision and which questions need to be resolved before you take the next step.
When a project runs into difficulty, the causes of the problems, existing expert reports and conflicting technical opinions are assessed independently. You receive prioritised technical measures and reasoned recommendations for the next steps, including remedial work during ongoing operations and warranty matters.
When international projects combine technical, commercial and institutional questions, I advise the responsible decision-makers personally and independently. The focus is on project preparation, cost and risk issues, options for action, and coordination across existing project teams, specialist partners and institutions.
In our initial conversation, we clarify the decision you need to make, the current project position and the scope of the assessment.
I review your project documents and existing expert reports, clarify outstanding questions with those involved and carry out on-site investigations where needed.
You receive an independent assessment of technical risks, conflicting opinions and possible courses of action, with clear priorities.
We discuss which recommendations matter for your next decision. You receive the results in the agreed format.
Depending on the assignment, you receive a written expert assessment, a concise evaluation with prioritised recommendations, or another agreed deliverable. I discuss the key findings and recommendations with you personally. Scope, timing and format are agreed at the outset.
Selected work
Resuming construction, assessing technical risks, developing international projects: three assignments show how independent advice supports decisions.
Strategic Technical Due Diligence
For the City of Dushanbe, Adam assessed a long-stalled aquapark construction project: the condition of existing structures and equipment, outstanding work, and the technical, commercial and contractual conditions for proceeding.
The assessment informed the city’s decision to hold a new competition. Adam subsequently helped revise the tender requirements.
Before key warranty periods expired, Frank-Michael Adam assessed technical risks at the operating Elbphilharmonie for SPIE. As an independent construction expert and Senior Advisor, he investigated fire-stopping systems, hotel showers and the Plaza, and reviewed expert opinions on electrical power quality.
SPIE received an independent technical basis for assessing defects and risks and prioritising measures for decisions on remedial work and warranty matters, taking ongoing operations into account.
For the planned UNAM campus in Ongwediva, Adam connected Namibian and Russian partners. He coordinated institutional cooperation, technical preparation, cost issues and financing initiatives.
UNAM has detailed plans and reliable cost estimates to support further decisions and financing consultations. Implementation depends on securing the necessary funding.
During the completion and acceptance of the combine harvester assembly plant, Adam independently assessed construction defects, prioritised safety and operational risks and defined a structured path to completion and acceptance. His work from 2005 to 2007 also included investigations into the causes of damage and the review of remedial work during the warranty period.
Construction defect assessment · Causes of damage · Safety risks
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During the reconstruction of the Reichstag building from 1997 to 1999, Frank-Michael Adam worked for BAYOSAN Wachter GmbH & Co. KG as an external technical adviser on the interior plasterwork. His contribution covered building condition assessments, quality assurance during construction, technical evaluations and the recording of evidence across approximately 40,000 m² of interior plasterwork.
Building condition assessment · Quality assurance · Preservation of evidence
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As the responsible staff officer on the client side, Adam initiated a method for rapidly repairing military airfield pavements without relocating the air unit. Preparatory work and method development in 1989 were followed by the first field trial at Drewitz Military Airfield in 1990. It covered five damaged areas within 14 days and confirmed the method’s practical viability. He now draws on this experience of client responsibility, technical development and practical testing when advising project leaders.
Responsibility for technical decisions · Method development · Practical testing
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During construction of the protected command post for the 41st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, Frank-Michael Adam initially inspected the building works and, from 1985, represented the military client. In 1986, he took part in a three-day trial of autonomous operation before handover.
Military command post · Construction inspection · Client representation · Testing of autonomous operation
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Factory-produced housing for Russian military personnel. Frank-Michael Adam and ADAM: bauservice international supported the programme with technical assessments and ongoing specialist advice, particularly on adapting the German modular construction system to Russian requirements.
Modular construction · Technical assessment · Adaptation to Russian standards
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Alongside your team, without another layer of project management.
Frank-Michael Adam combines more than four decades of international project experience with academic work and personal responsibility at client and executive level. His experience spans complex construction and industrial projects, critical infrastructure, military projects, and international university and investment projects. Today he brings this perspective to critical project decisions as an independent International Senior Advisor, personally and without adding another layer of project management.
Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. habil. · Civil engineer
Full member of the Deutscher Gutachter und Sachverständigen Verband
Initiator, founder and Secretary-General
Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences
Foundations & perspective
Scientific work provides a foundation for practical judgement: construction technologies and materials; technical diagnostics and monitoring; and waste-to-energy and high-temperature pyrolysis. Reconstruction and international knowledge transfer form a further area of academic work.
Frank-Michael Adam has worked on waste-to-energy and high-temperature pyrolysis for many years. This work combines technology development, scientific publications and concepts for international applications, particularly the recovery of energy from municipal solid waste. A German patent application was filed in 2026. Technical details are presented only in limited form before the application’s official publication.
Building in Russia: A Practical Guide for Foreign Investors
Nestor-Istoriya, Saint Petersburg, 64 pp.
Technical Diagnostics, Monitoring and Logistics of Prefabricated Modular Buildings
with G. M. Badin; TransmitWorld – The Journal, No. 17
Methodology for the Technical Survey of Buildings and Structures and Assessment of the Quality of Reconstruction Methods
International conference “Reconstruction St. Petersburg” / SPbGASU
Risk Assessment and Prediction of Safe Operation of Low-Rise Residential Buildings Constructed from Volumetric Modules
Industrial and Civil Engineering, No. 4, pp. 42–43
Technical Survey Findings for Rapidly Erected Buildings Built in Russia Using BUK Technology
International conference “Reconstruction St. Petersburg 2005”
A Revived Method for Rapid Repair of Rigid Concrete Pavements at Military Airfields
ISMS Annual Conference, Helsinki
Rapid Construction of Buildings Using Lightweight Sandwich-Panel Systems
with Y. N. Kazakov and E. V. Khoroshenkaya; SPbGASU, monograph
Technology for the Reconstruction of Architectural Heritage
with Y. N. Kazakov and J. Wiedow; SPbGASU
Personal contact
Briefly describe your project, the decision ahead and your timeframe. In an initial conversation, we will clarify the question, the information available and whether independent advice is the right next step.
Write to Frank-Michael Adamf.adam@frank-michael-adam.comLinkedIn profileProf. em. Dr.-Ing. habil.
Frank-Michael Adam
Frankfurt am Main, Germany · International assignments
German · English · Russian
+49 151 5624 8893
