We work along the interface between our English-speaking clients and the German construction market. Our job is to find answers and solutions to all challenges, problems and hurdles that come from planning construction projects in Germany.

The services we offer therefore cover a very broad spectrum of client needs, from clarifying legal and regulatory matters, to communicating with public authorities, researching into practices in Germany, as well as the coordination of processes with the checking structural engineer (Prüfstatiker) and the fire safety officer, right up to translating all drawings, documents and official forms associated with this.

For highly specialised cases, we have established a professional network of experts who we work closely with when required.

In addition to our main work on construction projects, we also offer these further localisation services:

• translating and editing articles, academic texts, documents (BOQ, property contracts, brochures), books and articles in the areas of architecture, property development, real estate and construction

• writing sustainability and annual reports as well as website content in English for German-based companies that operate globally

If you would like to find out more about what we do, please feel free to mail us at any time.

L10nBau is a partnership between Elke Wunsch and Lindsay Jane Munro. We first worked together as the senior construction management team on a large, multi-year infrastructure project. We have been a team ever since. What we learned during that collaboration continues to drive our success today.

We founded L10nBau to take on projects where our unique combination of skills, experience and qualifications brings real added value. As localisation specialists, our German and Scottish backgrounds provide us with a vital understanding of the intercultural challenges faced by companies who do their business across borders. We are there to turn challenges into opportunities, and to turn borders into business gateways.

Our business ethos is defined by strong partnerships, a solution-oriented mindset, and a steadfast commitment to delivering the highest quality results. But just as important are human factors – mutual respect, appreciating the value of other people’s input, transparent communication and a passion for what we do.

Lindsay Jane Munro

Lindsay Jane Munro is a co-founder of L10nBau and brings extensive experience in project coordination, technical communication, and intercultural collaboration. Her career began during Berlin’s construction boom of the 1990s, where she supported international developers in working with local partners.

Her core expertise lies in the translation and localisation of complex construction documents – from tenders and technical specifications to contracts. With a meticulous approach and deep industry knowledge, she ensures that communication and content meet the highest professional standards.

Lindsay’s close collaboration with Elke Wunsch on large-scale infrastructure projects led to the founding of L10nBau in 2025 – driven by the goal of supporting international engineering firms in Germany with expert guidance, combining technical excellence with clear communication.

L10nBau is a new venture, but we – co-founders Elke Wunsch and Lindsay Jane Munro – have already established a strong network of local and non-German companies with whom we collaborate closely. Our current project partners include engineering companies Malachy Walsh & Co Ltd (Ireland), H&MV GmbH (international), ifb frohloff staffa kühl ecker Beratende Ingenieure PartG mbB (Berlin), BEV Ingenieure GmbH (Brandenburg), as well as a number of experts in the fields of infrastructure planning, structural engineering, transport planning, architecture and environmental planning from all over Germany.

Before L10nBau was founded, we worked together and individually with the following clients:

HCU Hamburg (Architecture), ETH Zürich (Architecture), Technical University Munich (Communications), UdK Berlin (Dance), Humboldt Universität Berlin (Theology), Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of the Sciences (Theology), University of Hamburg (Sociology), Universität Erfurt (Education), TU Hannover (Education), FU Berlin (Philosophy), Hochschule Ulm (Design)

German National Library (more than 4,000 texts for the Arts in Exile digital database of the German Exile Archive 1933-1945)

Jewish Museum Frankfurt, Navy Museum Wilhelmshaven, German Book and Script Museum Leipzig, Kleist Museum Frankfurt (Oder), Martin-Gropius-Bau, Ludwig Erhard Center Fürth, Samii Brain Museum, and many more national museums and private galleries.

In addition to these, more than 40 books as well as more than 100 articles, exhibition texts, website texts, special-edition magazines in the areas of art, photography, architecture, urban development, real estate (website and marketing texts), development policy, sustainability and a great deal more.

L10nBau –

what does that mean?

As you can imagine, we are constantly being asked what our company name means.

L10n stands for localisation, which is a a numeronym commonly used in software and global product development. The 10 stands for the number of letters between L and n.

Bau is the German word for construction.

How to properly pronounce it: El-ten-en-bau