Nursing homes and senior citizens’ residences
Our sustainable services are far from being restricted to construction and related areas. HOCHTIEF also rises to the societal challenge of providing living space for people needing care. Such projects place the emphasis on upholding dignity, self-determination and self-responsibility.
In cooperation with care service providers BeneVit, HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung develops nursing homes resembling residential housing that blend into the surrounding built environment. The homes are run in accordance with the BeneVit community-living philosophy. They are divided into self-contained apartments each with its own kitchen and accommodating up to 14 occupants who live together with the support of carers. Nursing care is provided up to the highest level on a non-institutionalized basis within the home in such a way that it does not dominate the daily routine. We have already completed the first of these homes. Energy is saved among other things by tripleglazed windows. Future projects will additionally have a solar hot water heating system.
A modern senior citizens’ residence, in this case built by HOCHTIEF subsidiary Turner, is the Ingleside continuing care retirement community in Rockville, Maryland. The seven-story complex is one of the largest retirement community apartments in the area with 244 independent living units, 43 assisted living units, 16 skilled nursing units and ten dementia places. Built along sustainability lines, the complex also includes restaurants, a swimming pool and sports facilities.
Residential real estate
HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung is developing the Marco Polo Tower in partnership with another company as part of Hamburg’s HafenCity. Sustainable features include solar collectors which harvest energy to regulate the indoor climate in the 58 condominiums. An innovative facade design likewise helps reduce energy consumption.
HOCHTIEF Construction specializes in high-quality residential real estate under its FormArt brand. Clients benefit from the services of experienced HOCHTIEF specialists with a range of capabilities including tried and tested ideas for energy economy, environmental compatibility, technical innovation and safety.
Education buildings
Turner has set itself exceptionally ambitious sustainability goals for the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies building it is erecting for Yale University in New Haven: The new Kroon Hall is planned to qualify for a Platinum LEED rating, the United States Green Building Council’s top award. Key sustainability aspects include demolition of a fossil-fueled power plant. Underscoring its superb energy efficiency, Kroon Hall’s systems exceed the standards of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AirConditioning Engineers by 60 percent. This outstanding energy economy is achieved among other things using a geothermal system with four wells, an innovative displacement ventilation system for warmed and cooled air, and a central control system with occupancy sensors and climate data. This makes it possible to monitor and fine-tune energy consumption on an ongoing basis. Hot water is provided by solar water heating panels. Finally, the timber for the interior is FSC-certified.