Finland-based building technology company Caverion is installing around 4700 data points in seven-story hospital in Germany in a contract worth €20m.

The RWTH Aachen University Hospital, a maximum-care teaching hospital in Germany, has commissioned Caverion as the building technology partner for its new Center for Operative Intensive Care & Perinatal Center (OIP-PNC).

The overall installation includes building automation, security, safety, cooling, heating, sanitation and ventilation.

Caverion is installing around 4700 data points for building automation in the seven-story building with a gross floor area of around 8600m². The automation controls, for example, the ventilation technology, which moves around 305,000m³ of air per hour.

Almost 150 radiators and more than 80 circulating air-cooling units with a total output of around 262 kilowatts ensure optimal conditions in the building all year round. In the patient rooms, cooling ceilings are installed on a total area of around 770m². The building will also have a water mist extinguishing system.

“Our main building dates back to the 1980s,” said Heike Bekaan, head of construction and fire protection at RWTH Aachen University Hospital. “As a hospital and medical faculty at RWTH Aachen University, the building must be constantly adapted to the latest technical requirements. At the same time, we need more space and new buildings are being built. We are certain that we will receive an energy-efficient building that will also meet future requirements.”

Manfred Simmet, head of Caverion’s division in Germany, added: “It is our goal to provide an optimal foundation for an ideal healing environment for the patients, a modern learning space for the students and a safe, efficient and comfortable working environment for the employees.”