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After a construction period of around two years, HOCHTIEF and the building services consortium WTC Fest have handed over the modern A330 laboratory building to BASF Schwarzheide GmbH on schedule. The official handover of the keys marks an important milestone for BASF (basf.com) at its traditional site in Lusatia.
The new building stands for state-of-the-art technology and excellent cooperation between all parties involved. For the first time at this location, an air-to-water heat pump with concrete core activation is being used for an efficient energy supply. As the commercial and technical leader of the consortium, HOCHTIEF was responsible for the realization of the project - from planning to turnkey handover.
In future, 77 laboratory workstations will be housed in an area of 2,400 square meters. They will be supplemented by a 960 square meter office area, which is designed according to an open concept and offers space for a further 72 workstations. BASF has invested a mid double-digit million euro sum in the new three-storey building. “With the completion of our laboratory building on time and on budget, we are laying another important foundation stone for successfully positioning our site for the future,” says Jürgen Fuchs, Managing Director of BASF Schwarzheide GmbH.
HOCHTIEF has already realized numerous laboratory projects in Germany and around the world, including the new Berlin-Brandenburg state laboratory. The successful completion of the project in Schwarzheide underscores HOCHTIEF's expertise as a high-performance construction partner for challenging industrial projects. “The successful and cooperative partnership within the consortium and with our client BASF was a key factor in the success of this project. With the construction of the new laboratory building, we are setting new standards in modern building technology,” emphasizes Thilo Warlich, Branch Manager HOCHTIEF Infrastructure Building Berlin.
HOCHTIEF (hochtief.com) is an engineering-led global infrastructure solutions provider with leading positions in North America, Australia and Europe and a strong presence in the rapidly expanding strategic growth markets of data centers, energy transition and sus-tainable infrastructure markets. With around 57,000 employees and a sales volume of EUR 33.3 billion in 2024, HOCHTIEF is the leading construction management and green building company in the U.S. (through Turner), the largest contractor in the Australian infrastructure services market (CIMIC), a key player in U.S. transportation infrastructure (FlatironDragados) and a renowned civil engineering and building construction company in Europe. The Group’s PPP and infrastructure development activity is complemented by its 20% stake in the leading international toll road concessions operator Abertis. HOCHTIEF’s strong competitive position is underpinned by the Group’s engineering know-how, innovative digital systems and supply chain & logistics solutions. Thanks to its long-standing commitment to sustainability, HOCHTIEF, where green projects account for almost 50% of Group sales, has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices since 2006 and is committed to delivering on its ESG agenda including a net-zero target for 2045.
HOCHTIEF Infrastructure (hochtief-infrastructure.com) delivers transportation, energy and building construction projects in Europe. The range of services in the key European markets includes traditional shell construction through to turnkey building construction as well as complex civil engineering and infrastructure construction. The company has a dense network of branches and subsidiaries in Germany and in the key European markets. It makes a significant contribution to the planned and sustainable growth of infrastructure in these regions.
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