Germany – Heating-system design services – Erweiterung Gerontopsychiatrie im St. Elisabeth Lahnstein, HLS

The planned measure concerns the St. Elisabeth Hospital in Lahnstein, which has been taken over by the Barmherzigen Brüder. As part of the expansion of psychiatric care, the third floor of the existing building will undergo a comprehensive core renovation to establish a gerontopsychiatric ward. The basis for the planning is the determination notice for inclusion in the hospital plan Rhineland-Palatinate of 10.07.2025, which allocates twenty additional full inpatient beds to the location. These twenty additional beds will be divided into two single rooms, two isolation single rooms, and eight double rooms, each with its own barrier-free bathroom. A gerontopsychiatric ward specifically treats older people with mental illnesses such as dementia, depression, or anxiety disorders. The premises are to be designed to be specially barrier-free and clear to provide patients with maximum safety and orientation. In addition to the patient rooms, there are communal areas, nursing workstations, and functional rooms. Central requirements are barrier freedom according to DIN 18040 and age- and dementia-friendly design through slip-resistant floors, clear contrasts, and intuitive orientation systems. The existing steel-reinforced concrete framework in cellar construction will largely be retained but adapted for the new room structure. The facade will be opened during the renewal of the windows but ultimately retained. As part of the renovation, it is planned to replace the existing windows with new thermal insulation glazing with integrated locking function. PV and solar thermal modules are envisaged on the main roof. Therefore, a new sealing may be necessary. The requirements for this will be taken into account in the planning; however, concrete planning or implementation of a PV system, solar thermal or heat pump is not currently envisaged. The current installation should be carried out in such a way that later adjustments are avoided as far as possible. The interior fittings are to be completely renewed, including floor coverings, wall and ceiling claddings. In addition to the main work on the third floor, connecting work on the risers of the adjacent floors will be necessary. The gross floor area of the floor is 1,225.68 m². The approved usable area (NF) according to the space programme as of 11.11.2025 is 719 m². In the target planning of 21.11.2025, an implemented usable area of 817.46 m² NF was proven. The room concept is based on the existing space programme and takes into account therapy and examination possibilities as well as ancillary rooms. For further information, please refer to Annex 11 "Summary Feasibility Study St. Elisabeth Lahnstein".