SOCOTEC project wins the competition for the Ciudad Real Biosanitary Campus
The Ciudad Real Biosanitary Campus stands as a benchmark in strategic architecture for sustainable construction, integrating engineering and architecture.
The winning proposal from the UTE formed by SOCOTEC, Ramón Esteve Estudio de Arquitectura and INMÍNER is characterized by an integrative multidisciplinary approach and an exhaustive analysis of the building's life cycle.
The design of the campus integrates harmoniously into the landscape, creating a natural transition between the building and the surrounding green space. The volumetry of the complex dialogues with the environment, respecting the scale and harmony of the landscape.
Its strategic location, close to the University General Hospital, facilitates interaction and collaboration between the two complexes. In addition, independent accesses have been planned for the public and hospital staff, guaranteeing the fluidity and safety of traffic.
Edificios ZEB
Análisis del ciclo de vida
The project has been developed under the premise of constructing ZEB (nearly zero-energy) buildings.
To achieve this objective, the SOCOTEC team of experts in life cycle analysis has carried out exhaustive analyses of:
- Energy balances: to optimize the energy consumption of the building during its useful life.
- Water footprint: to minimize water consumption and environmental impact.
- Carbon emissions: to reduce the building's carbon footprint and contribute to the fight against climate change.
In addition, an analysis of the cost and benefit of the building throughout its life cycle has been carried out. This analysis has allowed the selection of the best construction solutions in terms of:
- Resource optimization: using efficient materials and systems that minimize resource consumption.
- Quantity of material needed: selecting materials with a lower environmental footprint and that can be reused or recycled.
- Carbon footprint impact: prioritizing solutions that reduce the building's carbon emissions.
The project has been developed under the premise of constructing ZEB (nearly zero-energy) buildings.
To achieve this objective, the SOCOTEC team of experts in life cycle analysis has carried out exhaustive analyses of:
- Energy balances: to optimize the energy consumption of the building during its useful life.
- Water footprint: to minimize water consumption and environmental impact.
- Carbon emissions: to reduce the building's carbon footprint and contribute to the fight against climate change.
In addition, an analysis of the cost and benefit of the building throughout its life cycle has been carried out. This analysis has allowed the selection of the best construction solutions in terms of:
- Resource optimization: using efficient materials and systems that minimize resource consumption.
- Quantity of material needed: selecting materials with a lower environmental footprint and that can be reused or recycled.
- Carbon footprint impact: prioritizing solutions that reduce the building's carbon emissions.
Biodesign
For the well-being
The design of the campus prioritizes user comfort, creating a healthy and comfortable environment for students, researchers, and staff. To achieve this, it relies on a bioclimatic design that optimizes the conditions of light, humidity, ventilation, acoustics, and temperature.
SOCOTEC's MEP engineering plays a fundamental role in this process, implementing passive and active systems that complement bioclimatic strategies. Among these solutions are natural ventilation, solar protection, and thermal inertia, as well as the use of natural materials.
The design of the campus prioritizes user comfort, creating a healthy and comfortable environment for students, researchers, and staff. To achieve this, it relies on a bioclimatic design that optimizes the conditions of light, humidity, ventilation, acoustics, and temperature.
SOCOTEC's MEP engineering plays a fundamental role in this process, implementing passive and active systems that complement bioclimatic strategies. Among these solutions are natural ventilation, solar protection, and thermal inertia, as well as the use of natural materials.
Industrialized construction
Step of the future
The modular organization of the program and the structure allows for the prefabrication and systematization of the construction processes. This is SOCOTEC's engineering commitment to industrialized construction, which seeks to raise our technical capacity through detailed engineering.
The objective is to ensure that the industrialization of the modular prefabrication systems works in their coordination in the implementation, achieving a reduction in execution time, costs, and environmental impact.
An example of this is the construction of the Plan Vive developments, where SOCOTEC carries out the structural review and the structural executive project.
The modular organization of the program and the structure allows for the prefabrication and systematization of the construction processes. This is SOCOTEC's engineering commitment to industrialized construction, which seeks to raise our technical capacity through detailed engineering.
The objective is to ensure that the industrialization of the modular prefabrication systems works in their coordination in the implementation, achieving a reduction in execution time, costs, and environmental impact.
An example of this is the construction of the Plan Vive developments, where SOCOTEC carries out the structural review and the structural executive project.
Engineering for the entire life cycle
Generation of positive impact
The Ciudad Real Biosanitary Campus becomes an example of the transformation of the construction sector.
- Digitalization: through the use of innovative technologies for project and construction management.
- Decarbonization: through the application of bioclimatic strategies and the selection of sustainable materials.
Integration of engineering: from the start of the project, to ensure more efficient, sustainable and socially responsible construction.
The Ciudad Real Biosanitary Campus becomes an example of the transformation of the construction sector.
- Digitalization: through the use of innovative technologies for project and construction management.
- Decarbonization: through the application of bioclimatic strategies and the selection of sustainable materials.
Integration of engineering: from the start of the project, to ensure more efficient, sustainable and socially responsible construction.
