Technical planning and monitoring by M&P Umwelttechnik
The new heart centre at Heidelberg University Hospital is one of the most important hospital projects in Germany. With a total investment of around 557 million euros, a usable area of about 22.500 m² and 235 beds a state-of-the-art, fully digital hospital for cutting-edge cardiological medicine.
In the run-up to this major project M&P Umwelttechnik – Member of the SIERA Alliance a central role: the Planning, monitoring and supervision of the complete site clearance. This demanding task required not only comprehensive technical expertise, but also the utmost sensitivity to the ongoing operation of the clinic.
The new Heidelberg Heart Centre – a project with exemplary character
In future, all areas of modern cardiac medicine will be brought together under one roof in the new heart centre
Further information on the project and the interplay between medicine, digitalisation and research can be found at
👉 Groundbreaking ceremony for the Heart Centre and Informatics for Life: Heart Centre Heidelberg
The building is Fully digital hospital and is designed to set new standards for medical care, research and clinical processes.
Initial situation: A highly complex construction site in the hospital centre
Before work could begin on the new building, the planned construction site had to be cleared. The initial situation was technically and logistically extremely challenging:
- Disused clinic building
- Underground supply ducts
- Technical installations
- a central tower block with two basement floors and a height of around 55 metres
Detailed project figures and background information are documented in the official fact sheet:
👉 251023_HZ_Faktenblatt.indd
All existing buildings were located in the centre of the grounds of Heidelberg University Hospital, surrounded by sensitive functional areas of ongoing hospital operations. Further information on the construction site and the general conditions is available from Heidelberg University Hospital here:
👉 UKHD/baugelaende-ukhd: Heidelberg University Hospital
Services from M&P Umwelttechnik
M&P Umwelttechnik from Heidelberg provided comprehensive support for the project throughout the Service phases 1-8 of the HOAI. The range of services included:
- Technical inspections of the existing buildings for pollutants
- Planning of site clearance and preparation
- Monitoring the dismantling work
- Coordination of all environmental and safety-related measures
This integrated approach ensured that all work was carried out safely, in compliance with regulations and in line with hospital operations.
Dismantling under special conditions
The work to clear and prepare the site took place in from January 2024 to November 2025 took place during the ongoing operations of Heidelberg University Hospital. This placed extraordinary demands on planning and monitoring.
Special challenges at a glance
- Noise and dust protection
Extensive protective measures were required to ensure that patients, staff and visitors were not affected. - Dismantling next to escape routes
An approximately 15 metre high building had to be dismantled without blocking or relocating an immediately adjacent driveway for emergency vehicles - Aviation law requirements
Due to the neighbouring Approach path for rescue helicopters special regulations had to be observed when using the long front excavator and crane.
These framework conditions made precise planning and continuous construction supervision essential.
Technical precision meets responsibility
The importance of experience and interdisciplinary expertise is particularly evident in projects in the medical environment. M&P Umwelttechnik ensured that:
- all legal and technical requirements have been met
- clinic operations were maintained at all times
- Safety and environmental risks have been minimised
- complex dismantling work was efficiently coordinated
This project is an example of how environmental technology, construction planning and responsibility can work together in the healthcare sector.
Project milestones at a glance
| Project phase | Contents | Period |
| Technical investigations | Pollutant analyses of the existing buildings | Before project start |
| Planning & authorisation | Site clearance according to HOAI LPH 1-8 | 2023-2024 |
| Dismantling & clearing | Buildings, cellars, installations, supply corridors | Jan 2024 – Nov 2025 |
| Symbolic ground-breaking ceremony | Official start of new heart centre construction | Oct 2025 |
| Planned patient operation | Commissioning of the heart centre | from 2030 |
Symbolic ground-breaking ceremony and outlook
In the October 2025 The official symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for the new heart centre took place on 1 July. With the successful completion of the site clearance, a decisive foundation stone has been laid for the realisation of this medical flagship project.
Further background information on the ground-breaking ceremony and the significance of the new building for Heidelberg as a centre for health and research can be found here:
👉 Ground-breaking ceremony for „smart“ heart centre with associated research institute
The Start of patient operations is planned for 2030.
The Heidelberg Heart Centre project impressively demonstrates how technical excellence, precise planning and responsibility towards people and the environment work together. With its work, M&P Umwelttechnik – a member of the SIERA Alliance – is making an important contribution to the creation of a sustainable healthcare infrastructure – in line with the guiding principle:
Engineering For a Better Tomorrow.
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