New car park with solar panels and bat roosts

A green façade, photovoltaic panels on the roof and bat roosts: a special car park is currently being built at the Behringwerke site in Marburg. There are also plans for a new wind farm.

Environmental protection and renewable energies are at the centre of Pharmaserv's plans for new buildings at the Behringwerke pharmaceutical and life science site. ‘Our goal is clear,’ says Markus Sauerbier, head of Pharmaserv. ‘We want to be carbon neutral by 2030, which is why we are focusing on sustainable buildings and renewable energies, which we are increasingly generating ourselves.’

Efficient land use

At the same time, the aim is to attract new companies to the Pharmapark Behringwerke and thus create new jobs in the region. However, as little new land as possible should be sealed for this purpose, which is why Pharmaserv is increasing the efficiency of existing properties. For example, the area of 2,400 parking spaces in the Görzhausen section of the park will be used for buildings in the future; to compensate for this, a multi-storey car park is currently being built, to which Pharmaserv is applying high environmental standards.

Large PV system and open construction method

The building is being constructed according to ecological principles. A large PV system with seven inverters and 2,320 modules will be installed on the roof, the façade will be greened and equipped with nesting places for bats. ‘We are planning all floors in an open design so that they are well ventilated. This also serves to keep the cold air corridor to the town open,’ says Sauerbier. In addition, the lighting control system will be optimised to reduce light pollution.

The shell construction is now well advanced and is scheduled for completion on time at the end of October 2024. The technical fit-out – including the lighting and lift systems and the photovoltaic system – is already underway. Work on the façade, such as the substructure for the climbing plants, has also begun.

Target: climate-neutral by 2030

Pharmaserv is also planning two further measures to achieve the goal of making the site climate-neutral by 2030: an additional PV system with 22 inverters and 4,880 modules will be built by 2025, making it the largest at the Behringwerke site. And a priority area for wind energy is to be created on the Marburger Rücken, where four to six wind turbines are planned from around 2027.