Gymnasium am Neandertal
Location:
City of Erkrath
Completion:
2026
Gymnasium am Neandertal, City of Erkrath
Heiderweg site in Erkrath
The town of Erkrath is planning the construction of a modern school building for the Gymnasium am Neandertal in order to meet current educational and interior design requirements .
The new building will replace the existing school building in the Alt-Erkrath district. Around 700 pupils currently attend the grammar school.
The new building is being constructed on a spacious plot on a slope and will offer modern, functional architecture with four full storeys above ground. With a floor area of around 4,300 m², the building will provide space for contemporary classrooms, specialist departments, administrative offices and communal areas. Particular attention will be paid to integrating the new building into its natural surroundings, as the project site is located close to the River Düssel and is surrounded by green spaces.
The aim is to create a future-proof school building that meets both educational requirements and modern standards for energy efficiency, sustainability and accessibility. The new building is intended to create an inspiring and functional learning environment for the pupils that provides the basis for an excellent education.
The project is aiming for DGNB "Sustainable Building Site" certification from the German Sustainable Building Council.
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Characteristics
- Plot area (GF): 14,137 m²
- Gross floor area (GFA): 52,134 m³
- Gross floor area (GFA): 13,897 m²
- Above ground: 4 storeys
- Underground: 1 storey
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Construction time
- Earthworks from January 2025 to July 2025
- Shell construction from March 2025 to January 2026
- Completion of building envelope June 2026
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Construction site regular operation
- Monday to Friday 07:00 to 20:00
- Saturday In exceptional cases with 2 days' notice
- There is generally no work on Sundays and public holidays.
Certified by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB)
Ed. Züblin AG is pursuing several goals with this project: A sustainable construction site organization, the conservation of resources as well as the minimization of emissions, responsibility for the health and well-being of the builders, the cultivation of good neighbourliness and, of course, high-quality construction. For this, Ed. Züblin AG was the first company to be recognized by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).
Here you can find more information about the DGNB system for sustainable construction sites: https://www.dgnb.de/en/certification/buildings/construction-site
Selected measures in the project
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Digital concrete call-off
In order to coordinate the concreting work in the best possible way, call-offs are made using a digital application. Production times are optimized and noise emissions are reduced.
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Saving resources and reducing emissions through LEAN Construction
As part of the lean approach, a production plan with call-off dates (e.g. insulation) was created. Construction production planning is detailed on a weekly basis and adapted to actual production progress. Changes in the construction process are constantly taken into account and just-in-time deliveries can be better implemented. Repeat orders and new orders due to late changes to the plan are avoided.
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Measures to prevent pollution from the construction site
The project has various concepts and measures in place to keep the construction site as low-noise and dust-free as possible. Concepts and measures have also been drawn up to avoid shocks and vibrations for the surrounding area as much as possible and to organize the logistics as resident-friendly as possible. There are also concepts and measures for soil protection and the reduction of waste on the construction site.
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Reuse of materials and promotion of alternative waste-preventing concepts
Within Züblin, materials are reused locally wherever possible, from excavated material to site equipment. Prefabricated orders for the building structure reduce waste on site and cut energy consumption. The primary use of (semi-) prefabricated parts makes it possible to reduce formwork work to a minimum. Some of the reinforcement bars installed on site are prefabricated in the factory. This also eliminates noise emissions caused by shaping and adjusting the reinforcement.
| Contact person for certification | Kristina Pors |
| Project contact | Simon Watermeier |
| Construction site address | Heiderweg 40699 Erkrath Phone +49 211 5996 - 403 Subdivision NRW Secretariat Civil Engineering Unit |
| Download | Press release |
| Link | DGNB: Certification |