Nursing care facilities

Challenge: Modernisation backlog, high energy demand and rising regulatory pressure

Nursing care facilities are extreme cases in many respects: 24/7 operation, peak hot water demand, cooling and extensive lighting drive high operating costs. In many cases, significant modernisation backlogs have built up over years. At the same time, operating margins are tight, while investors and lenders increasingly require ESG performance evidence. In practice, specialist planners often work in silos, data is scattered across spreadsheets and archives, and investments are made reactively rather than strategically. The result is uncoordinated measures, rising costs and risks that can ultimately affect financing viability.

Our approach: Data-driven optimisation of nursing care facilities

Metabuild brings structure and intelligence to this complexity. We combine leading calculation methods within a single simulation framework and evaluate thousands of variants in a very short time. This allows us to answer the questions that really matter:

• Which technical solutions are most cost-effective over the long term — heat pumps, district heating or hybrid systems?
• How do upgrades to the building envelope and systems affect operating costs, comfort and CO₂ performance?
• Which investments prevent stranding risk under CRREM pathways and secure ESG compliance?
• How can indoor air quality, daylight and thermal comfort be improved for residents and staff without increasing costs?

The result: nursing care facilities that are economically, environmentally and regulatorily robust — supported by clear, data-driven recommendations for action.

Structured retrofit roadmaps instead of costly isolated measures

Rather than reactive, piecemeal interventions, Metabuild develops AI-supported retrofit roadmaps. We account for the remaining lifetimes of components and systems, prioritise investments based on impact and avoid redundant work. This allows budgets to be used efficiently, prevents losses in the millions and makes modernisation predictable over decades. Investors gain transparency, operators gain certainty — and lenders gain a clear, defensible basis for decision-making.

Maintenance and data management under control

Nursing care facilities often suffer from fragmented and unstructured data — spreadsheet chaos, missing interfaces and isolated reports. Metabuild builds digital twins that consolidate all building data in one place: age, condition, remaining lifetimes, costs and ESG-related indicators. The data model is flexible and tailored precisely to the needs of operators or investors. This turns fragmented information into a true management tool for maintenance, retrofit planning and cost control.

Comfort is quality of life

In no other asset class is comfort as closely linked to quality of life as in nursing care facilities. Using high-resolution simulations, we analyse indoor air quality, temperature, daylight and acoustics at a scientific level — including effects such as thermal mass or shading from neighbouring buildings. This improves resident wellbeing, reduces staff absenteeism and increases the attractiveness of the facility.

ESG transparency for investors

For investors and operators alike, ESG criteria have become critical for financing, valuation and long-term competitiveness. Metabuild goes beyond static reporting and provides concrete action pathways: How can CO₂ emissions be reduced? Which operating costs are realistic in the future? Which measures prevent stranding risk? The result is clarity and confidence for investors, operators and lenders alike.

Scientifically grounded, proven in practice

Our methodology is built on more than eight years of experience and has been developed through multiple European research initiatives. All variants are simulated using the internationally recognised calculation engine EnergyPlus and underpinned by precise quantity- and cost-based modelling. For formal compliance, we apply recognised calculation standards. The result is analysis that convinces investors, operators, lenders — and ultimately the people who live and work in these buildings.