In contrast to permanently sited production facilities, it is almost impossible to undertake long-term planning for power consumption on building sites. The main reason for this is that the deployment of construction equipment cannot be planned with any precision. The result is unfavorable – i.e. expensive – power load profiles, which are, moreover, ecologically questionable. The power load profile is defined as the electric power used over a certain period of time.

The reason for the ecological concerns is that the peak loads which are caused by the construction equipment, and which in principle can be avoided, are an extra burden on the grid and also on power plants. This means that optimizing the load profiles offers welcome opportunities to make savings and leads to reduced power generation in power plants.

In order that clients can benefit from this, the experts at HOCHTIEF's subsidiary Streif Baulogistik plan the entire power supply and an efficient deployment of construction equipment for building sites in advance. The types of individual machines, and how they interact, are taken into account.

As a result, the load profile of the construction project improves, and peak loads are avoided, as is the generation of unnecessary extra power. This eases the burden not only on the environment, but also on the client's budget.