The project covered the renovation of all the existing floors of the hospital from the ground floor to level 7, which were not acted on in phase I, with an area of 13,068.40 m². An extension was also built to the south and east of the hospital, with an additional area of 22,648.40 m², thus creating a total area built of 35,716.80 m².

The works to extend Soria Hospital (Spain) were carried out while the building was still functioning. Given that the renovation project was undertaken in phases and the extension work was done in and around the building itself, the noise and dust associated with any construction work had a significant impact.

The fact that the construction work would be under way while the hospital was still operational, i.e., in an area where silence is required, special precautions needed to be taken to minimise the noise and dust levels, yet without impeding the progress of the works.

In order to minimise any nuisance caused to the hospital, a variety of measures were implemented.

First, the building was divided into intervention areas, and when they were in use, plasterboard barriers were erected and appropriately sealed.

To ensure that these barriers would be effective and sufficiently control the noise and dust generated in the areas of the building in use and around the site, monthly measurements were taken to assess the workstations.

These measurements were taken both on the exterior of the site and inside the building itself, closer to where the demolition work was being done, as this area was considered to be the main source of noise and dust.

FCC Construcción assessed and gave priority to minimising any nuisance caused by noise. Indeed, these regular measurements confirmed that the barriers between the building in use and the works area were working properly and were sufficient to mitigate the impact of the construction work on the hospital's users and workers.

Compliance with local urban-planning regulations on noise was also confirmed, limiting noise emissions in public spaces, as this was an area where silence was required.