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You can imagine. A new construction or major renovation often means thorough insulation of the envelope, large windows that let in lots of light, etc... All important things but have you also thought about limiting overheating of your building?

The wide supply gives (potential) tenants of professional real estate such as offices and retail properties the opportunity to be more choosy. Therefore, when properties are due for a sustainable (total) renovation, owners have to choose: renovate, "buy time" or sell. Not only sustainable(er) techniques, but also changing needs due to home improvements, among other things, can be determining criteria. Ingenium can help make the right choice in the short and long term.

SEW-EURODRIVE is een Duitse multinational die wereldwijd in 52 landen actief is met meer dan 19.000 medewerkers. Het bedrijf produceert elektromotoren, (motoren voor) versnellingsbakken, tandwielkasten en andere componenten voor voertuigen, machines en productielijnen. Haasrode is 1 van de 4 Belgische locaties. Aan de Brabanthal – anderhalve kilometer van de nieuwbouwsite – heeft het bedrijf al een vestiging.

Antwerp Police opened a new regional office along Bredabaan in Merksem at the end of 2022. Because building owner AG VESPA dared to look ahead in the design phase 8 years earlier and invest proactively in sustainability, the technical installations are still futureproof today.

Smart buildings are increasingly making their way into the built environment, but can this make a building more sustainable? To answer this, it is important to know exactly what makes such a smart building "smart.

Algemeen aannemer Alheembouw staat in voor de uitvoering van het lot gesloten ruwbouw en de omgevingsaanleg. Industrium werkt in dit project samen met Architectenbureau Dugardyn, Establis, en Studiebureau Verhaeghe & Partners, binnen de maatschap DEVI. Vanheede Environment Group wordt door DEVI bijgestaan in het ontwerp van de volledige site, en neemt in uitvoering de lead in de coördinatie van het lot Technieken.

A spatial transformation of cities and villages appears to be an important step to meet the challenges of current climate change. Commissioned by the Environment Department of the Flemish Government, the Team Vlaams Bouwmeester and the Flemish Energy and Climate Agency, Ingenium investigated the 'Climate District Mechelse Vesten' together with a multidisciplinary team.

Defense plans a large-scale renovation of barracks Bootsman-Jonsen in Ostend, one of our Navy's main training centers. The site will undergo a thorough renovation and refurbishment, to safeguard the quality of training and to make the site a lot more sustainable in one fell swoop. In this way, Defense is making its first steps toward a fossil-free barracks.

Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer (AWV) asked Ingenium to draw up an energy master plan for their technical infrastructure. This master plan proposes a concrete route to achieve the objectives of the Internal Climate Plan of the Flemish Government. In addition, AWV has specific opportunities, such as a very large possession of land and adjacent infrastructure, which makes additional actions possible.

To achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2050, it is important that companies also use energy sparingly. A number of instruments have been developed for this purpose, depending on the size, energy consumption, etc. of the companies. Companies can also appeal to various financial concessions. Small, medium-sized and large companies alike can take many measures to improve their energy efficiency.

With 4 Fonteinen, Matexi is realizing a new green urban neighborhood in Vilvoorde. The use of geothermal energy and free cooling in the residential and commercial project Waterzicht, stands out the most.

In Antwerp, BlueApp is located on the Blue Gate Antwerp site. This site is the country's first water-bound business park that is circular and eco-effective. Innovation and sustainable chemistry come together here.

A new label has recently come into force to slowly but surely move buildings in Flanders towards carbon neutrality: the non-residential EPC. What exactly this means and when it will apply to you, you can find below.

Naast de 10 hallen van elk ruim 7.500m², met elk 10 laadkades, omvat het project ook nog een container yard, een centraal kantoorgebouw en een ruime parking voor trailers en personenwagens. Naast de grootte van het project springt vooral de BREEAM Excellent score die de bouwheer en bouwpartners wilden bereiken in het oog.

Besides the university hospital, Campus Gasthuisberg includes a large number of KU Leuven buildings focused on research and teaching of the Faculty of Medicine.

Het hoogbouwmagazijn beslaat een oppervlakte van ruim 10.000 m2 en is 45 meter hoog. Er is ruimte voor 75.000 palletten die volledig automatisch in de rekken worden gestockeerd en terug uitgehaald. De bouw van het magazijn gebeurt ‘omgekeerd’: eerst wordt in openlucht de rekkenstructuur opgetrokken, met modules van 10 meter hoog, 12 meter lang en 4 meter breed waarin de technieken al zijn voorgemonteerd. Pas nadat die rekken’meccano’ voltooid is, worden de buitengevels en het dak opgetrokken, om zo weinig mogelijk tussenruimte onbenut te laten.

For building permit applications from 2023, EPB regulations (through the Energy Decree) will require a low-temperature heating system in new construction if a central heating system with water as the delivery medium is chosen. The requirement applies to both residential and non-residential buildings. This requirement will ensure that all new construction can choose a sustainable generator (such as a heat pump) without any problems, even if one would still choose a hybrid heat pump or a gas boiler in the meantime.

Since Jan. 1, 2023, large new projects of 5 or more residential units or non-residential buildings will no longer be allowed to connect to the natural gas grid. From 2025, no new construction projects will be allowed to connect to the gas grid, so every new building must be heated fossil-free.

As of June 30, 2025, the Flemish government requires that buildings with high electricity consumption install a minimum amount of solar panels. Given the exemplary role that the public sector represents, the purchase threshold for these buildings is set four times more stringent. The reference year for this consumption will be taken in 2021 or later if the threshold was not exceeded then.

Does the energy bill continue to be a pain point for you, too? This is also the case for collecting cultural heritage institutions. Due to the need for collection care, these institutions cannot always apply energy-saving measures. After all, different collection items have a "preferred climate. This preferred climate ensures that collection pieces can be well preserved for future generations.

2XL bouwde eerder al een hoogbouwmagazijn langs de N31 – Baron De Maerelaan, aan de overzijde van de spoorbundel die tussen de oude en de nieuwe site ligt. Het nieuw magazijn is even hoog als het bestaande – 40,6 meter – maar met een oppervlakte van 14.250 m2 en 76.000 palletplaatsen dubbel zo groot.

Het Openbaar Psychiatrisch Zorgcentrum te Geel wil graag op termijn overgaan naar een volledig fossielvrije site. Ingenium onderzocht de werking van de bestaande drie KWO-installaties op de site van ca. 55.000 m² vloeroppervlakte.

The VUB is building its future with the objective of providing the university's faculties and services with appropriate housing in accordance with contemporary standards. The development of mostly internationally oriented teaching requires new high-quality teaching spaces and laboratories.

Ingenium has been involved for years in the development of the SRI or Smart Readiness Indicator that indicates the readiness of a building to offer smart services. An unofficial test phase is currently underway in Belgium under the direction of the WTCB. This involves applying the SRI to actual buildings. The results of that test can be a trigger for governments to start the European-mandated official test phase. This is decisive in the government's choice whether or not to link the SRI to the EPC audit on a mandatory basis.

Just outside Ghent's city center, Oryx Projects is developing the Keizerpoort project, a mix of living, working and shopping. Notable are the combi buses for heating the apartments and the very extensive charging station infrastructure.