In 2006, UZ Leuven and KU Leuven planned a step-by-step renovation and expansion of the current energy facilities on the Gasthuisberg campus for a growth from 200,000 m² to 550,000 m².

A master plan was developed that integrates cold-heat storage (ATES) and heat pumps into an overarching and redundant concept for cold and heat production for the entire site. The focus is on operational reliability and energy efficiency. This entire growth and renovation operation of the campus and energy infrastructure is being implemented in phases and is still ongoing.

Ingenium was responsible for drawing up the master plan at the campus level, the design and implementation supervision of the ensuing energy infrastructure projects for UZ Leuven and the monthly monitoring of progress, concept monitoring and possible concept adjustment of this master plan.

Some 30 projects have already been implemented within this master plan, including the renovation or new construction of 11 cooling and/or heating plants and 2 steam plants.  

In 2022 Ingenium, in close consultation with UZ Leuven, updated the master plan concepts to work toward a fossil-free campus by 2045. 8 new fossil-free cooling and heating plants are currently in sketch or preliminary design.

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