GENERAL INFORMATION

Broekerwinning fase 2

Construction year: 2024

Climate zone: Cfb - Temperate oceanic climate

Broeker Winningstraat, Kuringen, Hasselt, 3511, Belgium

Architect

A2O architects (https://www.a2o-architecten.be) – consultant heating (poelmans@poelmans.be)
Owner

WIL (https://wil.be/nl)

Architect

A2O architects (https://www.a2o-architecten.be) – consultant heating (poelmans@poelmans.be)
Owner

WIL (https://wil.be/nl)

The demo site in Hasselt (BE) is part of a larger new-built residential area and it was completed in 2018. The project consists of 68 apartments and 22 houses intended for social housing. The EXCESS demonstrator is a part of this residential area including four apartment buildings with 20 dwellings. The residential units are connected to a small district heating network which is heated by heat pumps.

Completion year

2018

Number of floors above ground and below ground

1 floor below ground and 4 above ground

Number of dwellings

Types of outdoor and common areas

Lawn, low vegetation, green

Charging station (yes/no)

Technology solution sets

Heating, cooling and ventilation

The building's primary heating system is centralized and utilizes a combination of a ground-source gas-fired heat pump and a solar-assisted heat pump with thermal solar panels. Heat is distributed through radiators. There is no cooling system installed. Ventilation is provided through an extraction-only mechanical ventilation system. Domestic hot water is integrated with the heating system.

Building Technology	Type of System	Technology	Distribution System
Primary Heating System	Centralized	Ground source gas firedheat pump Solar assisted heat pump (with thermal solar panels) Water source heat pump	Radiator
Ventilation		Extraction only mechanical ventilation at building/apartment/room level
Domestic Hot Water	Integrated with the heating system

Renewable energy production

The building features a roof-integrated photovoltaic (PV) system with a south-west orientation. The system consists of 85 panels, a 30kW peak inverter, and a total PV peak capacity of 35kW.

Energy Renewable Technology	System Type	Main PV Panel orientation	Total Installed Capacity (KWP)
PV Systems (KW peak installed, surface area, total or per m²)	Roof integrated PV system	South-west	85 panels, 30kW peak inverter, 35kW peak PV

Envelope technology

Building envelope

Culture and climate

Balancing energy efficiency and user contro

The building's climate approach prioritizes energy efficiency while maintaining basic user control. With manually operable windows and a standardized mechanical ventilation system, it balances fresh air needs with energy considerations. Cultural habits are acknowledged, as residents are familiar with mechanical ventilation, ensuring its effective use.

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The actual heat loss is still lower as the calculated heat loss 40%.

Cost optimisation

A active cooperation with all partners in the project with clear goals from the beginning is important to optimise costs.

External services

It started as a normal project with individual gas heating. Gradually it became a solution with 4 ground bound gas fired heat pumps and a hybrid gas fired boiler. During Phase two a local heat network was added to interconnect 3 projects

After completion, Vito improved the project with Thermal solar panels and electrical Heat pumps. The radial Windmill on top of phase two came never in real operation.

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