©Jan de Nul | Project Owner: Neo-Legia | Architects: SM ARTAU – ALTIPLAN – AAST – SYNTAX

Expertise

Building Service Engineering

  • Design of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems for energy efficiency and rational use of energy
  • Electrical design: high and low voltage power distribution, indoor and outdoor lighting, communications and data, lifts, fire safety, access control, …
  • Sanitary design: water supply and disposal systems that save resources and respect the natural water cycle
  • Comparative studies and technoeconomic feasibility studies of renewable energies
  • Feasibility studies for heating networks
  • BIM collaborative approach

Zero carbon design

  • Low carbon energy design (passive, Q-ZEN, positive energy building, …) with optimization of architectural and technical choices
  • Passive or low-energy cooling studies
  • Adaptive, reversible and circular design
  • Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and environmental impact assessment of materials (with TOTEM and OneClick LCA)
  • Writing and follow-up of sustainable construction site management plans
  • Professional technical building training

Environmental certification

  • BREEAM environmental certification by a “BREEAM Assessor”
  • BREEAM certification managed by a “BREEAM Accredited Professional”
  • WELL certification
  • Support in accordance with GRO guidelines (Belgium)
  • Support in drawing up supporting documents to ensure compliance with DNSH requirements
  • EPB Advisor (Brussels and Wallonia)

Building Physics

  • Study of the constructive nodes (calculation of thermal bridges and risks of condensation)
  • Study of the airtightness of the envelope
  • Study of the hygrothermal behaviour of walls (water vapour diffusion)
  • Study of natural light and optimisation of solar protection
  • Validation of the combination of summer thermal comfort and visual comfort in natural lighting (by dynamic computer simulation)
  • Study of natural ventilation
  • Study of urban climatic comfort (wind and sunshine)
  • Study of light pollution reduction

Audit and Commissioning

  • Energy audits (large companies, large consumers, AMUREBA, Energy Vouchers, …)
  • Assistance in monitoring energy performance (monitoring of energy consumption and comfort parameters of buildings in the operating phase)
  • Implementation of IPMVP approaches as part of Energy Performance Contracts
  • Technical due diligence prior to acquisition
  • Technical commissioning (Certified Building Commissioning Professional)
  • Management of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) plans
  • Writing of practical guides for the sustainable use of buildings to the attention of occupants

Water Management

  • Dimensioning and design of rainwater harvesting systems and grey water recovery and treatment systems
  • Study of on-site wastewater treatment
  • Study of integrated stormwater management at the scale of the site or the neighbourhood (design of the sewerage network and retention and infiltration devices)

Biodiversity

  • Biodiversity survey before intervention on the site
  • Computation of the ecological potential (ecopotential)
  • Tips for protecting, offsetting and developing biodiversity on the site
  • Definition of compensatory measures