Roeselare city hall: EEG integrates all building technologies for the world's most sustainable city hall
The City of Roeselare transformed its city hall into one of the most sustainable public buildings in Flanders. To integrate all technical installations, it relied on the multidisciplinary expertise of EEG.
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An ambitious sustainability project for the city of tomorrow
With the comprehensive renovation of its city hall, the City of Roeselare aims to provide its residents with one of the most sustainable administrative buildings in Flanders. Energy efficiency, occupant comfort and smart building management are at the heart of the project. Accommodating around 300 municipal employees on a daily basis, the renewed city hall is also designed to serve as an inspiring example of sustainable construction.
For the integration of the building’s technical installations, the project stakeholders relied on the multidisciplinary expertise of EEG Group. EEG was responsible for the electrical installations, HVAC, plumbing and ventilation systems, ensuring that all technologies operate as one fully integrated solution.
Smart building technologies for maximum efficiency
One of the project’s most innovative features is undoubtedly its heating and cooling system. Instead of relying on a conventional boiler plant, the new city hall utilizes residual heat from the MIROM waste-to-energy facility in Roeselare. Through absorption cooling technology, this heat is converted into energy for the building’s cooling system, enabling the city hall to be heated and cooled without generating additional CO₂ emissions.
Behind the scenes, equally high-performance solutions were implemented. EEG Digital Buildings (EEG DBS) was responsible for the complete programming and commissioning of the heating, cooling and ventilation systems. Through Schneider Electric’s building management system and smart sensors from bGrid, all technical installations are continuously monitored and optimally controlled, ensuring maximum efficiency, comfort and energy performance.
An integrated approach makes the difference
The greatest challenge was not only the execution of the various technical installations, but above all ensuring seamless interaction between them. EEG DBS made sure that all systems communicate flawlessly with one another, enabling energy consumption, occupant comfort and overall building performance to be continuously monitored and optimized.
EEG also embraced an efficient and sustainable approach during the design phase. By using Building Information Modeling (BIM), all technical installations were integrated in advance into a single virtual 3D model. This made it possible to detect and resolve potential clashes at an early stage, streamline the construction process and achieve significant time savings during execution.
We are proud to have contributed to this sustainable landmark project for the City of Roeselare. With its new city hall, Roeselare is taking a significant step towards a more sustainable future. The building reflects the city’s ambition to inspire citizens to live and work more sustainably. Sustainability was also a key principle throughout EEG’s approach to the project. By leveraging Building Information Modeling (BIM), we were able to coordinate all technical installations in advance, resulting in a more efficient construction process and significant time savings during execution.
— Didier Vanden Broucke, CEO EEG Group
Roeselare city hall in figures
• 575 m² of underfloor heating
• 34 km of electrical cabling
• 36 km of data cabling
• 2,835 lighting fixtures
• 3 air handling units with a combined capacity of 50,000 m³ of fresh air per hour
• 4 km of air ducts
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