Renovated buildings · Single-family homes

BENHUUR, Belgium

A 1930 masonry house, fully insulated and fitted with a new roof, efficient windows, ventilation with heat recovery and radiant heating in 2018. Estimated energy savings reached 58%.

Building envelope and structure

The original building is a load bearing masonry building whose external walls were fully insulated and re-clad in red brick and highly energy efficient windows. A completely new roof was installed, with new roof windows. The house was fitted with a C+ ventilation system with heat recovery.

Heating and energy

A gas condensing boiler was installed, along with underfloor heating on the ground floor and pipes integrated into the walls providing radiant wall heating on the upper floor.

Energy performance

Estimated savings reached 58%.

Project team

• Architect: Rik Reynaert
• Technical consultants: Johan Lapere and BURROR