{"id":2221,"date":"2024-02-13T14:46:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T14:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/annex62\/?page_id=2221"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:47:23","slug":"exploiting-groundwater-makes-these-buildings-ben","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/case-studies\/exploiting-groundwater-makes-these-buildings-ben\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploiting groundwater makes these buildings &#8220;BEN&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Heat pumps in harmony with nature, Bornem<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">The project demonstrates how heat pumps can be used for both heating and cooling in buildings that are (almost) energy neutral..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/be002-house.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2222\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6289592760180995;width:552px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/be002-house.png 458w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/be002-house-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/be002-house-400x255.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup data-fn=\"56f4550a-92b4-49b4-ba3c-e242882597b9\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#56f4550a-92b4-49b4-ba3c-e242882597b9\" id=\"56f4550a-92b4-49b4-ba3c-e242882597b9-link\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><strong>Lessons learned&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The installation of groundwater heat pump can be a part of accomplishing even the highest ecological building requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Natural Cooling function can sufficiently cool apartments by using groundwater#<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thanks to the installed system, the complex has achieved one of Flanders\u2019 highest ecological levels, BEN \u2018Bijna-energieneutraal\u2019, meaning the building is almost energy neutral and the energy it still uses is green.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><strong>Key facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Building<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>Heat Pump and Source<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Location<\/td><td><em>Bornem, Belgium<\/em><\/td><td>Number of HP<\/td><td>1 per block<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Construction<\/td><td><em>2007<\/em><\/td><td>Installed power<\/td><td>3 x 143 kW<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heat distribution<\/td><td><em>underfloor heating<\/em><\/td><td>Operation mode<\/td><td><em>monoenergetic<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heated area<\/td><td><em>8,400 m\u00b2<\/em><\/td><td>Heat source<\/td><td><em>groundwater<\/em>, <em>internal loop<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No. of apartments<\/td><td><em>58 (in three blocks)<\/em><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>level of insulation<\/td><td><em>very good<\/em><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Heating sytem<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>Domestic Hot Water<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heat demand<\/td><td><em>&#8211; kWh \/ (m\u00b2a)<\/em><\/td><td>DHW demand<\/td><td><em>&#8211; kWh \/ (m\u00b2a)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heating<br>temperature<\/td><td><em>35 \u00b0C<\/em><\/td><td>Type of system<\/td><td><em>central<\/em> &#8211; decentral <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>Max. temperature<\/td><td><em>&#8211; \u00b0C<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>Circulation system <\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Other information<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>COP<\/td><td>4.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>Refrigerant<\/td><td>R410A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><strong>Description of the technical concept<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">Guido Hendrickx, business development manager at Clivet distributor Thercon Belgium, explains:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><\/p>\n<\/div><cite>&#8220;The three blocks of flats are equipped with geothermal heat pumps, underfloor heating and high thermal insulation. The heat pumps provide heating in winter and cooling in summer by exploiting groundwater. Thanks to the Natural Cooling function, groundwater is used in summer to fully fit with cooling needs without activating the refrigeration circuit.\u201d<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">To maximize the efficiency of the system, the water temperature for underfloor heating is set at 35\u00b0C. Domestic hot water is produced separately in each flat with water-to-water heat pumps using the Clivet heat pump as the source.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b989473c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/01\/fact-sheet-clivet-barllor1.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:5px;text-transform:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" class=\"wp-image-2196\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/fact-sheet-button-pic.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/fact-sheet-button-pic.png 845w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/fact-sheet-button-pic-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/fact-sheet-button-pic-768x215.png 768w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/fact-sheet-button-pic-400x112.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph \">BE002 Heat pumps in harmony with nature&nbsp; <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"56f4550a-92b4-49b4-ba3c-e242882597b9\">Picture: https:\/\/www.ehpa.org\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Heat-pumps-in-high-rise-homes_case-studies-from-across-Europe_EHPA_May-2023.pdf <a href=\"#56f4550a-92b4-49b4-ba3c-e242882597b9-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat pumps in harmony with nature, Bornem The project demonstrates how heat pumps can be used for both heating and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","filters":[],"markets":[16],"applications":[7,41],"class_list":["post-2221","case_studies","type-case_studies","status-publish","hentry","markets-belgium","applications-buildings","applications-multi-family-buildings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_studies\/2221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_studies"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case_studies"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_studies\/2221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3323,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_studies\/2221\/revisions\/3323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"filters","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/filters?post=2221"},{"taxonomy":"markets","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/markets?post=2221"},{"taxonomy":"applications","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/applications?post=2221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}