A special thanks to Frank Abbeloos from AA Docks for sharing his knowledge and his active participation during the green venues workshop.
AA Docks IS
BUILT WITH RESPECT FOR NATURE USING ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY.
The building’s thermal insulation has a value lower than 0.3K. Effective insulation results in less energy consumption and lower CO2 emissions.
The energy is extracted from the groundwater that is pumped up from 50 meters deep and is used to heat and/or cool every room independently via underfloor heating/cooling systems.
The pumping and energy conversion is powered solely by green energy.
In addition to optimal humidity control, every room benefits from CO2 extraction and ventilation with fresh, purified air. Fresh air supply is essential for body and soul.
The sanitary wastewater is purified in the percolation reed bed. The purified water then floods the basin at the entrance of AA Dock’s before draining off towards the roots of the young beech trees planted alongside the building. This is a self-sufficient wastewater treatment system, with no wastewater drainage into the sewage network. Meanwhile, the reed plants also produce O2.
(More info www.aadocks.be)
