Stadskantoor Eindhoven

For several years now, the municipality of Eindhoven has been working on creating a city that uses energy and materials in a sustainable way. Seven municipal buildings will be upgraded and made more sustainable within ten years, and the aim of the project is to have “an energy-neutral built environment” by 2035. The first building to be renovated was the City Hall Tower, for which bGrid supplied 350 sensors to control climate, temperature, air supply and lighting.

The municipality set a number of sustainability goals for the renovation. For example, energy consumption had to be reduced, at least 500 workplaces had to be created and the building had to be smart. These aims were put to experts in the commercial building industry, and they worked together to come up with the best solution. One of the requirements that the municipality set for the plan was, that space should be used efficiently and that civil servants should experience comfort in their workplace.

Once installed, our sensors were able to measure the occupancy, temperature, humidity, and CO2 level in a room. Based on this data, the climate, air treatment, and lighting systems operate automatically when people are present, and shut down when no one is there to save energy. The new City Hall Tower is energy efficient, comfortable, and convenient because employees no longer have to take action to create a pleasant working environment. bGrid also collects data about the use of the building. By linking this data with Simaxx, analyses can be made about the operation and energy consumption of the building.