As part as the High-hanging fruit research programme and in collaboration with the Green Light District (link somehow), De Waag building was chosen as a case study to examine the possibilities and restrictions of sustainable heating of monumental buildings.
This report examines what combined strategies “reduce”, “reuse” and “produce” would be the most suitable to make De Waag independent from natural gas, while improving indoor comfort and preserving the aesthetic and historic values of the monument. The aim is to propose energy retrofit concepts that can be combined with an aquathermal energy system. The work also proposes an integrated vision of the gradual heat transition of the neighbourhood: starting with appropriate insulation measures for De Waag and a local heat and cold grid on Nieuwmarkt.