BPI Real Estate | Wood Hub

Wood Hub

Wood Hub is a wooden building with an iconic architecture and unrivalled energy performance, certified BREEAM Outstandingand WELL Platinum.

This circular and exemplary office project is built with a mixed wood/concrete CREE structure. Wood Hub is 79% below the NZEB (Nearly Zero Energy Building) standard, compliant with the European Taxonomy, Smart Building, future proof, it will be heated and cooled by geothermal energy and heat pumps coupled with photovoltaic panels. It will not require any fossil fuels to operate.

The design is the work of Brussels-based architects Archi2000. CFE and its entities BPI Real Estate, BPC Group and Wood Shapers are the developers and builders, but also the future occupants from the end of 2023. VMA will install the special techniques and the "Smart Building" software.

Delivery date: 2023

Architect: Archi2000

Address: Van Nieuwenhuyselaan 2-6, 1160 Auderghem

Access: 15 minutes by metro from the centre of Brussels, close to the Forêt de Soignes, Rouge-cloître, Parc Seny

Exterior: green environment with splendid outdoor terrace, sought-after commune

Interior: ground floor with common central atrium, co-working and wellness areas

6922 m²

Offices

Van Nieuwenhuyselaan 2-6, 1160 Auderghem

We are developing a more sustainable future

Our actions reflect our commitments to the environment and society. When it comes to sustainability for this project, we are focusing our efforts in the following areas.

Find out about our sustainable commitments

Well-being
- shared atrium for employees
- new ways of working: flexible desks and shared meeting rooms
- many green spaces around the building
Durability
- fossil free and 10% below the Nearly Zero Energy building threshold
- geothermy, heat pumps and solar panels installation
Mobility
- metro station across the street
- charging stations for electrical vehicules
- strategic location to promote soft mobility
Innovation
- SMART building system
- collaboration with Proptechlab to source innovative startups to implement new technologies
- SMART parking system
Circularity
- mixed CREE structure wood/concrete (exclusive Wood Shapers license)
- building designed for adaptability and demountability
- expanded material analysis in order to push sustainable alternatives forward