Europe’s most sustainable office building breaks ground in Bilzen

Encon is equipping its new headquarters with a photo-voltaic installation, solar panels and its own wind turbine, which will allow it to produce much more energy than it will consume. The Flemish company, with headquarters already in Bilzen, is a specialist in energy applications.

Once complete, the building – dubbed Infinity –  will be home to not only Encon but to a number of start-ups working in the energy and sustainability sectors. The building will also provide space for an international energy training centre, turning it into what the company called “a living laboratory where new techniques can be explored and exhibited”.

“Company headquarters and office buildings are leading the way in the field of energy applications,” said Tommelein (pictured). “Encon is showing with Infinity what is possible, while at the same time acting as a knowledge centre and laboratory. Encon is putting Flanders on the world map for energy applications.”

Photo courtesy Encon