Uhasselt Campus Building on the Hoebanx Site

With the new campus building on Koning Boudewijnlaan, UHasselt is further expanding its city campus. The seven-story building will serve, among other things, as the home of the Faculty of Business Economics and will house lecture halls, classrooms, study areas, and offices. The distinctive arched roof crowns this new educational environment.

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Two materials, one whole

The roof will be covered with 1,600 m² of BossCover Roof EPDM and 1,100 m² of zinc. The EPDM waterproofing is 1.5 mm thick and will be installed using an adhesive. On the lower sections of the roof, our colleagues will install QUARTZ-ZINC PLUS from VMZINC.

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From the waterproofing to the visible zinc work: both materials must fit seamlessly with the curve of the roof and with each other. A project that brings together our expertise in EPDM and zinc work.

Working on a Steep Slope

The biggest challenge lies in the lower part of the arch, where the roof becomes increasingly steep. Installing the insulation and zinc there requires particularly precise work. The slope limits the space available for movement, while our roofers must be able to carefully position, secure, and finish the materials.

To protect our colleagues during this work, the fall protection system was attached to the wooden roof structure at the roof edge. This provided this unique roof with a safety solution that takes into account the building’s shape and the work to be performed.

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Craftsmanship all the way to the gutter

Accessibility also required a different approach in some areas. In hard-to-reach areas, our colleagues worked from a man basket attached to the crane, among other things, to install and finish the zinc gutters.

It is precisely in these details that the craftsmanship becomes apparent. The curved roof surfaces, the joints, and the gutters each require meticulous workmanship. Together, they give the barrel-vaulted roof its character and lend the new campus building a distinctive appearance.