Provincial House South Holland

Installation advice

We are specialized in all aspects of installation advice. Our consultants in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, measurement and control technology and transport installations are available to realize an optimal installation concept, from a straightforward one to very complex.

Sustainability and circularity

Sustainability and circularity are important in our installation advice. After all, comfortable, healthy, flexible buildings and installations are necessary for a sustainable future. We also like to think along about the use of raw materials and the reuse of building materials.

Commissioning

Commissioning is a process of quality control: do the building installations meet the predetermined principles and do they function in practice as agreed. We have the experts in-house to guide this process from the preliminary design through to delivery and commissioning.

Smart building

When designing installations in buildings, more and more buildings are made 'smart': we integrate smart, innovative techniques to improve the working and living environment – the well-being and health – of the user.

Healthy buildings

In healthy buildings, the installations are designed in such a way that the user can live, work and recreate optimally. And which therefore benefit health. After all, people spend much of their time in buildings.

Our team

At Valstar Simonis about seventy employees work in all disciplines of installation consultancy. This means we always have the right team at hand for every project.

Our organization

Preserving our earth, that's what we do it for. It is not without reason that our mission is to make maximum use of our knowledge for a healthy and sustainable world.

Vacancies

With about 70 colleagues spread over five locations, we make society healthier and more sustainable. Our smart advisors use their knowledge to devise the best (technical) solutions for healthy, circular, flexible and comfortable buildings.

Vacancies

We are always looking for good, professional but above all nice colleagues who, just like us, feel the urge to leave behind a better world for future generations.

Internships

Valstar Simonis welcomes students (third year or higher) who want to conduct research into a current technical problem as an internship or graduation assignment.

OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT

The main building of the Province of South Holland has been renovated and made more sustainable. The building required modernization and the renovation has resulted in an energy neutral building. The project thus fulfills the ambition of the province to make all its buildings climate neutral.

The Hague

South Holland Provincial House

Kraaijvanger Architects

16.000 m2

Climate neutral, sustainable and light

Within the consortium 'Hollands Licht' (Main contractor Kuijpers, Kraaijvanger Architects and DGMR for building physics), Valstar Simonis is responsible for advice and design of all technical installations. This consortium has won the Design & Build contract for the renovation.

The sustainable transformation concerns the renovation of an office and meeting building (event hall and Statenzaal). The Final Design (DO) was completed and approved at the end of 2019.

This brings this project to a sustainability level of BREEAM Excellent.

Our assignment

We designed the electrical and mechanical installations for this project, beyond the required DO level. The design is at BREEAM-Excellent level. We employ certified BREEAM experts for this. Furthermore, the building is energy neutral and uses 100% renewable energy sources for the heating and cooling supply. This ATES system was also designed by us. We employ a BRL6000-21 certified system designer for this.

The third floor will be replaced by a sustainable roof structure, which filters natural light into the building, but at the same time keeps direct sunlight out. Insulation of the existing facades and triple solar control glazing help to prevent heating and contribute to a reduction of the cooling load and heat loss. In addition, solar panels on the roof, in combination with energy storage in the ground, ensure that all building-related energy (including heat and cold generation) is generated sustainably and locally. Furthermore, materials are reused as much as possible and any new materials have a responsible (circular) origin.

Photos/images: Ronald Tilleman Photography

Photos / images: Ronald Tilleman Photography

THE PROJECT IN IMAGE