2. For more than 25 years, Geelhoed Engineering has been
providing advice on structures for a wide range of clients. From
the office in Moordrecht, centrally located in the Randstad,
our team of enthusiastic and experienced employees work on
projects throughout the Netherlands and abroad. Our strength
lies in the input we offer our clients from the very beginning of the
design process until the detailed engineering phase.
Our years of experience and knowledge of the performance
phase, combined with the latest technology, contribute to the
design of good, economical structures that do justice to the
architecture and the client’s requirements.
The many long-lasting relationships that we have with our clients
are proof of their appreciation.
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3. The goal of the quality handbook that Geelhoed Engineering
introduced in 2003 is the continuous improvement of our
organisation. Thanks to this handbook, the organisation is now
ISO 9001:2008 certified.
Geelhoed Engineering is a committed member of NLingenieurs,
the Dutch trade association of consultancy, management and
engineering companies. The members of NLingenieurs are
private companies that provide engineering services, adhere
to the principle of free competition and meet the association’s
quality requirements. The association’s members, varying from
small companies to companies that operate worldwide, all have
a reputation of providing high-quality, objective advice. This is an
excellent support for clients who are looking for a company with
sound and specific professional knowledge.
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The vision of Geelhoed Engineering is “cooperating to achieve
results”. These are not empty words; they express the way we
have operated for many years and our belief that cooperation
leads to the best results. We have participated in various long-
term partnerships, and the knowledge and experience we
have gained is used to continuously improve the entire team of
building chain partners and make it stronger. Thanks to years
of cooperating with architects, project developers, building
companies and consultants on building costs, installations,
geotechnics and building physics, we have developed into an all-
round consultancy with extensive knowledge of the construction
process with an eye for the work areas and the interests of the
other building partners.
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4. An integral design team works towards a common goal based on
equality and mutual respect by applying concurrent engineering.
This intensive, simultaneous form of cooperation shortens the
design process and increases the quality of the design.
It is important to be able to see beyond the limits of your own
discipline. Integral design involves intensive cooperation with the
other design parties, but goes further than that: the client and the
end user must also play a role.
The result is that the most optimal solution is found for every phase
within the lifecycle of a building: from design to performance and
from management and maintenance to demolition or reuse. integral
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We develop a building model based on the requirements, wishes
or objectives. A (building) model is a description of the (future)
reality that is documented using a collection of standards and
definitions. The result of the digitalisation of this paper information
is called a Building Information Model (BIM). Depending on how
far you wish to go, a BIM can be a 3D model, a 4D model or
an nD model. Building Information Modelling is more than just
digital building models and CAD software. BIM is designed to
save information from all the disciplines involved in a building
project during the entire lifecycle of a building.
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5. Geelhoed Engineering saw the importance and the future value
of Building Information Modelling at an early stage and in 2007 we
started implementing 3D modelling in our organization. Gradually
adding more and more information to the model resulted in “small-
scale BIM”. Nowadays, practically every project is digitised in a
3D model, so that more information is available for the client and
the other BIM partners.
Geelhoed Engineering uses the 3D BIM drawing packages Tekla
Structures and Revit Structure.
Thanks to our experience and the use of this 3D BIM software,
we are able to be a partner for all building chain parties who are
active in the world of BIM.
‘Sustainability’ was clearly defined by the UN Brundtland
Commission in 1987: “Sustainable development is development
that meets the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
Sustainability is often believed to be about solutions involving
energy-efficient buildings or even buildings that generate energy.
Choosing the right structure and construction components can
have a major influence on the use of materials. Given that the
available raw materials for building materials are limited, we have
to design buildings with an eye on the reuse of the building, the
components and the raw materials.
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6. Oostpolderweg 6
2841 DA Moordrecht
The Netherlands
P.O. Box 29
2840 AA Moordrecht
The Netherlands
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info@geelhoed.com
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