INDUSTRY NEWS
Solar power from Siemens helps deliver first net zero energy home
ATLANTA— An extreme effort by Siemens Industry Inc. delivered an end-to-end solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system to ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition build site in Cocoa Beach, Fla. during the week of January 10. A last-minute call from Florida-based general contractor Lifestyles Builders Dec. 21 prompted managers from the building technologies division’s low voltage business to quickly marshal the resources and technologies necessary to help create the show’s first net zero energy home.
OBITUARY Frans Roffelsen, entrepreneur and innovator
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Frans Roffelsen, age 93, founder of Spirotech B.V., Helmond, The Netherlands and Spirotherm, Inc., Glendale Heights, Ill., the inventor of the Spirovent and father of Erik Roffelsen, president of Spirotherm Inc., passed away recently in Helmond, The Netherlands. He is survived by Jo, his wife of more than 60 years, and by sons Erik, Rob and Rudy, daughter Karen, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Roffelsen started his first company, Metallo
B.V., in 1948 as a trade, import and technology enterprise. In 1970, the technology and research division resulted in the creation of Spiro Research B.V. and the development of the Spirovent, along with many other products.
Spirotech B.V. began operations in 1985 as
the worldwide manufacturing and sales company for the growing product line, with Spirotherm, Inc. following in 1990 to provide a North American manufacturing and sales presence. Mr. Roffelsen and his wife owned the businesses until 2005, when his son Erik and wife Nelleke Roffelsen-Peters took over as second generation family ownership. Even after delegating day to day
management, Frans came to the office every day well into his eighties to keep an eye on the research department, to monitor and renew his many worldwide patents and to continue to invent new things. He was a quiet giant of the industry, dedicated to his family and to his business, and he will be missed.
Oil Heat Cares Benefit raises serious green
DAN HOLOHAN’S “The World of Green Heating” seminar and fundraiser on January 15 in Springfield, Pa. was a combination of education and goodwill. The event raised about $6,500 for Oil Heat Cares, which will enable them to continue helping the less fortunate through another cold winter. The oil-heating industry
was built on the strong foundation of family values. New customers are welcomed into that family. Most companies offer 24- hour service, 365 days of the year. They have customers’ keys. They know their families and share in their joys, sadness and more. This description sums up what Oil Heat Cares is all about. Many customers have financial difficulties through no fault of their own. They are honest, hard-working people. For information,
www.naohsm.org.
ICC, NACTM sign MOU
WASHINGTON —The International Code Council and Native American Construction Training Management Inc. (NACTM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that combines safe and sustainable construction methods that result from building to code and continues the Native American heritage for efficient use of natural resources. The agreement centers on
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strategies that will create a single, complete system of sustainable commercial and residential codes for all that live on and use tribal lands throughout the United States. Both organizations promote greater public safety through the implementation and enforcement of building codes, professional training and the conservation of natural resources.
phc march 2011
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