2008 NFRC Board Election, Vote Today!
Whether Republican or Democrat, voters have caught election fever. Now it’s time to carry that enthusiasm to the 2008 NFRC Board of Directors election.
Five seats are open this year, so NFRC Voting Members, please make sure to log onto NFRC’s voting site and exercise your membership privilege to vote. The voting deadline is Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. The results will be unveiled at the Fall Membership Meeting in Jacksonville, Fla., which just so happens to be taking place during the 2008 presidential election on Nov. 4. Attendees, don’t forget to get your absentee ballots counted!
The role of the NFRC Board of Directors is to make sure that the ratings prescribed and published by NFRC support our stakeholders in selecting, specifying or evaluating fenestration systems in terms of energy efficiency.
The Board is comprised of three main categories, including general interest, fenestration industry, and laboratory interest. In total, the fenestration industry category has five seats, the laboratory category has one seat and the general interest category has six seats. The Board is weighted towards the general interest category because of NFRC’s 501(c)(3) status, the six seats in the category ensure that NFRC continues to work towards the public interest. This year, voters will elect new Board Members in the general interest and fenestration industry categories.
For some open seats there are multiple nominees, and for others there is just one nominee running. Some nominees are running uncontested as a result of the nomination process in which the Board asks the membership for potential nominees.
The following seats are open for the 2008-2009 Board of Directors:
Fenestration Interest Category (2 Seats Open)
There are two seats open in the fenestration industry category; the first is a three-year term, unspecified. Running for this seat are:
- Fred Higgins, Wayne Dalton, Inc. – Fred has been involved with the fenestration industry for nine years and is currently responsible for new product design, development and program management of Wayne-Dalton Corporation’s fenestration storm protection devices. He currently chairs the Attachment Subcommittee.
- Jim Larsen, Cardinal Glass Industries – Jim is a mechanical engineer by training with 27 years of experience in the research and development of residential glass products. He has been involved with NFRC since its inception, served on the NFRC board, and is currently chair of the NFRC Solar Heat Gain Committee and Comfort Sub-Committee.
- Darrell Smith, International Window Film Association (IWFA) – Darrell is the Executive Director of the International Window Film Association, Manager of the AIMCAL-Window Film Committee, Board Member and Treasurer of Glazing Industry Code Committee, and Board Member and Treasurer of Protective Glazing Council. He has over 30 years experience in marketing and sales issues, including systems planning, customer service, and methods of distribution.
The second seat is also a three-year term, specifically for a manufacturer who supplies the majority of its fenestration products or systems for use in residential construction. Nominees include:
- Steve Harp, Alside, Inc. – Steve has been with Associated Materials LLC, a.k.a. Alside Window Company, since 1983. He manages the in-house structural test lab as well as AAMA structural and NFRC thermal certification for all products. Steve has been Associated Materials voting representative for both NFRC and AAMA for the past 15 years.
- Steve Strawn, Jeld-Wen, Inc. – Steve has worked for JELD-WEN, Inc. since 1990 and is currently the Product Compliance Policy Manager, External Affairs, focusing on the policy side concerning codes and product regulations. He has been involved with NFRC since 2001 and is currently the vice chair on the NFRC board.
General Interest Category
Three seats are open in the general interest category. The first a three-year term, unspecified. Nominees include:
- William C. duPont, Sunergy Consulting –Willy has a long history with NFRC, serving as the first technical director in 1991. He is currently the Principle Investigator for the ongoing NFRC research project titled, “Validation of WINDOW 6 and THERM 6 for Use in Determining the Solar Heat Gain Coefficients and U-Factors of Complex Glazing Systems Research Project.”
- Tony Rygg, Independent Consulting – Tony retired from the Energy Efficiency and Renewables Division of the California Energy Commission this summer after 30 years of service. He has served two terms as NFRC Chairman, and subsequently served terms as Treasurer.
- Roland Temple, AZS Consulting, Inc. – Roland is the codes and standards manager at AZS Consulting, Inc. and has over 20 years experience in the fenestration industry. He has served on the NFRC Board of Directors as Treasurer, and as Chairman of the Ratings Committee.
The second seat in the general interest category is a three-year term, specifically a representative of a federal, state or local government energy or building code office. Running for this seat is:
- Nelson Peña, California Energy Commission – Nelson works for the California Energy Commission and is a Principal Technical Editor for the CA Energy Efficiency Regulations and Energy Compliance Manuals. He has been a member of NFRC for eight years, was an original reviewer of NFRC 100 SB, and is currently involved with changes to NFRC 100, NFRC 600, and the Component Modeling Approach Program.
The final seat available in the general interest category is a three-year term, specifically a representative of a not-for-profit consumer, environmental, energy efficiency or other public interest organization. Running for this position is:
- Nils Petermann, Alliance to Save Energy – Nils coordinates the Alliance to Save Energy’s promotion of energy-efficient fenestration, working together with the University of Minnesota, AZS Consulting, and partnering with LBNL in the Efficient Windows Collaborative. He has been the Alliance’s representative to NFRC since the summer of 2006.
Important Voting Information
The designated voting member for each member organization has received an email announcing the opening of this year’s election with links to NFRC’s online balloting page. If you did not receive this email, be sure to check your spam filters and take a moment to make sure NFRC has a current email address for your organization’s designated voter. To update this information, send an email to membership@nfrc.org or log on to the Web site.
If you would like to find out more about the candidates, click here to jump to this issue’s InnerView, focusing on the candidates take on key issues! You may also check out the NFRC Web site where detailed biographies are available for download. NFRC thanks you for your current support and continued membership commitment.
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NFRC Insider | Vol. 2, Issue 5 - October 2008