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Background: Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology. Co-founder/director of VHK. Over 15 years experience as a consultant in the Central Heating boiler, water heater, ventilation and radiator business for Nefit/Fasto (NL), Buderus (D), Caradon (UK). Technical consultant for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Energy policy consultant for Gas Appliances and Micro-cogeneration (fuel cells for stationary and mobile applications). Presently involved in SAVE studies for energy labelling of Central Heating Systems and Water Heaters, as well as studies on Future Energy Concepts for Novem. Fluent in English, Dutch; active and passive knowledge of French and German.
Background: Industrial Design Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. Co-founder/director of VHK. International experience in design and engineering of whitegoods, lighting and (office) furniture industry (Italy, Germany, Netherlands). Teaching experience at the DUT and Design Academy in Eindhoven. Responsible for consultancy on energy efficiency policy and Ecodesign of electric domestic appliances and lighting. Involved in EU and IEA projects regarding energy policy support for refrigerators, washing machines, CH Pumps, water heaters and ovens. In 2001-2002 he had a mandate to represent the Netherlands as a permanent technical expert in the EU's Energy Labelling Regulatory Committee (ELRC). Fluent in English, German, Italian, Dutch; active and passive knowledge of French.
Background: Industrial Design Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. Work experience in Sustainable Buildings (wrote handbook, did building projects), energy audits ("Schoner Produceren" programme, comparable to EMAS) and the European Commission (DG ENV, Ecolabel). At VHK responsible as a senior consultant for research on Sustainable Buildings and Product-Service systems. Presently working on the PIT study (Project Innovative Technology) for the Rijksgebouwendienst (State buildings bureau). Fluent in English, Dutch; passive knowledge of French, German.
Another category of support comes from advisors. VHK has a Scientific Council which safeguards the scientific approach in general and specifically contributes to topics of Technology Assessment. The Council consists of prof.dr. Ph. Vergragt, prof.dr. eur ing. J.M. Dirken and prof. dr. ir. H. Brezet.
Professor Vergragt teaches Technology Assessment at Delft University of Technology and is one of the leading experts in the development of scenario's for a sustainable future and an advisor to the Dutch government in this field. He is currently a Visiting Scholar at MIT, Centre for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development, Massachusetts, a Visiting Senior Fellow at Tellus Institute, Boston, and a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK. He is Emeritus Professor of Technology at Delft University of Technology.
Professor Dirken teaches Ergonomics and Product Use at Delft University of Technology. Presently he is involved in Technology Assessment as a member of the Rathenau Institute, which is the main advisory board of the Dutch government in this field. He is member of numerous boards, including the Dutch Consumer's Association, the Energy Council, etc. and he has been Rector Magnificus and Dean of Faculty at Delft University of Technology.
Professor Brezet is attached to faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Design for Sustainability at the Delft University of Technology.
He studied electrical engineering at the Delft University of Technology, after which he took a Ph.D. at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the field of environmental sociology. With his background as a consultant for clean production, he is currently also research director at the Kathalys centre for sustainable product innovation.
The consultants above are assisted by a small support staff which helps in preparing presentations, graphics for reports or complete multimedia presentations, websites and technical software.
Furthermore, we work with advisors/freelancers on topics at hand.
For our administration, important especially for contracts with government organisations, we work with external certified accountants B&L Accountants in Delft who can supply a detailled insight in our financial affairs if required by contract.
It is important to note, that Van Holsteijn en Kemna BV (VHK) is an independent consultancy firm. Normally working with many parties (EU, governments, agencies, industry associations, consumer's associations, etc.) to find consensus on facts, it is imperative to maintain that independence and employ transparant working methods in order to be able to function.
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