Robert De Vries
Nu Wool Co. Inc.
Robert has been in the building industry for over Thirty years and has been giving AIA talks for over 13 years. He is also an approved building official course provider in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Along with the AIA and Building official programs Robert has developed instructional programs for insulation installers in the areas of HVAC loads and fireplace and flue installation as it pertains to their work. For the last ten years Robert has been presenting to groups such as USGB chapters and Home Builder groups a program that explains life cycle analysis. Robert is an ASTM member serving on several committees. C16 on Thermal insulation, secretary of C16-32 and E06 on Performance of Buildings and a charter member of E60 on Sustainability.
Robert is certified as a Building Analyst, Infiltration and Duct Leakage and Envelope Professional as well as a testing proctor for both designations from the Buildings Performance Institute. Robert developed a training program and test center for the BPI Building Analyst and Envelope Professional.
BPI candidate ID #5014737.
Robert served on the Energy Efficiency task group for the NAHB 2012, 2015 and the 2018 Green Building Standards
National Institute of Building Science committee member 2008-2013
ICC Member current
ICC Sustainability Membership Council Governing Committee member 2011-2013
Building Performance Institute
Accreditation Management board member Until 2014
Standards Technical Committee member 2014 -current
ASTM committees:
C-16 Thermal Insulation. Voting on sub committees 22, 23, 30, 31, 32 (Chair), 33, 40 & 94
C-16-90 executive committee secretary 2022-
E0-6 Performance of Buildings Voting on sub committees 41 & 55
Michigan state electrical license, master 6207856
Michigan state instructor #1829
Michigan state class numbers CP-17-00140, CP-19-00002, 00012 & 00035
Ohio state course approval #s Ohio BBS 2020-024, -025, -026 & -027
Pennsylvania approved instruction list added June 10, 2008
State of Kentucky approved instructor March 2015
Board of Directors Cellulose Insulation Manufactures Association (CIMA)
2019-current