HE Translations are established specialists in German technical translation with over twenty-five years experience. As well as offering professional German to English and English to German translation services, HE Translations has an informal team of highly experienced and professional translators available. We cover an extensive range of subject specialisms to cater for all your translation requirements in a wide choice of languages including Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.
Introducing HE Translations director Herbert Eppel
Translation Background
- Herbert Eppel, the director of HE Translations, has more than 25 years of translation & project management experience and is ISO 17100:2015 Qualified
- Key translation projects: see Portfolio
- Herbert is a qualified member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (MITI)
- For many years Herbert was a qualified member of BDÜ, Germany’s largest association representing professional linguists
- Active member of the ITI German Network, long-standing Treasurer (Nov 2006 – Sep 2014)
- Co-moderator and active member of the user support group (almost 2000 members) for DéjàVu, one of the leading Computer-Aided Translation Tools
- Long-standing member of the beta-testing team for DéjàVu
- Co-moderator and active member of the ‘IT Help desk for translators‘ (over 500 members)
- “What makes a good agency?” article published in ITI Bulletin and in MDÜ .
- Leicester Mercury reports on teleworking, featuring HE Translations
- References and samples available on request – see also “Comments from satisfied customers” and “Kommentare zufriedener Kunden“
Environmental/Engineering/Academic Background
- 6-month placement at Ove Arup & Partners, London (1984)
- Founder member of building physics consultancy Bauphysik 5, Germany (1987)
- Degree in Building Physics [Dipl.Ing.(FH)] from Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Germany (1988)
- NHER (National Home Energy Rating) Assessor (1992)
- Member of BEPAC (Building Environmental Performance Analysis Club) Committee (1994/5)
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil), “Empirical validation of three thermal simulation programs using data from a passive solar building”, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, Leicester (1995)
- Member of the Energy Institute (MEI) (1995)
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) (1995)
- European Engineer (EurIng) (1995)
- Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, Leicester (1988-1997)
- Senior Lecturer, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, Leicester (1997-2002)
- Module Leader of the Year award from students of newly established MSc course in Energy and Sustainable Development
- Academic Subject Specialism: Renewable Energy / Sustainable Buildings / Computer Simulation
- Member of VDI (The Association of German Engineers) (2004)
- Member of Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)
- Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) (2010)
Academic Publications
Academic Publications (selection)
- Scientific Journal paper: “Empirical validation of detailed thermal programs using test room data”, K.J. Lomas, H. Eppel, C. Martin and D. Bloomfield, Energy and Buildings, published by Elsevier (1995)
- Conference paper: “The Application of Passive Downdraught Evaporative Cooling in Non-Domestic Buildings”, N. Bowman et al, World Renewable Energy Congress, Denver, Colorado, 1996
- Conference paper: “Empirical validation of three thermal simulation programs using data from a passive solar building”, H. Eppel and K.J. Lomas, Building Simulation Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, 1995
- Report: “Atrium Studies Technical Review – Final Report”, K.J. Lomas and H. Eppel, for Department of Trade and Industry, 1995
- Scientific Journal paper: “Sensitivity analysis techniques for building thermal simulation programs”, Energy and Buildings, 19 (1992) 21-44, K.J. Lomas and H. Eppel
- Conference paper: “Simulating the thermal performance of naturally ventilated spaces: a case study”, PLEA ’91 (Passive and Low Energy Architecture), Seville, H. Eppel and K.J. Lomas
Academic Publications on Google Scholar
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