DeStefano & Chamberlain News
Timber Frames: Designing Your Custom Home
Our friend & client, Jeremy Bonin, an architect specializing in the design of timber framed buildings has authored a new book on timber framed homes.
ACEC 2008 Engineering Excellence Award
DeStefano and Chamberlain along with Dan Conlon Architects received the ACEC 2008 Engineering Excellence Award for the St. Patrick Church. Kevin Chamberlain (center) along with Dan Conlon (far right).
Interview with CNN
Jim DeStefano was interviewed by CNN the day of the World Trade Center collapse.
Interview with ABC
Jim DeStefano was interviewed by ABC Eyewitness News on August 3, 2007, following the bridge collapse in Minnesota.
Cherokee School: the Largest SIPS Project
DeStefano & Chamberlain, in collaboration with Panelwrights, has engineered the Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) system for the Cherokee School Project in North Carolina. With a total of 376,000 S.F. of SIPs, this is the largest SIP project ever built.
Westport Weston Family Y
Jim DeStefano is on the building committee for the proposed new Westport Weston Family Y which will be located on the site of Camp Mahackeno. The project is being designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects.
Timber Frame Engineering Council
Jim DeStefano is a founder and past chairman of the newly formed Timber Frame Engineering Council (TFEC). The TFEC is a group within the Timber Framers Guild of structural engineers and others with an interest in timber frame engineering. The TFEC is dedicated to advancing the technology of timber frame engineering. The goals and objectives of the group include: Providing an open forum for the discussion of engineering topics. Promote appropriate research to advance timber frame and SIP technology. Produce technical publications and articles on various topics. Advocate amendments to building codes and technical standards. Conduct engineering sessions in conjunction with TFG Conferences.
www.timberframeengineeringcouncil.org
SEI: Structural Engineering Institute
Jim DeStefano has been appointed to the ASCE/SEI 24 Flood Resistant Design and Construction standard committee. Jim also serves on the SEI Sustainability committee. He has authored the Wood Constrution chapter of the soon to be published "Structural Engineering Guidelines for Sustainable Design."
SIPA: Structural Insulated Panel Association
Jim DeStefano has been re-elected to a second term on the Board of Directors of the Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA). Jim serves on the SIPA technical committee and is also the past-chairman of the SIPA Design Professionals Committee.