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NEW BOOK Our friend and client, John Bonin, an architect specializing in the design of timber framed buildings has authored a new book on timber framed homes. www.boninarchitects.com |
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DeStefano and Chamberlain along with Dan Conlon Arcitects received the ACEC 2008 Engineering Excellence Award for the St. Patrick Church. Kevin Chamberlain (center) along with Dan Conlon (far right) www.dconlonarchitects.com. |
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Jim DeStefano was interviewed by ABC Eyewitness News on August 3rd 2007 following the bridge collapse in Minnesota |
Cherokee School to Be the Largest SIPS project ever DeStefano & Chamberlain, working in collaboration with Panelwrights, is engineering the Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) system for the Cherokee Shool Project in North Carolina. With a total of 376,000 S.F. of SIPs, this will be the largest SIP project ever built. |
.jpg) Westport Weston Family YJim 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. |
Jim DeStefano was interviewed by CNN the day of the World Trade Center collapse |
Jim DeStefano is a founder 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.
For more information on TFEC, go to www.tfguild.org . |
Jim DeStefano is a member of the Structural Engineers Institute (SEI) Sustainability Committee. The committee is writing a publication on Sustainability for the Structural Engineer. Jim is concentrating on the chapter on sustainable wood construction. For more information on SEI, go to: www.seinstitute.org |
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Jim DeStefano is coordinating a group of structural engineers from CASE who are reviewing structural Masterspec specifications for ARCOM. CASE has had an agreement with ARCOM since 1997 to provide technical input on structural specification sections.For more information on ARCOM Masterspec, go to www.arcomnet.com. |
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Jim DeStefano has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA). Jim is also the chairman of the SIPA Design Professionals Committee. www.sips.org. |
