Jim D'Aloisio, P.E., LEED AP
Principal
Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt
Jim D’Aloisio, a NYS P.E., has over 30 years' experience as a consulting structural engineer, mostly at Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt, where he is a Principal. His responsibilities include company management as well as project design, peer reviews, envelope commissioning, field inspection and forensic investigations.
Switching voices, I've springboarded from purely structural building design to include envelope consulting services. Specialties include minimizing the negative impact of structures on building energy performance through the envelope, developing details to minimize thermal bridging including off-the-shelf brick supports (loll), and maintaining an awareness of the carbon footprint of building structures. Fun green strategies that I've used include frost protected shallow foundations, structural insulated panels (SIPs), and insulated concrete forms (ICFs). Recently I’ve explored concrete volume optimization to reduce the carbon burden of cement. I’m an avid E-Code compliance fan and have developed training materials and presented workshops dozens of times. Finally, my role as a building forensic engineer has taught me some common building design conditions that should be avoided to avoid severe problems that I feel should be shared with the design and construction community.
Switching voices, I've springboarded from purely structural building design to include envelope consulting services. Specialties include minimizing the negative impact of structures on building energy performance through the envelope, developing details to minimize thermal bridging including off-the-shelf brick supports (loll), and maintaining an awareness of the carbon footprint of building structures. Fun green strategies that I've used include frost protected shallow foundations, structural insulated panels (SIPs), and insulated concrete forms (ICFs). Recently I’ve explored concrete volume optimization to reduce the carbon burden of cement. I’m an avid E-Code compliance fan and have developed training materials and presented workshops dozens of times. Finally, my role as a building forensic engineer has taught me some common building design conditions that should be avoided to avoid severe problems that I feel should be shared with the design and construction community.
