WOODWORKS
INNOVATION
NETWORK
Shirley Chalupa Principal , DCI Engineers Portland, OR
-
Industry
Engineer
-
Services offered
-
Has Experience with these building types:
Assembly (Worship, Restaurant, Theater), Business (Office), Civic (Recreational), Educational, Hotel/Motel, Institutional, Mixed-Use, Multi-Family (Apartments, Condos)
-
Has Experience with these material types:
Mass Timber, Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)
Shirley Chalupa has managed complex, multiple-phased projects and has overseen numerous mass timber and wood construction projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is an excellent resource regarding the performance of connection details for mass timber framing systems. Her work on mass timber projects has reshaped the region’s collection of sustainable-forward built environments. Her portfolio includes completed mass timber projects such as Block 8L, 120 Clay, and Flatiron PDX, and several that are currently in design including Heartwood Workforce Housing, Timber View, and the Argyle Apartments. Shirley currently serves as a citizen board member of Portland’s Bureau of Department Services – Structural Engineering Advisory Committee.