James Elwood Bihr

Background

Bihr, James Elwood was born on March 30, 1927 in Buffalo. Son of Allen Joseph and Helen Margaret (O'Reilly) Bihr.

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Syracuse University, 1951; postgraduate, University of Southern California, 1954-1956.

Career

Structural designer, Douglas Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California, 1951-1952; senior structural engineer, Los Angeles Department Building and Safety, 1952-1960; technical director, International Conference Building Officials, Whittier, California, 1960-1972; managing director, International Conference Building Officials, Whittier, California, 1972-1978; president, International Conference Building Officials, Whittier, California, since 1978. Chairman of the Board International Conference Building Officials Evaluation Svc. Inc.; lecturer Symposium on Ignition, Heat, Release and Noncombustibility of Materials, 1971, Portland Cement Association, 1975, National Bureau Standards Symposium on Building Codes, 1976, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 1976, Symposium on Fire Standards and Safety, National Bureau Standards Institute for Applied Technology, 1976, Cellulosic Insulation Manufacturers Association Annual Conference, 1978, Commercial International Bank Symposium on Systems Approach to Fire Safety in Bldgs, Tsukuba, Japan, 1989, universities Idaho, Minnesota, Washington State and California, 1980, Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry and Toxicological Aspects of Combustion Products, 1984, New Zealand Institute Building Insps., Nelson, 1986.

International Cponf. Building Ofls. delegate to People's Republic of China and Australia, 1987. Technical advisor Ministry of Construction, Beijing. Member United States/Japan Trade Negotiations Committee on Wood Products, Tokyo, since 1990.

Achievements

• Registered professional engineer, California.

Membership

Leader Eisenhower People to People Goodwill Delaware to Finland, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics andPeople's Republic of China, 1985. Fellow American Concrete Institute (lecturer institute 1958). Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Arizona Structural Engineers Association, California Structural Engineers Association, Oregon Structural Engineers Association, Washington Structural Engineers Association, National Institute Bldg.Sci.

(director national Executive Committee), Society Fire Protection Engineers, EarthquakeEngring. Research Institute, Structural Engineers Association Southern California, World Organisation Building Officials (national advisor, lecturer world congresses, Saskatoon, Canada, 1984, London, 1987), American Society for Testing and Materials (Chairman of Commission E-5 1974-1979, member committee E-6 since 1964, committee E5.84 since 1969, panelist on standards 1971, Certified Appreciation 1979), National Fire Protection Association.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Louise Taylor, September 12, 1951. Children; James Eric, Thomas Allan, Robert Patrick, Katherine Elizabeth.

Father:

Allen Joseph Bihr

Mother:

Helen Margaret (O'Reilly) Bihr

Spouse:

Elizabeth Louise Taylor