Resume                                                                         

Benjamin B. Cahoon

PROFESSIONAL STATUS

The American Institute of Architects
The Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

President:		Cahoon & Kasten Architects, 2000-
Principal:			Benjamin Cahoon and Associates, 1990-April 2000
Principal Architect:		Bissell Associates, Inc. 1989-1990
Architect:		Bissell Associates, Inc. 1988-1989
Operations Manager:	Burnstudio Architects, PA, 1986-1987
Intern Architect:		Burnstudio Architects, PA  1984-1986

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture, North Carolina State University, 1988
Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture, North Carolina State University, 1984

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Member, AIA Southeast Region Disaster Assistance Team
Participant, AIA Wind Training Manual Focus Group

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

1999 South Carolina AIA State Convention, “Wind Resistive Construction”

AIA, West Jersey Chapter, “Continuing Education Program on Hazard Resistant Construction”

1997 National Hurricane Conference - “Mitigation Partnerships and the Media”
		                       “Mitigation Partnerships for Public Utilities”

1997 North Carolina Hurricane Conference, “The Blue Sky Program for Hazard Mitigation”

1996 Long Island Emergency Management Conference, “The Blue Sky Program for Hazard Mitigation”

1996 National Hurricane Conference, “Incentives for Hazard Mitigation in the Housing Industry”

PROJECT RECOGNITION AND PUBLICATION (Selected)

August 31, 1996		The New York Times	“Withstanding a Huff and A Puff”
October 12, 1995		The Washington Post	“Houses That Stand Up to Hurricanes”
March 1995		Southern Living Magazine	“A State of Many Styles”
August 1991		North Carolina Architecture	“Coastal Development”