Environmental Systems Design, Inc.

CTBUH Silver Member

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About

Member Since: 2009

Member Offices: Chicago

Environmental Systems Design improves society through the built environment. They create design solutions that not only meet their client / partner's needs and expectations but provide a safe environment to communicate, inspire, create, innovate, and evolve.

To do this they champion inclusion and collaboration both in-house and with clients. Having the ability to assemble project teams from a professional pool of 275+ people allows them to explore, collaborate, and share lessons learned from their diverse staff and utilize best practices when developing options and solutions to design challenges.

Above all, the value they place on the health and safety of their employees and clients through their design is paramount in their philosophic approach.

Fields of Expertise

Building Automation Control Systems; Cost Consulting; Fire Engineering; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

2009

Member Offices

Chicago

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Jeddah Tower	1000 m / 3,281 ft
2	Uptown Dubai Tower 1	711 m / 2,333 ft
3	Wuhan Greenland Center	475.6 m / 1,560 ft
4	Chengdu Greenland Tower	468 m / 1,535 ft
5	Lakhta Center	462 m / 1,516 ft
6	FORZA Tower	460 m / 1,509 ft
7	Willis Tower	442.1 m / 1,451 ft
8	Uptown Tower	339 m / 1,112 ft
9	Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 1	320 m / 1,050 ft
10	Bank of America Plaza	311.8 m / 1,023 ft

Awards

Winner: Lakhta Center

Façade Engineering Award 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Mehdi Jalayerian

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Chicago

Tyler Jensen

CTBUH MEP Systems Committee, 2018 – Present

Chicago

Associated companies

Acquired companies

PositivEnergy Practice

Acquired companies

PositivEnergy Practice

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	One Dubai Tower A	Dubai	-	1008 m / 3,307 ft
2	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	-	1000 m / 3,281 ft
3	One Dubai Tower B	Dubai	-	874 m / 2,867 ft
4	Uptown Dubai Tower 1	Dubai	-	711 m / 2,333 ft
5	One Dubai Tower C	Dubai	-	685 m / 2,247 ft
6	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	-	636 m / 2,087 ft
7	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	2022	476 m / 1,560 ft
8	Chengdu Greenland Tower	Chengdu	2022	468 m / 1,535 ft
9	Lakhta Center	St. Petersburg	2019	462 m / 1,516 ft
10	FORZA Tower	Bogota	-	460 m / 1,509 ft
11	Dancing Dragon Tower 1	Seoul	-	446 m / 1,463 ft
12	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442 m / 1,451 ft
13	Multifunctional Highrise Complex - Akhmat Tower	Groznyj	-	435 m / 1,427 ft
14	Dancing Dragon Tower 2	Seoul	-	378 m / 1,240 ft
15	Uptown Tower	Dubai	2022	339 m / 1,112 ft
16	Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 1	Suzhou	-	320 m / 1,050 ft
17	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	1992	312 m / 1,023 ft
18	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	1990	303 m / 995 ft
19	Suzhou Keyne Center Office and Hotel	Suzhou	-	300 m / 984 ft
20	Guoco Tower	Singapore	2016	284 m / 931 ft
21	900 North Michigan Avenue	Chicago	1989	265 m / 869 ft
22	Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 2	Suzhou	-	260 m / 853 ft
23	Park Tower	Chicago	2000	257 m / 844 ft
24	110 North Wacker	Chicago	2020	249 m / 817 ft
25	Qintai International Tower	Wuhan	-	248 m / 814 ft
26	FKI Tower	Seoul	2013	246 m / 805 ft
27	Suzhou Keyne Center Residential Tower	Suzhou	-	220 m / 722 ft
28	111 South Wacker	Chicago	2005	208 m / 681 ft
29	71 South Wacker	Chicago	2005	207 m / 679 ft
30	77 West Wacker Drive	Chicago	1992	204 m / 668 ft
31	UBS Tower	Chicago	2001	199 m / 652 ft
32	155 North Wacker	Chicago	2009	195 m / 638 ft
33	The Heritage at Millennium Park	Chicago	2005	192 m / 631 ft
34	353 North Clark	Chicago	2009	190 m / 623 ft
35	Vantone Center	Tianjin	2016	185 m / 607 ft
36	333 South Wabash	Chicago	1972	183 m / 601 ft
37	Citadel Center	Chicago	2003	177 m / 580 ft
38	The Fordham	Chicago	2003	175 m / 574 ft
39	Loews Chicago Hotel	Chicago	2015	173 m / 569 ft
40	Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 2	Chengdu	2021	173 m / 568 ft
41	Streeter Place	Chicago	2009	169 m / 554 ft
42	Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 3	Chengdu	2021	166 m / 545 ft
43	The Pinnacle	Chicago	2004	163 m / 535 ft
44	601 West Monroe Phase 1	Chicago	2023	161 m / 527 ft
45	10 South Wacker	Chicago	1987	159 m / 520 ft
45	30 South Wacker	Chicago	1983	159 m / 520 ft
47	CNA Center	Chicago	2018	158 m / 517 ft
48	Al Khatem Tower	Abu Dhabi	2012	155 m / 509 ft
48	Al Maqam Tower	Abu Dhabi	2012	155 m / 509 ft
50	The Bristol	Chicago	2000	149 m / 488 ft
51	1 Bank of America Center	Charlotte	2010	148 m / 484 ft
52	601 West Monroe Phase 2	Chicago	-	140 m / 458 ft
53	540 West Madison Street	Chicago	2003	138 m / 453 ft
54	PPA 30 Parcel 3.10	Riyadh	2018	138 m / 453 ft
55	200 Squared	Chicago	2010	137 m / 449 ft
56	Marriott Marquis Chicago	Chicago	2017	135 m / 444 ft
57	Wrigley Building	Chicago	1922	134 m / 438 ft
58	Shirley Ryan AbilityLab	Chicago	2016	132 m / 431 ft
59	Al Sarab Tower	Abu Dhabi	2012	131 m / 430 ft
59	Al Sila Tower	Abu Dhabi	2012	131 m / 430 ft
61	Five One Five North State	Chicago	1990	130 m / 427 ft
62	Ferry Island Building 1 North Tower	London	-	129 m / 423 ft
63	The Sinclair	Chicago	2017	128 m / 420 ft
64	10 East Delaware	Chicago	2010	126 m / 415 ft
65	Galter Pavilion	Chicago	1999	123 m / 402 ft
66	420 East Ohio	Chicago	1990	122 m / 400 ft
67	River View II	Chicago	2004	122 m / 399 ft
68	Al Maryah Tower	Abu Dhabi	2015	120 m / 394 ft
69	Wells Street Tower	Chicago	2002	118 m / 388 ft
70	PPA 30 Parcel 5.03 Tower 1	Riyadh	2018	105 m / 344 ft
71	Hyatt Regency McCormick Place	Chicago	1998	105 m / 344 ft
72	Assuta Bauhaus Village	Tel Aviv	2018	103 m / 337 ft
73	840 North Lake Shore Drive	Chicago	2004	100 m / 329 ft
74	River View I	Chicago	2000	98 m / 321 ft
75	Prentice Women's Hospital	Chicago	2007	96 m / 316 ft
76	River North Marriott Suites	Chicago	2008	91 m / 298 ft
77	Feinberg Pavillion	Chicago	1999	91 m / 297 ft
78	Wrigley Building North Addition	Chicago	1924	90 m / 294 ft
79	Sherman Plaza	Evanston	2007	84 m / 276 ft
80	22 West Washington	Chicago	2008	84 m / 276 ft
81	Chicago Board of Trade Addition	Chicago	1983	84 m / 275 ft
82	555 West Monroe Street	Chicago	2002	79 m / 260 ft
83	Rush University Medical Center Hospital Tower	Chicago	2012	77 m / 252 ft
84	Obama Presidential Center	Chicago	2023	72 m / 235 ft
85	R+D 659	Chicago	2009	58 m / 191 ft
86	Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies	Chicago	2007	53 m / 175 ft
87	Ashley Road East	London	-	- m / - ft
87	Ferry Island Building 1 South Tower	London	-	- m / - ft
89	North Island Tower	London	-	- m / - ft
90	Welbourne Plot Tower	London	-	- m / - ft
91	Ashley Road West	London	-	- m / - ft
92	Ferry Island Building 2	London	-	- m / - ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Environmental Systems Design, Inc.

CTBUH Chicago Tours Willis Tower Renovations

28 August 2019

CTBUH Chicago led an illuminating tour of the wholesale renovation of the base of Willis Tower, the largest such construction project to take place since the building’s completion

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

CCHRB Addresses Question: “Refurbish, Repurpose or Replace?”

12 June 2014

A recent seminar of CCHRB, co-sponsored by CTBUH, thoroughly examined the question of how cities should deal with existing, outdated tall buildings.

YPC Presents on Complex Chicago Mixed-Use Project

16 April 2014

The Young Professionals Committee of CTBUH facilitated a roundtable discussion on Chicago’s under-construction mixed-use development 455 North Park Drive, at Crown Hall, Illinois Instit

Event Focuses on Combining Fire Safety and Sustainability

07–08 November 2012

The CTBUH participated in a symposium to address the complex issues of integrating fire safety design with sustainability.

Shanghai Congress News Day Congress: Day Three

21 September 2012

See the highlights from the third day of the CTBUH 2012 Shanghai Congress including the plenary on the past, present, and future World's Tallest Buildings.

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