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Mehdi Jalayerian is Senior Principal for ESD now Stantec. His expertise spans over four decades of work on iconic tall-megatall, public assembly and institutional buildings that include the world’s first positive energy large scale building and the world’s next tallest building. He is a frequent speaker on integrated building systems design with a focus on high performance, flexibility, repositioning, and Intelligent Buildings and is a major contributing author to the ASHRAE Design Guide for Tall, Supertall and Megatall Buildings and has authored CTBUH Guide on Stack Effect for Tall Buildings. He holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Kansas and is a licensed Professional Engineer in 14 states.
CTBUH Designated Expert
CTBUH Roles
Working Group: MEP, Co-Chair (2018 – Present)
MEP Systems Committee, Chair (2018 – Present)
Annual Conference, Presenter (Shanghai 2012; Shanghai 2014; China 2016; Middle East 2018; Chicago 2019)
Height and Data Committee, Former Member (2013)
Annual Conference, Steering Committee (Chicago 2019)
CTBUH Initiatives
10th World Congress Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting
27 November 2018
Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting
20 October 2018
MEP Working Group Holds Kickoff Meeting at CTBUH 2018 Conference
20 October 2018
Videos
17 September 2014
Supertall Buildings Infrastructure: Designing Vertical Cities
This presentation explores the methodology behind designing a supertall building where it concerns system configurations that support sustainable construction; the ways in which the design...
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Research
23 September 2020
Post-Pandemic HVAC Systems Strategies For High-Rise Office Buildings
Mehdi Jalayerian, Tyler Jensen & Kenneth Griffin, Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on building design and strategy will be as revolutionary as the rise of the first skyscraper. COVID-19 and potential...
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Research
31 January 2019
Debating Tall: Tall and Utility-Neutral by 2029?
Kenneth Turner, CallisonRTKL; Mehdi Jalayerian, Environmental Systems Design Inc.
It has long been argued that net-zero-energy skyscrapers are possible. The conversation is now moving beyond the theoretical, as several high-profile commitments have been made...
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CTBUH Initiatives
27 November 2018
10th World Congress Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting
Plans for the 2019 CTBUH 10th World Congress are now well underway, beginning with an initial meeting of the Steering Committee at the Chicago Architecture Center.
20 October 2018
Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting
CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.
20 October 2018
MEP Working Group Holds Kickoff Meeting at CTBUH 2018 Conference
The CTBUH MEP Working Group held its kickoff meeting as part of the wider annual Leaders Meeting at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference in Dubai.
26 April 2016
2016 CCHRB Spring Seminar: The Rise of the Urban Hospital
CCHRB (Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings) is hosting their annual spring seminar for 2016 on The Rise of the Urban Hospital: High Rise Healthcare Facilities for the 21st Century
15 September 2014
CTBUH Leaders Discuss Ways to Broaden Council Membership
The leadership of the Council convened in the Leaders Meeting to participate in discussions about how to widen the Council’s reach and effectiveness.
8 November 2012
Event Focuses on Combining Fire Safety and Sustainability
The CTBUH participated in a symposium to address the complex issues of integrating fire safety design with sustainability.
Videos
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17 September 2014
Supertall Buildings Infrastructure: Designing Vertical Cities
This presentation explores the methodology behind designing a supertall building where it concerns system configurations that support sustainable construction; the ways in which the design...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 09 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 09 Questions & Answers session with speakers Vincent Tse and Herbert Lam, Parsons Brinckerhoff; Mehdi Jalayerian, Environmental Systems Design; and...
16 September 2014
Mehdi Jalayerian of Environmental Systems Design is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Mehdi discusses the...
15 March 2013
What is the Single Biggest Challenge in Constructing a Mile-high Tower?
Industry leaders answering this question include: William Baker, SOM; Craig Gibbons, Arup; Andy Davids, Hyder Consulting; Mehdi Jalayerian, Environmental Systems Design, Inc.; and Ahmad Abdelrazaq,...
19 September 2012
Interview: Efficiency and Functionality in Building Systems
Mehdi Jalayerian of Environmental Systems Design is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Mehdi discusses the...
10 October 2011
Advanced Occupancy for Supertall Buildings
Advanced Occupancy, sometimes called Phased Occupancy, is a concept pioneered and practiced in the birthplace of the skyscraper, Chicago. Simply put, it allows for the...
Research
23 September 2020
Post-Pandemic HVAC Systems Strategies For High-Rise Office Buildings
Mehdi Jalayerian, Tyler Jensen & Kenneth Griffin, Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on building design and strategy will be as revolutionary as the rise of the first skyscraper. COVID-19 and potential...
31 January 2019
Debating Tall: Tall and Utility-Neutral by 2029?
Kenneth Turner, CallisonRTKL; Mehdi Jalayerian, Environmental Systems Design Inc.
It has long been argued that net-zero-energy skyscrapers are possible. The conversation is now moving beyond the theoretical, as several high-profile commitments have been made...
17 October 2016
Methods to Mitigate Costly and Disruptive Stack Effect in Super and Megatall Towers
Mehdi Jalayerian & Tyler Jensen, Environmental Systems Design
Risks for developers of supertall and megatall towers come in many forms, as these developments are high profile and complex. One present risk is the...
16 September 2014
Supertall Buildings Infrastructure: Designing Vertical Cities
Mehdi Jalayerian, ESD (Environmental Systems Design, Inc.)
This paper explores the methodology behind designing a supertall building where it concerns system configurations that support sustainable construction; the ways in which the design...
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