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Environmental Systems Design, Inc. Now Stantec, Senior Managing Director | Chicago, United States
Mr. Mehdi Jalayerian is Senior Managing Director & Chief of Innovation for ESD and also Leads firms practice for Global Projects and High Rise / Tall Buildings. Mehdi Jalayerian’s expertise includes major high-rise and supertall buildings, convention/hotel facilities, assembly venues, educational/government projects and central cooling/heating/electric plants. He creates high performance building systems solutions that produce economic, environmental, and experiential benefits for his clients, many of whom are the biggest names in the worlds of business, architecture, technology — and beyond. He embraces technological change and is at the forefront of developing High Performance and Intelligent Buildings.
Mr. Jalayerian holds Bachelor and Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas, is Registered Professional Engineer in 14 states and has over 36 years of…
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)
Annual Conference, Steering Committee (Chicago 2019)
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
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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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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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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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...
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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