CHICAGO, IL – Environmental Systems Design, Inc. (ESD), an international leader in the design of high performance building systems, has named Jim Vallort head of its Health, Institutional & Sciences Group.
The Health, Institutional & Sciences Group at ESD is a multi-disciplined team servicing acute care hospitals, medical office buildings, laboratories, assisted living residences, wellness centers and outpatient clinics.
Some of the Group’s recent projects include the atrium addition (a new 14-story hospital), central energy plant, parking structure, underground loading dock and the Midwest orthopedics building for Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL; multiple projects for the University of Illinois on the Urbana-Champaign campus; and the Prentice Women’s Hospital, Galter Pavilion inpatient bed expansion, and a new outpatient imaging center at the 676 St. Clair medical office building for Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL.
An ESD Vice President, Mr. Vallort most recently served as head of ESD’s Building Science and Commissioning Group. He has nearly 20 years of experience in building system design, with a strong background in the areas of building energy optimization, commissioning of building systems, sustainable consulting, energy modeling and system design. He has served as project manager, commissioning agent and design engineer on projects ranging from multi-million dollar campus-wide developments, to individual site commissioning programs. He has extensive experience working with the US Green Building Council’s LEED certification program and has acted as a LEED consultant on a variety of projects.
Mr. Vallort is a Certified Building Commissioning Professional, a Certified Energy Manager, a Certified Sustainable Development Professional, and a LEED Accredited Professional. He is active in ASHRAE (American Society of Heating Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineers), serving on the organization’s Board of Directors, and is a Past President of the ASHRAE Illinois Chapter. He is also active in AEE (Association of Energy Engineers), RETA (Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association) and BCA (Building Commissioning Association). Mr. Vallort received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bradley University.
