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About ESD

Designing Safer, Healthier, Sustainable Spaces for Today
With an Eye Toward Tomorrow

Designing Infrastructure To Improve the Lives of People

We believe buildings should be designed with people in mind. When projects are created with the environment in mind, all lives are better. When plans become future-proof, tomorrow is a better place. At ESD, we believe that expertise and empathy can improve the built environment, and we work to do so for our clients. This is built on three pillars:

Define

Recognize your goals. Understand your budget. Figure out the best path forward that redefines what is real.

Design

We have a plan. We have a goal. What’s the smartest and most efficient way to get there? We’ll design it.

Credit: © Tom Harris | Design by Gensler

Deliver

Our team of engineers and experts works with you to realize the dreams we’ve defined together

We Improve Society Through the Built Environment

We create design solutions that not only meet our client/partner’s needs and expectations but provide a safe environment to communicate, inspire, create, innovate, and evolve. To do this we champion inclusion and collaboration both in-house and with our clients.

We are committed to the environment and approach all of our work with sustainability as a fundamental construct. We strive to develop fit-for-purpose approaches that responsibly consume the earth’s resources both initially and over time.

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

Credit: © Tom Harris | Design by Gensler

See Around the Corner

Buildings are complex. Changes in technology, regulations, and the social and literal environment mean that today’s genius is outdated tomorrow. That’s why our culture doesn’t look to only solve today’s problems…it looks to prevent tomorrow’s.

How do we do this? By combining experience with vision.

  • Ask the thousand little questions that generate the big answers
  • Employ experience-grounded innovations to find evidence-based solutions
  • Know that what we’ve done before isn’t always the answer
  • Don’t just rely on subject-matter expertise. Build empathy into every part of the project
  • Adapt. Imagine. Change.

Seeing what’s around the corner requires the confidence to be curious. We can’t wait to discover how to solve your problems.

Testimonial Quotes
Respect everyone. Work hard. Play to win.

A simple philosophy that underpins everything we do.
 

Raj Gupta | Executive Chairman, ESD

Mindset for Innovation

As noted in Our History, ESD was founded on a revolutionary approach to solving a problem for our first client that has become an industry standard today. That spirit of creative problem solving continues to this day.

See How We Innovate

Our Leadership

Our leadership team looks to set the tone for a company that works for each other and works for you.

Meet Our Leadership Team

Our History

In 1967, Hem Gupta founded Environmental Systems Design, Inc. The word environment was deliberately incorporated in the name of his young and energetic company because the built environment touches everyone and impacts all places. Our environment is and surrounds where we live, play, heal, and work.

More ESD History

Life at ESD

We work hard. We are active in improving our communities. We engage in the needs of our clients. We care about the future of our planet. We believe in work-life balance. We enjoy solving problems.

Learn More About Our Culture

Testimonial Quotes
Grow your team so we could give you more projects.

 

Project Manager | International e-Commerce Company

See What Happens When We Work Together.

Creativity, insight, partnership. Better spaces to work, to live, and to plan for the future. See how our various Services come together in these projects.

Confidential Large Nationwide Technology Client
Services: Automation, MEP/FP Engineering
10-30 South Wacker Drive Lobby Repositioning and Expansion
Services: Eco+Energy, MEP/FP Engineering
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
Services: Eco+Energy, MEP/FP Engineering
320 South Canal Street
Services: MEP/FP Engineering, Technology

News and Events: Our People in Action

The various facets of our Engineering Services are reflected in the thought leadership, instructional videos, podcasts, and other information offerings we post regularly. Check out the latest.

ESD Now Stantec Women Build Bonds and Homes

Two teams from ESD now Stantec and Stantec join a total of 600 Women Build volunteers in this year’s effort by Habitat for Humanity to construct houses for Chicago women who might not otherwise be able to afford a new home. (Learn more about Habitat for Humanity Chicago’s Women Build.)

Building Community Pride with Structural Support

Residents of Chicago’s historic Englewood neighborhood are pointing to a new 25-foot-tall art installation at 6701 South Wentworth Avenue as a symbol of inspiration, hope, and achievement of students living in the southside community. (Learn more about the Englewood monument.)

Menges Leads IFMA Cares Committee

The New York Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has a new chairperson for its charitable arm of the organization. ESD Operations Director for the New York Office Ryann Menges is heading the IFMA Cares Committee. (Learn more about IFMA Cares.)

 

What Solutions Can We Bring to You?

We have a deep bench of experts ready to solve problems unique to your situation. How can we help?

Let Us Know How We Can Help!

Interested in Making a Difference?

Our mission to improve society through the built environment is brought to life through our people. Are you ready to make a difference?

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