ESD is now Stantec!

ESD is proud to announce we are now Stantec! This exciting development provides greater value for you, creates growth opportunities for our employees, and increases our positive impact in the community.

We are excited that our Willis Tower office in Chicago will serve as the U.S. National Center for Building Engineering, a group now comprised of nearly 800 people. Furthermore, the depth and breadth of our services expands as we integrate into Stantec’s global footprint and complementary offerings – environmental, infrastructure, community development, etc.

We hold dear our relationships and look forward to strengthening our ties as part of Stantec.

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Welcome to ESD!

The Experience to Simplify Your Decisions

Your real estate investments directly impact your success. You deserve a consulting and engineering partner with the experience to help you understand tomorrow’s needs, collaborate on practical solutions, and simplify your decisions.

Data Centers

Tomorrow’s mission critical facilities offer unprecedented potential with better performance and greater bandwidth. They also face a new world of threats and vulnerabilities.

We have the experience and the expertise to make sure data centers operate at the top of their capabilities in a protected environment.

Credit: Partners by Design and Tom Harris Architectural Photography

Workplace Interiors

Better workspaces mean healthier environments and more flexible, creative, and productive spaces that deliver tenant satisfaction.

We don’t just design these — we live them by incorporating core concepts into our own office environments.

110 North Wacker and 151 North Franklin, Chicago, Illinois. Credit: Nick Ulivieri Photography

High Rise Buildings

We help developers differentiate their buildings through our integrated/optimized solutions including health and wellness, sustainability, efficient MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing), and intelligent building design.

By identifying and implementing key features and systems to tall urban structures, we make it easier to attract anchor tenants.

10-30 South Wacker, Chicago, Illinois. Lobby repositioning

Credit: ©Kendall McCaugherty @ Hall+Merrick

Real Estate Asset Repositioning

Repositioning existing facilities can often lead to big dividends for building owners and operators. We know how to maximize building systems and layouts to help add value, attract and retain premier tenants, and improve overall functionality by enhancing operations and maintenance procedures that can lead to lower costs.

Our vision can take your property to a whole new level.

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital

Credit: © Dave Burk

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Leveraging biosafety level (BSL) experience to design appropriate safeguards and functionality is paramount in all our healthcare and life sciences projects. We also have the skill and vision to reimagine and reconfigure existing spaces for speed-to-market repurposing.

As the business model for large health systems continues to evolve, we are ready to find new healthcare uses and opportunities for existing buildings.

Hospitality and Convention Centers

The heart of any thriving tourism industry is a strong hospitality and convention center infrastructure. ESD helps facility owners drive economic development by expanding and refreshing convention centers and hotels to help them remain competitive in attracting major events.

We also provide solutions to enable the quick transformation (logistics) of convention space for different uses and requirements.

Our Mission is to Improve Society Through the Built Environment.

Services: No Silos, No Barriers, No Limits

Today’s buildings are vastly complex. That means all teams have to work as one. That’s what ESD does: unify our processes to give you the widest range of expertise and possibilities. Whether you are looking for intelligent buildings, have health and wellness concerns, and/or need to achieve sustainability goals.

What Services Can We Bring to You?

MEP/FP/A Engineering

Structural Engineering

Energy and Eco

Automation

Commissioning

Technology

Credit: © Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

How Do Today’s Real Estate Visionaries Imagine Tomorrow?

Buildings need to provide for altered expectations in a changing world. They have to work for their tenants, for the community, and for the environment. When you are dreaming of tomorrow’s projects, you want to plan for three things.

Economic
Environmental
Experiential

Tenants rely on builders, operators, and owners to protect their interests and boost their productivity, satisfaction, and even health. Our experts help make that possible.

Make buildings matter. Make buildings last. Make the built environment make a difference.

See What Happens When We Work Together

Creativity, insight, partnership. Better spaces to work, to live, and to plan for the future

Confidential Large Nationwide Technology Client

Services: Automation, MEP/FP Engineering

Credit: © Tom Harris | Design by Gensler

ESD Headquarters

Services: Eco+Energy, MEP/FP Engineering, Technology

10-30 South Wacker Drive Lobby Repositioning, Chicago, Illinois

10-30 South Wacker Drive Lobby Repositioning and Expansion

Services: Eco+Energy, MEP/FP Engineering

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Services: Eco+Energy, MEP/FP Engineering, Technology

How We Find Solutions

At ESD, we believe that improving the built environment is how we improve the lives of people. We look around the corner so that we can build for sustainability. We design so that people work healthier, live fuller, and interact more.

Respect everyone. Work hard. Play to win. Those are the words we live by every day. It’s how we answer tomorrow’s most important questions.

What Makes ESD Different?

“Absolute experts at what you do — no doubt.”

Project Manager | National Specialty Healthcare Provider

Work With Us On Today’s
Toughest Problems

How do we make people’s lives better at work?
How do we build communities around skyscrapers?

The people who work for ESD love asking these questions, and love finding the answers. We learn from each other and teach each other. We support each other and our clients. We’d love for you to join our team of practical dreamers.

Want to Join Our Team?

Latest News + Events

How Office Acoustics Impact Worker Performance

As building owners, operators, and developers adapt to a hybrid work model, creating a welcoming office space is more important than ever. In an article for Propmodo’s Perspectives series, ESD now Stantec Senior Acoustics Project Manager Scott Hamilton shares his views on the evolution of the open office and why acoustics play such a critical role to the health, comfort, and productivity of returning workers. (Learn more about open office design.)

Doyle Article Explores Meeting Room Technology for a Hybrid Workforce

The evolution of the modern office needs to accommodate team members meeting in person and online. ESD now Stantec Senior Audio Visual Consultant John Doyle offers an overview of the best technology to consider. (Learn more about the meeting room technology.)

Hamilton Interview on Acoustics and Open Office Design

In a recent Q&A session with CommercialSearch, ESD now Stantec Senior Acoustics Project Manager Scott Hamilton shares his views on the evolution of the open office and why acoustics plays such a critical role. (Learn more about open office design.)

Design for Tomorrow.
Plan for the Day After.

The future isn’t distant: it starts today.
Let’s solve problems together. Let’s build solutions.

Questions? Let’s Talk!

What Are You Looking For?

Building Engineering and Consulting For Today’s Reality and Tomorrow’s Vision