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Jawad ZAIDI
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About Jawad ZAIDI
Since 1991, Dr. Zaidi has conducted energy efficiency studies for many building types, using DOE-2.1, EQuest, EnergyPlus, and CFD-2000. He has extensive experience modeling all types of envelope, lighting, HVAC and central plant systems, from the typical (e.g., rooftops, water-cooled DX, chillers, boilers) to the less common (e.g., ice storage, geothermal, cogeneration, chilled beams, displacement ventilation. He also has expertise with NYC Local Law 97 on Greenhouse Gas Emissions reduction.
Professional Experience
Energy Modeling • CFD Simulation • Carbon Reduction • High‑Performance Buildings
Jawad Zaidi is a Director of Computer Modeling at SOCOTEC, where he has accumulated more than 17 years with the firm and over 30 years in the industry. Before joining SOCOTEC, Dr. Zaidi spent 15 years at Steven Winter Associates, Inc., where he served as Director of Energy Modeling.
Dr. Zaidi specializes in advanced energy modeling, carbon reduction, and greenhouse gas emissions analysis, with extensive experience using DOE-2.1, eQuest, EnergyPlus, and CFD-2000 for high-performance building design. He has contributed to numerous LEED Platinum, Gold, and Silver projects, as well as WELL and NYC Local Law 97 compliance assignments across commercial, cultural, residential, educational, and high-rise developments.
Qualifications
Education
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering – University of Missouri – 1990
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering – University of Missouri – 1987
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering – University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan – 1980
Practice Areas
- Energy Modeling
- Carbon Reduction / Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
Registrations
- Professional Engineer in: CT
Representative Projects
COMMERCIAL
- Major Corporate Headquarters, New York, NY; LEED Platinum, WELL, all-electric, very low energy
- JPMorgan Chase Former Headquarters, New York, NY, LEED Platinum
- 561 Greenwich Street, New York, NY; LEED Platinum, all-electric, very low energy
- One Vanderbilt, New York, NY, LEED Platinum, WELL Gold
- 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, LEED Platinum
- 30 and 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- 74 Trinity Place, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Bank of America Office Tower, New York, NY; LL97
- 520 Madison Tower, New York, NY, LL97 and COVID consulting
- 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY, LL97
- 460 West 34th Street, New York, NY, LL97
EDUCATION
- Fordham University Law School and Dormitory, New York, NY, LEED Silver
- Fordham University Duane Library, New York, NY
- City University of New York - Hunter College School of Social Work and Dormitory, New York, NY; LEED Certified
- Metcalf (Mind Brain Behavior) Renovation, Brown University, Providence, RI, LEED Gold
- Brown University, Applied Math Building, Providence, RI, LEED Gold
- Columbia University Knox Hall renovation, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - North Residential Village, LEED Silver: Houses 1-4, 6-7, and LEED Gold: House 5
- Cornell University College of Human Ecology, Ithaca, NY
RESIDENTIAL
- Manhattan West Project, NE & SE Towers, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- The Verdesian, New York, NY, LEED Platinum
- 150 Charles Street, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Liberty Luxe and Liberty Green, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Millennium Tower Residences, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Tribeca Green, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- 515 West 18th Street, New York, NY, LEED Silver
- 15 Hudson Yards (Tower D), New York, NY, LEED Silver
- 520 West 28th Street, New York, NY, LEED Silver
COMMERCIAL
NEW BUILDINGS
- Major Corporate Headquarters, New York, NY; LEED Platinum, WELL, all-electric, very low energy
- 561 Greenwich Street, New York, NY; LEED Platinum, all-electric, very low energy
- One Vanderbilt, New York, NY, LEED Platinum, WELL Gold
- 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, LEED Platinum
- 30 and 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- 74 Trinity Place, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Bank of America Office Tower, New York, NY; LL97
- 520 Madison Tower, New York, NY, LL97 and COVID consulting
- 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY, LL97
- 460 West 34th Street, New York, NY, LL97
EXISTING BUILDINGS
- Citi at 388-390 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, LEED Platinum
- 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, LEED Silver
- JPMorgan Chase Former Headquarters, New York, NY, LEED Platinum
CULTURAL & ENTERTAINMENT
- David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY, LL97, LEED Silver
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, LEED Gold, LL86
- National September 11th Memorial, Museum and Pavilion, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Brooklyn Botanical Garden Visitor Center, Brooklyn, NY, LEED Gold
- Darien Library, Darien, CT, LEED Gold
- Kensington Library, Brooklyn, NY, LEED Certified
- Jacob Javits Convention Center renovation, New York, NY, LEED Silver, LL86
- The Shed at Hudson Yards, New York, NY, LEED Silver, LL86
RESIDENTIAL & HOSPITALITY
- Manhattan West Project, NE & SE Towers, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- The Verdesian, New York, NY, LEED Platinum
- 150 Charles Street, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Liberty Luxe and Liberty Green, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Millennium Tower Residences, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Riverhouse, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Tribeca Green, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- 515 West 18th Street, New York, NY, LEED Silver
- 15 Hudson Yards (Tower D), New York, NY, LEED Silver expected
- 520 West 28th Street, New York, NY, LEED Silver
- AvalonBay Chelsea, LEED Gold
- AvalonBay at 1865 Broadway, LEED Silver expected
- Avalon Willoughby, Brooklyn, NY, LEED Silver
- 529 West 29th Street, New York, NY, LEED Silver
- 60 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY, LEED Silver
- Abington House, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- MiMa Hotel and Residences and Yotel Hotel at 42nd Street, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Intercontinental New York Times Square Hotel, New York, NY, LEED Certified
AFFORDABLE COMPONENT
- Wyandanch Rising Buildings A, B and E, Babylon, NY, LEED Silver, Enterprise Green Communities
- The Solaire at 20 River Terrace, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Hunter’s Point South Parcel C, North and South Towers, LEED Gold expected
- Queens Plaza Residential, Buildings A & B1, Long Island City, NY, LEED Silver
- Riverwalk 7, Roosevelt Island, New York, NY, LEED Silver
- Riverwalk 8, Roosevelt Island, New York, NY, LEED Gold expected
- 595 & 615 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY, LEED Silver
- Metro Green, Buildings B and C, Stamford, CT, LEED Gold
- Queens Plaza Park, Queens, NY, LEED Silver, Energy Code and Passive House
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY
- Fordham University Law School and Dormitory, New York, NY, LEED Silver
- Fordham University Duane Library, New York, NY
- City University of New York - Hunter College School of Social Work and Dormitory, New York, NY; LEED Certified
- Metcalf (Mind Brain Behavior) Renovation, Brown University, Providence, RI, LEED Gold
- Brown University, Applied Math Building, Providence, RI, LEED Gold
- Columbia University Knox Hall renovation, New York, NY, LEED Gold
- Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - North Residential Village, LEED Silver: Houses 1-4, 6-7, and LEED Gold: House 5
K-12
- Trevor Day School, New York, NY, LEED for Schools Gold, first foundation-embedded geothermal system in NYC
- 26 Broadway School, New York, NY
- Mary Hooker Environmental Studies School, Hartford, CT; LEED Platinum
GOVERNMENT
- Staten Island Courthouse, Staten Island, NY
- Thomas Jefferson Hall, US Military Academy, West Point, NY
HEALTHCARE / LIFE AND HEALTH SCIENCE
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Regional Cancer Center, Harrison, NY, LEED Gold
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Zuckerman Research Center C2, New York, NY, LEED Silver
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Ambulatory Care Center, New York, NY, LEED Silver