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George Sullivan is the Principal and CEO of Eco Smart Building, a design/build consulting practice that specializes in building programming, development and construction. Eco Smart’s project portfolio has covered land planning and use, commercial office, retail, educational, mixed use, low and mid rise development, and redevelopment of existing built infrastructure assets. Four hundred and eighty project units have achieved energy conservation targets of 75% better than Energy Star, reducing operating cost and increasing construction quality, occupant comfort and indoor air quality as well as reducing the environmental footprint of the project. In the current real estate market these projects are considered “dark green,” with substantially higher rates of pre-leasing along with longer term leases and higher presales than conventional projects. For 15 years prior to founding Eco Smart Building, George served in senior engineering and operational management positions in several multi-national organizations and professional service firms.

George received his dual Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering and Biology from the University of Illinois, and his Masters of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the Graduate School of Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is a National Science Foundation Scholar and Fellow, Walter P. Mc Crone Scholar in Microscopy, American Cancer Society Scholarship Award recipient, American Lung Association Scholar, United States Navy Fellowship Award recipient, and holds 6 patents.

George serves on the Board of Directors for the following organizations: New Visions LLC, Illinois Audubon Society, Bird Conservation Network (Midwest Board) and Chicago’s New Urbanism and Development Association. Additional memberships and associations include: American Institute of Architects Committee for the Environment, Chicago Center for Green Technology, Urban Land Institute, Green Building Initiative, US Green Building Council, Society for Human Resources Management, Human Resources Management Association of Chicago, Society of Human Resources Professionals, Fort Dearborn Audubon, and Wild Ones. His guest lecture series and training has been presented at the graduate schools of the University of Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Association of Realtors and the American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter, with an active lecture series at University of Illinois, University of Chicago, Chicago Center for Green Technology through the Chicago Department of the Environment.

George has also published articles and has been extensively quoted in numerous publications: Wall Street Journal, US Green Building Council’s newsletter Green Bytes, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Illinois Real Estate Review, Lerner Newspaper, The Chicago Reader and Rogers Park 2000. He has been selected by the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects to participate on the Review Board for the City of Chicago’s Building Departments Green Building Code and Green Permit Process.

Additional awards Mr. Sullivan has received: City of Chicago’s Department of Environment Award, Chicago Wilderness and United States Environmental Protection Association Award, and National Wildlife Association Award.

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Eco Smart Building is an Energy Star Partner.

For more information, please contact Celeste Karan at (773) 883-5709 or celeste@kw.com.

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