Jim Chidester

Jim Chidester is an Instructor at Arkansas State University, where he teaches Construction Management and Engineering Management.  He has almost thirty years of commercial consulting engineering experience including HVAC and plumbing systems design, with special emphasis in energy-efficient design, energy studies, and energy modeling for sustainable and high-performance buildings.  His resume includes experience on more than two dozen LEED buildings and numerous energy projects around the country.  Jim holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Engineering Management.  He is a licensed Professional Engineer and is also one of only about 250 LEED Fellows in the world.