ASPE Convention & Expo 2026

Saum Nour
Consulting Engineer
Absolute Consulting Engineers


Dr. Nour (Khosrow Nourmohammadi), PE, Ph.D., CPD, CFPE, LEED AP O+M, FASPE, has more than 39 years of experience in the field of engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor and Master of Science as well as a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is licensed in 28 states and is active in legal cases. His diversified work includes small building projects to large industrial facilities, for which he designed and specified a variety of equipment solutions and systems, performing construction support and multidiscipline coordination tasks. He also has done extensive work on commercial and residential projects where he has designed plumbing, HVAC, system ventilation, structural engineering, energy compliance forms, air quality control, and plumbing systems. As a founder of ACE, his experience and practical approach to pragmatic design have made it one of the most efficient and dynamic consulting engineering firms in Southern California. Dr. Nour has customized programs and has automated all aspects of engineering design for higher rates of accuracy and efficiency. Based on his extensive theoretical background, he has been able to innovate new designs where the UMC codes were required variance due to inadequacies of the governing codes. In addition, this background has given Dr. Nour the specialized ability to diagnose the California Energy Laws from theoretical to practical and construction views. Currently he lectures at the University of Southern California School of Architecture. He is active in LinkedIn and Greenerade.com. Prior to joining Absolute Consulting Engineers, Dr. Nour held various positions in research and academia, engineering design offices, and consultancy.

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