Jack Boyd Buckley (February 6, 1926 - October 9, 2007 in
Fort Wayne, Indiana) was a
civil engineer and building consultant based in
Houston, Texas. He played a major role in the construction of numerous
high-rise buildings and
amusement parks throughout the world, including
Pennzoil Place and
Greenway Plaza in Houston, and was involved in the design of the
air conditioning system of the
Astrodome. His son, James Sartwelle Buckley, said that his father had a role in the mechanical design of 11 of the 100
tallest buildings in the world, and 25 percent of the tallest buildings in the
United States. In addition to air conditioning, Buckley's expertise was in electrical systems. Buckley also helped to write many national engineering standards and
building codes and served accordingly as chairman of the Houston General Appeals Board and the Engineer's Council of Houston.