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Adopting Full Electrification for Large Venue Facilities
Venue facilities are known power and energy hogs despite their general limited usage. Building electrification provides an opportunity to deliver energy efficiency and is a key strategy to reduce and eliminate long-term operational CO2 emissions.
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Using BIM and Generative Design to meet the MEP 2040 Commitment
In addition to our Henderson 2040 Climate Pledge, we recently become a signatory to the MEP 2040 Commitment. Click here to learn more about this recent announcement from our sustainability director, Brian Alessi. This is part …
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Evolution of Toolset for DfMA, Generative Design, and BIM Automation
As part of Autodesk University 2021, I collaborated with Sean Turner, director of innovation, on DfMA for MEP with Generative Design and BIM Automation. We’ve continued to evolve and refine our toolset for DfMA, Generative …
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Demystifying Lighting Controls
As published by Consulting-Specifying Engineer The lighting controls are an integral part of any lighting system design and with all the components that impact system selection, it can seem intimidating. It doesn’t have to be. Once …
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How do Microgrids Relate to the National Electrical Code?
As published by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Microgrids have been around for quite some time, some as early as 1882. Microgrids were generally specified and installed on the electrical utility side of the industry. However, as building …
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California’s New Code Requirements for Photovoltaic Systems
With many factors increasing the need for reduced energy usage, lower emissions, and less dependency on fossil fuels, California’s latest energy code has implemented stronger requirements for photovoltaic (PV) systems, with a large percentage of …
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DfMA for MEP with Generative Design and BIM Automation
Article courtesy of Autodesk DfMA (Design for Manufacture and Assembly) doesn’t have to be an exclusive club of certain project types. Building on the concepts of modular construction, DfMA is the next evolution for an automated AEC …
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Ensuring High Quality Design and BIM Through QC Views, Schedules, and Reports
Reviewing construction documents for quality is a well-oiled process at Henderson Engineers given our five-plus decades of industry experience. However, our approach to reviewing Building Information Modeling (BIM) for quality initially required a different mindset, …
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Applying DfMA Logic to Our Design Processes
I recently wrote an article exploring the meaning of quality in relation to engineering. I described how we define quality at Henderson Engineers within our design process, and how our firm’s end deliverable is quality …
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Wildfire Smoke Mitigation Strategies in Buildings
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. experiences an average of 70,000 wildfires every year. The fires and ensuing clouds of smoke present a challenge to the safety and well-being of …
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Elevator Cab Cleaning System
As time goes on we find more and more reasons to focus on improving indoor air quality (IAQ). Whether is allergens, pollutants, smells, or even the unknown potential for infection spread, the general public is …
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Recovering from Severe Winter Weather – Now What?
The recent severe winter weather and storms affecting much of the contiguous United States was felt by all. With offices in Texas and staff working remotely throughout the United States, many members of Team Henderson …
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Preparing for an Extreme Cold
As a national firm headquartered in the Midwest and offices spanning the country, big temperature swings are something we’re used to. Each year it seems we face an artic blast brought on by a polar …
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Lease Agreements: Get Henderson Involved Up Front
At Henderson, our priorities are a little different. We believe that when you put relationships first, people and projects thrive. Our connections with our clients extend throughout the entire design experience and progresses for the …
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Third-Party Inspections and Plan Review Offered by Henderson
At Henderson Engineers and Henderson Building Solutions, we believe in continually finding ways to help solve our client’s challenges so they can be successful, especially when it comes to third-party inspections, plan review, and commissioning. …
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Aviation: Design Guidelines for Infection Control
The aviation industry has no doubt been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic but flying won’t be any less necessary as stay-at-home orders across the country ease. One of the most important tasks we can do …
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Design Guidelines for Infection Control
The impact of COVID-19 has been felt across every vertical market. As some jurisdictions begin phasing toward reopening, many of our clients have asked us what they can do to make their buildings feel safe …
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Infection Control Technologies for Building Design
The recent spread of the pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought several new questions to the forefront with respect to the design and operation of the buildings in which we spend much of our time, specifically …
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Fire Dynamics & Building Materials: Designed to Burn Research
Fires today burn faster and create greater heat release than they did just a few decades ago, due in part to the evolution of building materials and construction techniques. This not only leads to greater …
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Stack Effect: Why It Was So Difficult To Stay Warm This Winter
Extreme cold spells across the country this winter made it difficult for many buildings to maintain comfortable temperatures. Many street-level tenants of high-rise buildings found it nearly impossible to keep occupants warm despite having thermostats …
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