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New York City Local Law 97: Decarbonization and the Challenges of Going Green
With the arrival of the new year, it’s important to remember that our resolutions should be challenging. To paraphrase Stanford School of Medicine neuroscientist, Andrew Huberman, participating in challenging tasks builds resilience to deal with …
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Designing Safe, Healthy Science Labs in Schools
As published in ASHRAE Journal, September 2023 Features and design for these laboratories are driven by the nature of the science being taught and the level of hands-on work by students. Understanding the curriculum is …
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Building Electrification Considerations for Big Box Retail Stores
Corporations around the world are pledging to become carbon neutral by 2050 or sooner. One of the key components of achieving this goal is building electrification, which is the process of converting buildings from fossil …
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The Future of Sustainable Grocery Refrigeration Systems
In recent years, the grocery industry has seen an unprecedented demand for online shopping. To meet the needs of consumers making the switch to online shopping, many retailers are choosing to expand their warehouses or …
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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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Strategies for Improving IAQ in Sports Training and Fitness Facilities
As published by Consulting-Specifying Engineer If you remember back to what your high school locker room was like, one of the first things to come to mind is probably the smell or what we would …
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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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Community Sector Low Voltage and Acoustics Consulting and Design Services
Henderson Engineers offers a full suite of low voltage and acoustics consulting and design services to support a project through design and construction, as well as the full life of the building post occupancy. We …
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Door Locking Requirements in NFPA 101
As published by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Door locking can be confusing for many occupancies but can especially be daunting in health care occupancy settings due to many factors. Door locking is a complex process. Because 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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Carbon Monoxide Detection in Emergency Preparedness Plans
In 1998, the Journal of the American Medical Association issued a report revealing that 2,100 deaths occurred annually due to unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning. This article was among the leading reasons why the International Code …
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The Medical Gas Code Updates Within NFPA 99
Change is inevitable. In the healthcare and patient care industry, medical gas requirements have been subject to several changes in the latest NFPA 99 code cycle. According to the NFPA website, “NFPA 99 establishes criteria …
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Low Voltage and Acoustics Consulting and Design Services
Updated: March 24, 2025 Henderson Engineers offers a full suite of low voltage and acoustics consulting and design services to support a project through design and construction, as well as the full life of the …
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Exploring Sustainable Grocery Refrigeration Systems
In recent years, the grocery industry has seen an unprecedented demand for online shopping. To meet the needs of consumers making the switch to online shopping, many retailers are choosing to expand their warehouses and …
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DfMA: How it All Comes Together
This is the final article in a recent series on design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA). Previously, I introduced DfMA as a concept in the AEC industry, explored how to implement DfMA during design, and …
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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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