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  • Henderson Engineers Delivers Refabricating Architecture Presentation in Arkansas

    Ryan Evans, director of sustainability for Henderson Engineers, gave a Henderson University presentation Thursday in the firm’s Bentonville office. Based on the 2004 book Refabricating Architecture by Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake, Evans described how standardizing Henderson’s practice can lead to improvement of quality design, speed-to-market, and cost. He further explained how Henderson has created processes to mass customize results, which has…

  • Henderson’s Phoenix Office Hosts Another Successful Golf Tournament

    Henderson Engineers’ Phoenix office held another popular golf tournament with clients on Friday at the Raven Golf Club. Nearly 120 players competed in the fifth annual event, including representation from nearly every major architectural firm in the Valley of the Sun. “Our annual golf tournament is an excellent opportunity for us to celebrate the successes and relationships with…

  • Henderson Building Solutions Receives Infrared Thermography Certification from IRISS

    Henderson Building Solutions recently received IRISS certification for infrared thermography.  Two Henderson Building Solutions employees, Tracy Wagoner and Dane Zillioux, completed the training course required for certification by IRISS. Henderson has previously completed infrared thermography projects with Wagoner’s prior certification. Infrared thermography is the use of equipment to detect energy emitted from an object that is then converted to temperature…

  • Henderson Engineers Presents at Greenbuild

    One of Henderson Engineers’ senior architectural lighting designers, Ginger Rucker, was a guest panelist on the topic of Steps to a Healthy Lightstyle: A Circadian Lighting Discussion at Greenbuild in Boston on Wednesday. The panel discussion examined the latest research on circadian lighting and reviewed different perspectives ranging from a pragmatic design approach to the…

  • Technical Leaders Hold Successful Summit

    On Oct. 5th and 6th, more than 30 of Henderson’s technical leaders gathered for their annual summit. The goal of the summit is to bring the technical leaders together to generate high-level priorities for their group and quality as a whole for the coming year. During the two-day gathering, the leaders reviewed 2017 accomplishments, their…

  • Second Dallas Golf Tournament a Huge Success

    Henderson Engineers’ Dallas office hosted its second annual golf tournament on Oct. 26 at the Lakes at Castle Hills Golf Course in Lewisville, Texas. Thanks to a strong response from clients, attendance doubled from last year with a field of 48. The event featured 15 sponsors that provided all of the prize and raffle items…

  • Nicole Price Delivers Powerful Speech on Gender Leadership

    Motivational speaker and former engineer Nicole Price recently gave a passionate, evidence-based presentation to Henderson Engineers and Henderson Building Solutions’ employees about gender diversity in leadership. She examined how society views certain leadership traits as more masculine or feminine and the impact that has on the people who fill these roles in industry. “Based on…

  • Henderson Welcomes #BetterKCI Guest Speakers

    On Oct. 23, Henderson Engineers hosted Tim Cowden, president of the Kansas City Area Development Council, and Justin Meyer, deputy director of aviation – marketing and air service development for the Kansas City Aviation Department for an exciting conversation about the proposed new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport. Henderson invited Tim and Justin…

  • Henderson Celebrates 15 Years in Houston

    Congratulations are in order for Henderson Engineers’ Houston office, which celebrated 15 years in the Bayou City with an open house on Oct. 18th. Opened in 2002, the Houston office was our first expansion outside of our Kansas City headquarters. Around 60 people gathered to join in the fun, including staff members, architect partners, vendors,…

  • Arizona State Football Stadium Renovation Covered by ENR Southwest

    Sun Devil Stadium – home to Arizona State football – was recently profiled by Engineering News-Record Southwest as the stadium renovation project received another budget increase. Henderson Engineers provided the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm, acoustics, security, and specialty lighting services for this 3-phase renovation and expansion of ASU’s stadium. In addition to…

  • Paul Villotti Honored as SFPE Fellow

    Henderson Engineers’ Director of Life Safety, Paul Villotti, was recognized as a Fellow by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) at the organization’s North American Conference and Expo in Montreal, Canada on Tuesday. SFPE Fellows represent a distinguished group of members who have attained significant stature and accomplishment in engineering. Paul was one of…

  • Henderson Takes Part in “Designed to Burn” Presentation at AIA Kansas City

    On Sept. 28, Henderson Engineers joined BNIM to present a special continuing education class on behalf of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Kansas City and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Central Plains division. Part of AIA’s Nooniversity classes, the “Designed to Burn” presentation focused on what impact building design, and specifically the materials…