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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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Takeaways and Insights from 2023 EV Charging Infrastructure Summit
Jeremy Treat, client sector practice manager, recently represented Henderson Engineers at the 2023 EV Charging Infrastructure Summit. The event focused on utility programs and deployments with an eye toward refining strategies, identifying technologies, and implementing …
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Henderson’s Takeaways from NFPA 2023 Conference & Expo
Nick Weaver, client sector technical manager, recently represented Team Henderson at the 2023 NFPA Conference & Expo. The event brings together a diverse group of fire, electrical, and life safety professionals to learn, network, evaluate …
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Decreasing Insurance Premiums by Increasing Protections
There is an ongoing effort around the need to decrease insurance premiums for grocery and distribution clients by increasing protection. In the original builds in these scenarios, consultants were not used, and the designs were …
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Sustainable Refrigeration Industry Insights: Summer 2023
As we reach the midpoint of a sweltering summer, maintaining refrigerated environments is more crucial than ever. It takes an entire industry of stakeholders to ensure the cold chain is reliable, but reliability is only …
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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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Henderson Companies Sustainability Update: April 2023
As a signatory to the MEP 2040 Commitment, Henderson Companies is committed to achieving net zero carbon on all our projects by 2040 as part of our vision to build a better world. To us, …
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Design for Manufacturing, Assembly, and Disassembly: The Evolution of DfMA
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) is a design methodology that has been successfully applied in the manufacturing sector for decades to drive quality and minimize costs. In recent years, the AEC industry has been …
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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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Henderson Engineers Sustainability Update: November 2022
We at Henderson understand the vital role we play as a member of the built community in helping to combat global warming through the spaces we design. It is literally the center of my role …
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2022 Energy & Store Development Conference Insights
Henderson Engineers recently attended the 2022 Energy & Store Development Conference hosted by the Food Industry Association (FMI). Jen Jewers Bowlin, client sector practice director, Dennis Hagler, refrigeration technical director, Andrew Knight, client sector operations …
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ASHRAE, IBPSA-USA Building Performance Analysis Conference Takeaways
Henderson Engineers recently attended the 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA. The conference brought together more than 250 attendees from across the building industry and focused on building better …
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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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Takeaways from 2022 GC&E Conference and ATMO America
Henderson Engineers recently attended two conferences geared towards combatting CO2 emissions from refrigeration systems. Dustin Padget, Refrigeration Technical Director, was in attendance for both the 26th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference (the GC&E Conference) …
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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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