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Cut Compliance Confusion: Refrigeration Regulations in 2026
Rapid policy evolution, overlapping rulemakings, and ongoing proposals have created confusion across the refrigeration industry. As we start 2026, Henderson is here to help you distinguish what is officially in effect from what remains proposed, so you can make informed, resilient decisions.  …
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EPA Signals Change on GWP Refrigeration Thresholds
The regulatory landscape continues to evolve, shaping how building systems, refrigeration, and sustainability strategies are implemented across the industry. As part of the ongoing refrigerant transitions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a …
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Recovering from Severe Winter Weather – Now What?
Winter storms can put even the most well-designed facilities to the test. Freezing temperatures, high winds, and heavy snow can strain building systems, disrupt operations, and create safety risks for occupants and staff. For owners …
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Optimizing Operational Carbon: Reclaiming Heat From Refrigeration Systems for Space Heating
In the commercial refrigeration and HVAC industry, there’s a strong push to reduce carbon footprints while keeping up with sustainability goals and complying with ever-changing regulations. This green evolution is particularly prominent in food retail, …
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Team Henderson’s Takeaways from 2024 FMI Energy & Store Development Conference
The 2024 FMI Energy & Store Development Conference focused on AI and sustainability in supermarket operations.
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Second Annual Henderson Retail Symposium Discusses Industry Trends
Team Henderson was proud to host the 2024 Henderson Retail Symposium at our headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas. This year’s symposium brought together members of our retail sector with clients and industry leaders from across the …
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Refrigerant Options and Recommendations for Designing Cold Storage Facilities
The cold storage market in the United States is growing and there are several factors to consider when designing new facilities including the choice of refrigerant. Traditionally, large cold storage projects have used ammonia plants, …
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Understanding Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals and Resources
The world is experiencing the impacts of climate change more than ever with historic droughts and wildfires, storms and flooding, and record heatwaves. The repercussions of climate change are far reaching and put many species …
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Henderson’s Takeaways from FMI’s 2023 Energy & Store Development Conference
Team Henderson recently returned from the 2023 Energy & Store Development Conference. Hosted by FMI, The Food Industry Association, this year’s event touched on a variety of topics including energy efficiency, refrigeration, sustainability, and store design.
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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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