Takeaways from TAHFM 2022

The theme of this year’s Texas Association of Healthcare Facilities Management (TAHFM) conference was “Onward and Upward”.  We saw and heard plenty about this through a variety of sessions over the three-day conference.  Below are …

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Takeaways from 2022 PDC Summit

Environment at the forefront Decarbonization was a popular topic at the 2022 PDC Summit. Healthcare facilities are known to be heavy producers of carbon, and their operators are being tasked with finding solutions to mitigate …

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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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The Case for Building Electrification

Brian Alessi, sustainability director at Henderson Engineers, explains why building electrification is key to curbing climate change.

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Unshackling the Supply Chain

At Henderson Engineers and Henderson Building Solutions, we’re helping clients from a wide range of industries navigate pandemic-induced supply chain bottlenecks. Our approach is a vigilant balance of technical ingenuity, industry know-how, and leveraging relationships to minimize delays.

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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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Regenerative Design: The Evolution of Sustainability

What if the buildings we design produced more energy than they used? In theory, it’s a simple question. But sustainable design can be complicated. As Sustainability Director at Henderson Engineers, I lead the firm’s efforts …

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Employee Fundamentals Training and Resources

When I started my first job, I was nervous. As a freshly minted mechanical engineering graduate, I wasn’t sure what exactly to expect. What if I didn’t know how to do what my managers asked …

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Data Supply Chains and the Built Environment

If you’re reading this, you are likely aware of the current supply chain challenges in the U.S. My guess is you’ve also been impacted by the drag it’s creating on economic activity. There are multiple …

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Combatting the Climate Crisis Through Building Electrification

As I began researching and writing this piece, a small banner on Regeneration.org gently reminded me that there were 2,999 days until 2030. 2,999 days seemed like plenty of time to apply the solutions needed …

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Implementing Innovative Ideas

What is the meaning of innovation? The definition may vary depending on who you ask and what their respective goals are, especially within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Sean Turner, our innovation director, …

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Net Zero Carbon: Our Approach to Reversing Carbon in the Built Environment

In August of this year, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. This Sixth Assessment reviews and synthesizes …

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Takeaways from 2021 Net Zero Building Conference & Expo

The release of last month’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report reinforces the immediate need to make significant cuts in carbon dioxide emissions – approximately 7.6% per year. With climate conditions consistently exceeding typical …

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How DfMA Improves Project Installations

Over the past few months I’ve been sharing my thoughts on Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) and how, here at Henderson Engineers, we’re exploring DfMA in our design process to increase efficiencies and cost-effective …

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3D Design in a 2D World: Accelerating Innovation with 2D BIM

I’ve written a few articles recently on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and how it’s crucial to our design process at Henderson Engineers. BIM uses data to generate digital representations of a facility’s physical and functional …

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Healthcare Insights from the 2021 Environments for Aging Expo

Healthcare representatives from Henderson Engineers recently attended the 2021 Environments for Aging Expo & Conference (EFA Expo), an annual event focused on senior living design. The three-day conference provided a wealth of information on how …

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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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Takeaways from Vanderbilt Symposium

Healthcare representatives from both Henderson Engineers and Henderson Building Solutions recently attended Vanderbilt University’s Healthcare Summit and the American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) Annual Conferences. A wealth of information was shared, networking was back …

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Achieving Quality Design with Quality BIM

Quality is integral to everything we do at Henderson Engineers, and our application of building Information Modeling (BIM) is no exception. To achieve quality design with BIM you must also have a quality model. But …

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Does Engineering = Quality?

Have you considered what “quality” really is? It seems straightforward enough. We know quality when we see it. We know quality when we interact with it. But do we know what it means? As Director …

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