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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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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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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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Implementing DfMA: Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
We continuously strive to innovate at Henderson Engineers. One way we’re doing so is by using Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) in our projects. (Check out this post I wrote for a brief overview …
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Wildfire Smoke Mitigation Strategies in Buildings
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. experiences an average of 70,000 wildfires every year. The fires and ensuing clouds of smoke present a challenge to the safety and well-being of …
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BIM Automation: Where Efficiency and Optimization Converge
Implementing dynamic methods to innovate with design is standard practice at Henderson Engineers. One of the tools we rely on to help us determine the best system design for a space is Building Information Modeling …
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How Medtail Merges Healthcare with the Convenience of Retail
With more than 50 years of experience designing building systems for retail and healthcare spaces, adapting to the growing medtail trend has been seamless for Henderson Engineers. While it’s not a new concept, medtail is …
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Introduction to DfMA: Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
It’s in our DNA to be innovative here at Henderson. And to us, part of being innovative means creating efficiency. Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) – an emerging approach in the AEC world – …
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The Growing Buzz Around Medtail
Even if you haven’t heard of “medtail,” it’s likely you’ve encountered the concept as a consumer. Born from the desire to make healthcare more accessible and convenient, medtail spaces provide health and wellness services in …
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Generative Design: Good for Project Timelines and Bottom Lines
At Henderson Engineers, it’s in our nature to seek the most innovative and efficient solutions for our clients and to constantly try to improve our process. One design concept that’s been a natural shift to …
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Recovering from Severe Winter Weather – Now What?
The recent severe winter weather and storms affecting much of the contiguous United States was felt by all. With offices in Texas and staff working remotely throughout the United States, many members of Team Henderson …
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Preparing for an Extreme Cold
As a national firm headquartered in the Midwest and offices spanning the country, big temperature swings are something we’re used to. Each year it seems we face an artic blast brought on by a polar …
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ICSC CenterBuild Takeaways: Retail’s New Normal
As this challenging year comes to an end, it was uplifting for our retail community to virtually engage with one another at the annual ICSC CenterBuild Conference. As one of the premier events for the …
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The Future of Retail
Like most industries, trends in the retail realm have felt the impact of COVID-19. While the retail industry was already evolving toward omnichannel delivery, the stay-at-home orders, store closing mandates, and the recession brought on …
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Ultra-low Temperature Storage for Vaccines
Daily updates on COVID-19 vaccine progress are now the norm. Some of the current forerunners specify cold storage requirements which would influence how manufacturers are able to distribute the vaccine to the mass public. Luckily, …
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Net Zero Building Conference & Expo 2020 Takeaways
This year we virtually attended the world’s largest Net Zero Building Conference & Expo on September 15-16. It comes at a time when we are currently witnessing extreme weather events coast to coast, from record …
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How Warehouse Design is Evolving
The warehouse and distribution industry has been evolving in recent years. With shifts in consumer behavior and the growing prevalence of one- or two-day shipping and same-day pick-up, online ordering has taken hold as the …
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