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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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Digital Twins: A Key to Efficient Building Operations
Our design approach at Henderson Engineers is centered around processes that deliver quality in the mostinnovative and efficient manner. Digital twins, which are virtual, identical representations of the building systems we design, assist in …
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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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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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