Higher Education: Design Guidelines for Infection Control

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, campuses across the country have closed their classrooms, dining areas, libraries, residence halls, recreation facilities, and student life spaces, all in an effort to mitigate the potential spread of infection. To help ensure …

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UV Disinfection: An Engineering Perspective

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Henderson Engineers Director of Engineering Dustin Schafer and many of our technical leaders, including Electrical Technical Director Sean Turner have been fielding questions relating to infection control technologies …

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Comeback Season: The Future of Venue Design Amid COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sports and entertainment industry has come to a screeching halt as venues around the world grapple with understanding the virus and its transmission paths in order to make their …

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Arts & Culture: Design Guidelines for Infection Control

Community spaces across the country, such as religious facilities, museums, and performing arts centers, have closed for the foreseeable future to help keep their communities safe from the spread of COVID-19. Due to their nature …

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Reducing the Risk of COVID-19 Infection Through Building Design

Transmission of COVID-19 in buildings requires two things, the active virus being present in sufficient quantity to cause infection and the transmission of that active virus into the respiratory tract of the person being infected. …

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K-12 Education: Design Guidelines for Infection Control

In an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, many school districts across the country have closed their doors for the spring semester, transitioning to distance learning and virtual classrooms for the remainder of the …

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Design Guidelines for Infection Control

The impact of COVID-19 has been felt across every vertical market. As some jurisdictions begin phasing toward reopening, many of our clients have asked us what they can do to make their buildings feel safe …

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Back In Your Building: Designing Safer Spaces Webinar

As states begin lifting their stay at home orders and offices, stores, and venues, etc. begin reopening, there’s a lot to consider with respect to designing spaces that feel safe for occupants. In this panel, …

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Infection Control Technologies for Building Design

The recent spread of the pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought several new questions to the forefront with respect to the design and operation of the buildings in which we spend much of our time, specifically …

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Construction State of the Market

The world as we know it has changed dramatically over the past couple of weeks, but construction is considered essential to health and safety, and we must agree. That means things for us are still …

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DBIA Takeaways: Best Practices for the Best Results

Following the recent Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Design-Build Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, our Henderson experts learned of new ideas, innovations, and tips on implementing design-build concepts. Take a look at our lessons …

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Building Systems & Career Readiness Programs

School today feels more like the workplace of tomorrow. The growing trend is to design education facilities that mirror occupational reality, which helps students better prepare for their future careers. Medical education programs are simulating …

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Designing Schools Equipped for Future Adaptability

Adaptability is a common term in today’s construction climate as more building spaces are becoming multi-functional. Instead of creating various rooms for specialty functions, schools are now incorporating educational spaces that can serve many needs. …

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Master Planning for Schools in 4 Steps

The goal of educational institutions has always been to create an optimal environment for learning. With the list of needs often exceeding the capital budget’s available balance, achieving that goal can seem impossible. Many facility …

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Fire Dynamics & Building Materials: Designed to Burn Research

Fires today burn faster and create greater heat release than they did just a few decades ago, due in part to the evolution of building materials and construction techniques. This not only leads to greater …

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The Future of Higher Education – SCUP 2019 Annual Conference

Last week, #TeamHenderson made our way to Seattle, WA for the SCUP 2019 Annual Conference with some of higher education’s finest college and professional planners. Together, we discussed key trends and lessons learned – basically, …

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B.E. Smith Family Center : A Nest for Specialized Care

One of the greatest things about being an engineer is designing systems that impact people and enhance their experiences within a space — which is why our work on the recently completed B.E. Smith Family …

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Stack Effect: Why It Was So Difficult To Stay Warm This Winter

Extreme cold spells across the country this winter made it difficult for many buildings to maintain comfortable temperatures. Many street-level tenants of high-rise buildings found it nearly impossible to keep occupants warm despite having thermostats …

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Learning Environment Trends: Key Takeaways from A4LE Regional Conferences

Last week, #TeamHenderson attended the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) Midwest Great Lakes and Southwest regional conferences. A common theme among education conferences is an exploration into what we can do as design partners, facility …

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What You Need to Know About Building Commissioning

Building commissioning has experienced a rise and fall in terms of reputation, understanding, and value. In the 80s and 90s, the introduction of computerized, direct digital controls (DDC), brought new complexities to the built environment …

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