Henderson Engineers recently attended the 38th annual AHCA Seminar and Expo. Russ Carter, hospital practice director, Greg Johnson, business development director at Henderson Building Solutions, and Jeff Teel, acoustics technical manager returned from Orlando with the following takeaways regarding current trends and topics in healthcare design: Emerging Energy Concepts for the Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities A key…
Change is inevitable. In the healthcare and patient care industry, medical gas requirements have been subject to several changes in the latest NFPA 99 code cycle. According to the NFPA website, “NFPA 99 establishes criteria for levels of health care services or systems based on risk to the patients, staff, or visitors in health care…
It is not a secret to anyone within the healthcare industry that infrastructure at our facilities is aging at a rapid pace and requires more upgrades than ever before. Unfortunately, this trend is projected to grow according to Age of Plant (AoP) and Facility Condition Index (FCI) data. For example, AoP (more value indicates an…
Henderson Engineers recently attended Vanderbilt University’s 16th Annual Healthcare Design & Construction Symposium. Mark Chrisman, Health Sector Executive, Russ Carter, Hospital Practice Director, and Greg Johnson, Business Development Director at Henderson Building Solutions, returned from Nashville with the following takeaways regarding current trends and topics in healthcare design: Care Everywhere A key takeaway from the…
Representatives from Henderson Engineers and Henderson Building Solutions recently attended the 2022 ASHE Annual Conference in Boston, MA. This healthcare industry event brought thousands of healthcare facilities professionals together to share expertise, discuss the latest trends and common challenges, and network. Below are some takeaways from the Henderson representatives who attended the conference. Data Analytics…
The 2022 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction are here. Updates to these standards are released every four years. In this newest edition, the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) offers three guidelines publications for: Each publication is a valuable resource for facility planning and design. The guidelines incorporate information to inform design of spaces, programs, facility…
Jeff Teel, Director of Acoustics and Josh Thede, Acoustical Consultant, recently represented Henderson Engineers at the Acoustical Society of America’s 182nd meeting in Denver, Colorado. This acoustics-industry event is attended by acoustical consultants, engineers, scientists, manufacturers, and those in academia (both faculty and students). As part of the conference’s “Acoustic Comfort In Healthcare Facilities” session,…
Healthcare representatives from both Henderson Engineers and Henderson Building Solutions recently attended BOMA International’s MOB + Healthcare Real Estate Conference. A wealth of information was shared, networking was back in practice, and we were excited to see our friends in person again. As you can imagine, discussions revolved around speed to market, regulation and compliance…
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 a few themes that came from the sessions as well as discussions with attendees. Supply Chain & Logistics The design…
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 their environmental impacts while also operating within budget and infrastructure constraints. From our discussions with equipment vendors, it’s apparent this…
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 shared how DfMA can improve project installations. In this article, I’ll tie it all together and explore the impacts of…
In our effort to identify solutions that can help solve the climate crisis from within our firm and the broader construction industry, Henderson Engineers has zeroed in on building electrification as a top priority. So, why is that our focus and how does it play a role in the global effort to solve the climate…
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