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 to overcome the climate crisis. However, also open on my desktop was the 1965 report “Restoring the Quality of Our…
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, has appropriately dedicated considerable time during the past year toward defining innovation at Henderson Engineers with the aim of streamlining…
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 14,000 scientific publications to provide unified information on the current state of the climate, including how it is changing, the…
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 meteorological year conditions, the harmful effects of global warming are seen in record-breaking storms. However, there is still hope that…
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 outcomes. In my recent article about the DFMA process, I speculated that using a standard, repeatable duct module for a…
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 characteristics, including the building systems we engineer. But BIM isn’t a singular idea or just 3D modeling software; it’s an…
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 work. But our process – the actions we need to take to achieve quality work – doesn’t live in some…
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 if you’re looking to cover up a bad design with a good model, you’ve missed the point. As our Director…
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 of Engineering at Henderson Engineers, driving an emphasis on quality is central to my role. I oversee staff training and…
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 of DfMA.) Our first opportunity to implement DfMA presented itself at the end of 2020. A client approached us to…
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 building occupants. This guide highlights multiple strategies for limiting wildfire smoke from entering into buildings. These recommendations are based on…
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 (BIM). BIM is a process that uses data to generate digital representations of a facility’s physical and functional characteristics, including…
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