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Insights from Vanderbilt University’s Healthcare Design & Construction Symposium

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…

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Henderson’s Takeaways from VenueConnect 2022

Russ Murdock, venue sector technical director, and Allison Black, venue sector client relationship director, recently represented Henderson Engineers at the International Association of Venue Managers’ (IAVM) VenueConnect 2022 conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The annual event hosted professionals from a variety of venue types including arenas, convention centers, performing arts centers, and stadiums. Murdock and Black…

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2022 ASHE Annual Conference Takeaways from Henderson Engineers

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…

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Controlled Environment Agriculture: Positive Outlook for the Future

As an electrical engineer in a family with farmers, it’s interesting to observe the innovations currently happening in agriculture. The controlled environment agriculture industry is quickly establishing itself as an important part of the future of farming. I come from a generation where some food at the grocery store was truly seasonal. Produce had short…

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2022 FGI Guidelines Have Arrived – What Do They Mean?

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…

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BOMA International’s Medical Office Buildings + Healthcare Real Estate Conference Takeaways

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…

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Clearing the Air: The Future of Healthy Schools

K-State Olathe recently hosted Clearing the Air: The Future of Healthy Schools, an event Henderson was proud to present and sponsor. We were joined by several industry leaders, Gould Evans, BranchPattern, and P1 Group and presented on “Healthy by Design.” The following are our takeaways from the conference. The Public Cares About Indoor Air…

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Takeaways from TAHFM 2022

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…

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Key Takeaways from Indoor Ag-Con 2022

John Passantino, Senior Program/Project Manager, recently represented Henderson Engineers at Indoor Ag-Con, a premier conference for professionals in indoor or vertical farming and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) on February 28 – March 1, 2022 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, NV. Organized in tandem with the National Grocers Association (NGA) Show, this year’s theme was…

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Takeaways from 2022 PDC Summit

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…

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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 shared how DfMA can improve project installations. In this article, I’ll tie it all together and explore the impacts of…

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SPECS 2022 Presentation – Title 24 Update: What Does It Mean for Retailers?

The update for Title 24 (The California Building Energy Efficiency Standards) is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2023. Brian Alessi, Henderson’s Sustainability Director, and Brent Felten, Retail Sector Client Relationship Director, are sharing their knowledge this week at the SPECS Show 2022 in Grapevine, Texas, on the impacts these changes will have…

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