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Simplify Elevator Modernization: Smarter Transportation Solutions
Elevator and convenience system upgrades can quickly become complicated, especially when you’re coordinating across multiple vendors, disciplines, and timelines. At Henderson Building Solutions, we simplify that complexity through a fully integrated approach that minimizes downtime, …
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Building A Better World: Sustainability Update Spring 2025
At Henderson Companies, we believe that true greatness lies in the dedication to achieving ambitious goals, not merely setting ambitious goals. As Ralph Waldo Emerson wisely stated, “Not in his goals but in his transitions …
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Reliable Systems Start With Mission Critical Commissioning
Henderson Building Solutions’ mission critical commissioning ensures facilities perform to their full potential when it matters most.
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New York City Local Law 97: Decarbonization and the Challenges of Going Green
With the arrival of the new year, it’s important to remember that our resolutions should be challenging. To paraphrase Stanford School of Medicine neuroscientist, Andrew Huberman, participating in challenging tasks builds resilience to deal with …
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Introduction to Building Commissioning
Building commissioning is one of the best risk management strategies in the construction industry — because regardless of whether a facility is new construction or under renovation, nothing is more important than the constructability, functionality, …
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Is Commissioning Required? “Signs Point to Yes.” Is this enforced? “Reply hazy, try again.”
You can trust the Magic 8-Ball on this one: If you are involved in the early stages of a project space greater than 20,000 square feet, the “outlook is good” that MEP commissioning (Cx) is likely …
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The War on Supply Chain Labor Isn’t All About Money
Unless you live under a rock, it’s common knowledge that labor shortages are occurring in just about every industry in the United States. These shortages often cause bidding wars on talent which eventually leads to …
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New Life Safety Requirements for Business Occupancies
For those of us that work in healthcare, we are used to regular adjustments in regulatory and code compliance requirements. Starting July 1, 2021, hospitals that are accredited by The Joint Commission will face major …
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K-12 Education: Preparing Your Schools For COVID Relief Funding
As additional government funding becomes available as a result of the latest COVID relief package, schools that spent previous funds on short-term solutions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, are shifting their focus to apply …
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Recovering from Severe Winter Weather – Now What?
The recent severe winter weather and storms affecting much of the contiguous United States was felt by all. With offices in Texas and staff working remotely throughout the United States, many members of Team Henderson …
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Preparing for an Extreme Cold
As a firm headquartered in the Kansas City area with offices across the US, including the northeast, big temperature swings are something we’re used to here. This week, as we face an arctic blast brought …
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Client-First Mentality: Getting Henderson Involved Early Yields Sizable Long-Term Benefits
At Henderson, our priorities are a little different. We believe that when you put relationships first, people and projects thrive. Our connections with our clients extend throughout the entire design experience and progresses for the …
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Existing Building Commissioning: What You Need to Know
It’s no secret that building commissioning is one of the best risk management strategies you can utilize in construction. It not only improves energy efficiency but benefits building owners by significantly reducing overall operating costs. …
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Housing Design: Guidelines for Infection Control
When it comes to multi-family housing design, resident health and safety is always our top priority. Due to COVID-19, citizens across the country have spent more time inside their homes than ever before. To help maintain …
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Elevator Cab Cleaning System
As time goes on we find more and more reasons to focus on improving indoor air quality (IAQ). Whether is allergens, pollutants, smells, or even the unknown potential for infection spread, the general public is …
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Maximizing Value: How to Optimize Low Building Occupancy
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the necessity of remote working, facility managers have had to focus on operating buildings below their designed building occupancy. If done properly, a building’s systems can be optimized, saving …
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Hospitality Design: Guidelines for Infection Control
The hospitality industry has undoubtedly been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. To do their part to flatten the curve, many hotels closed their doors while society stayed home. As more cities across the country reopen, …
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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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Third-Party Inspections and Plan Review Offered by Henderson
At Henderson Engineers and Henderson Building Solutions, we believe in continually finding ways to help solve our client’s challenges so they can be successful, especially when it comes to third-party inspections, plan review, and commissioning. …
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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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