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Syska Hennessy key staff members regularly contribute technical articles on a variety of topics to leading industry publications. In addition, Syska Hennessy projects are often the recipient of industry awards for excellence in design and construction. You may contact any number of our experts for more information.

The following articles are from our archives. Click on the links below for more details on any of the articles listed.

Please note that OnlinEnvironments™, referred to in several articles below, is now known as the Critical Facilities Team within Syska Hennessy Group.


Modeling in 3D
Syska High Density Cooling Solutions involve unique server layouts and configurations using the same cooling elements that every data center already has. As a result, a company may not have to add new cooling capacity to the data center, and instead, just reconfigure it.
appeared in Energy & Power Management on 12/27/2005

Syska Hennessy Group Innovative Cooling System for High Density Data Centers
Syska has designed a new cooling system to better meet the demands of today's high density computer data centers that is designed to add uptime and reliability, while saving data center space through greatly reduced square footage requirements.
appeared in Equipment Protection Magazine on 11/1/2005

Commissioning: Making it Pay
Having a third party scrutinize building design and performance identifies costly problems and usually saves more money than commissioning costs
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet on 11/1/2005

Delivering a High Density Solution
The challenges, collaborations and triumphs behind USC’s revolutionary supercomputing facility
appeared in ZDT Magazine on 9/15/2005

Building For Defense
Developers and owners design properties to minimize loss in event of terrorist attacks
appeared in Journal of Property Management on 9/1/2005

Security Considerations for Today's Facilities
Security planning has evolved into a business necessity, an essential requirement of any commercial real estate development. Corporate tenants are not only concerned with the standard security issues – safety for their offices and people -- they must now worry about creating highly secure environments for their IT operations, data centers and critical facilities.
appeared in Real Estate Journal on 8/24/2005

Cyrus Izzo Named a Member of Energy and Power Management's Editorial Advisory Board
Cyrus Izzo has been added as one of seven new members to Energy and Power Management's Editorial Advisory Board.
appeared in Energy & Power Management on 7/29/2005

People: The Overlooked Factor in Critical Facility Uptime
Today’s Critical Facilities are more integral to the successful functioning of businesses than they have ever been. Consider: they must now support the use of digital technology throughout the firm’s business operations; they must maintain the Critical Facility link to the firm’s customers without interruption; they must be balanced/designed to the right level of reliability; and, they must incorporate Uptime culture into the design and operational practices associated with the facility
appeared in ZDT Magazine on 7/1/2005

The Hospital Engineering Society of Greater NY (HES News)
Syska was pleased to present our Critical Facilities in Healthcare Program on May 12, 2005 to the HES. Here is the May 2005 HES news letter.
appeared in HES News on 5/1/2005

The New Buzz
Exciting new technologies that broaden communications options, improve productivity and comfort, heighten safety and security and provide innovative conveniences are powerful incentives building owners and managers can offer to attract tenants and improve retention.
appeared in Journal of Property Management on 3/1/2005

Corporate Needs Shape Data Centers
A critical challenge is keeping up with demands for cooling, power
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet on 1/1/2005

Facilities Unplugged
Convenience and increased productivity are benefits of wireless technology, but there are still hurdles to be cleared.
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet on 12/1/2004

Cooler Technology Cuts Datacentre Size
Syska Hennessy has unveiled a unique design for cooling datacentres that will allow companies to pack far more servers into a datacentre space.
appeared in ComputerWeekly.com on 10/1/2004

Technology Aims For Cooler Datacenters
Syska's SmartServer promises to double rack space capacity
appeared in InfoWorld on 9/30/2004

Technology Aims for Cooler Data Centers
Targets online banking and online trading data centers, or any centralized facility used for the transfer of large amounts of data rapidly.
appeared in NetworkWorldFusion on 9/30/2004

BAS/EMS: Performance-based system specs spell success.
With faster hardware, more sophisticated software, Internet access and open protocols, building automation systems promise a range of benefits that includes improvements in comfort, control, flexibility, operating costs and productivity.
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet on 9/1/2004

A New Horizon At Verizon
Among the damage from the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks was Verizon’s 140 West Street facility in lower Manhattan. Located just across the street from Ground Zero, the original New York Telephone Company headquarters building, constructed in 1926, suffered major damage.
appeared in Engineered Systems on 8/31/2004

Don't Forget Your Data
Syska's Jerry Burkhardt discusses the need for computer back-up during power outages.
appeared in Institute of Real Estate Management on 8/1/2004

The Case for a Comprehensive Approach to Developing the Wireless Campus
As wireless technology has become a ubiquitous tool of modern life, more education administrators are recognizing the need to develop a reliable wireless campus environment.
appeared in American School and University on 8/1/2004

Plugged into Energy Use
Knowing how facilities use — and plan to use — energy can increase the effectiveness of technologies designed to help cut power costs
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet on 8/1/2004

Syska Hennessy Designs Cooling System for High Density Data Centers
Syska Hennessy Group, a national consulting, engineering, technology and construction firm, has designed a new cooling system to better meet the demands of high density computer data centers.
appeared in Energy & Power Management on 7/28/2004

Syska Hennessy Group Designs New Cooling System
Systems made for high-density computer datacenters
appeared in EC&M on 7/19/2004

Syska Hennessy Designs Revolutionary Cooling System for High Density Data Centers
Uptime and Availability Improved

Syska has designed a revolutionary new cooling system to better meet the demands of today's high density computer data centers.
appeared in Continuity e-Guide on 7/14/2004

Experts Talk About Key Security Issues in Planning, Technology and Terrorism
Security gets a lot of ink in newspapers and magazines, but it can be hard for facility executives to get behind the headlines. This report takes a close look at four questions that illustrate the diversity of security challenges — within the organization, nationally and internationally.
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet on 3/1/2004

Tech Boom -- or Bust?
The Next Generation of High Tech
appeared in Buildings.com on 2/1/2004

Technology Aims For Cooler Datacenters
Syska Hennessy has unveiled a unique design for cooling datacentres that will allow companies to pack far more servers into a datacentre space.
appeared in Computerworld on 1/10/2004

Staying Power for Critical Facilities
7x24 facilities should prepare for the days after an energy outage
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet on 1/1/2004

Emergency power systems
Keeping the juice and the revenue flowing
appeared in Broadcast Engineering on 10/1/2003

Length of blackout tests critical facilities
For telecommunications companies like AT&T, loss of utility power in a blackout is only half of the problem.
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet on 9/1/2003

System Failures
When the Northeast Power Grid Trips, Interlinked Networks Stumble As Well
appeared in Engineering News-Record on 8/25/2003

Let There Be Light
Blackout illuminates need for backup power
appeared in The Business Gazette on 8/22/2003

Syska Hennessy Group Experts Address How Business Can Survive Power Outages
The massive power outage that crippled the East Coast should force businesses to reassess their power sources. Find out about key issues all companies must address to stay connected.
appeared in BusinessWire on 8/14/2003

Staying Power
Surviving the Depression, two World Wars and dozens of economic cycles, four CSE Giants — the SmithGroup, HarleyEllis, Syska Hennessy Group and Durrant — mark major anniversaries this year and speak out on how they've sustained their individual successes
appeared in Consulting-Specifying Engineer on 8/1/2003

Reinventing the University
Colleges and universities are scrambling to funnel already scarce funds to major building projects that appeal to a rapidly changing student demographic.
appeared in Building Design & Construction on 6/1/2003

Up and Running
By exploring new concepts of teamwork – instead of separate fiefdoms – facilities management, security, human resources, and IT departments can collaborate to maintain and ensure business uptime.
appeared in Buildings.com on 6/1/2003

Building for a Secure Future
Progress Is Made Overseas, But Steps Are Slow At Home. Critics cite lack of leadership, inadequate funding
appeared in Engineering News-Record on 3/10/2003

Access Controls Are Landing in High-Class Spaces
Governments and corporations are busily installing smart access controls and surveillance systems, even as they lay on protection for business continuity and data.
appeared in Engineering News-Record on 1/13/2003

Designing a Concentric Approach to Security
The tragic events of and following September 11th have made all too clear the threats to security have become more varied and sophisticated.
appeared in Real Estate Weekly on 11/13/2002

Designing Against Terrorism: A Component of All Designs
Although it has been a mere 13 months since the attack on the World Trade Center (WTC), designing buildings against terrorist attacks is an increasing component of all design work today.
appeared in New York Construction News on 10/1/2002

High-Tech Facilities Are Well Prepared
For most office buildings, even most high-rises, the lesson of Sept. 11 is far less clear. Does it justify a major overhaul of security systems.
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet on 10/1/2002

Critical Facilities Balance Sheet
A new tool for companies to examine and calibrate the components of their operational reliability.
appeared in Facilities Design & Management on 9/15/2002

Mission Critical But Not Impossible
Firms displaced from the twin towers and vicinity were able to continue with business as usual.
appeared in Facilities Design & Management on 9/15/2002

Landmark Battles Back After Being Down and Briefly Out
The battered, 32-story telecommunications center that looms over the north side of the World Trade Center site has a toughness much deeper than its stout 76-year-old steel frame and brick and limestone façade.
appeared in Engineering News-Record on 9/9/2002

Buildings' Security Systems are Still Less Than Secure a Year After 9/11
Building owners and manager fail to revamp their security systems.
appeared in Security Sales & Integration on 9/1/2002

New Era of Building Security: Under a Microscope
New threats mean faciliites need closer scrutiny; here are some places to start looking
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet on 8/1/2002

New Age -- A holistic approach to planning data centers can avoid capacity problems
Strategies to keeping infrastructure aligned and reliabilty intact.
appeared in California Real Estate Journal on 7/22/2002

Electrical Technology: Running On Unreliability
How can we make the case that corporate America may be running less reliably than ever before?
appeared in Buildings.com on 7/1/2002

Bush Plan Draws Kudos, Caveats
Syska Chairman John F. Hennessy III comments on Homeland Security structure.
appeared in Engineering News-Record on 6/17/2002

Keeping the Seats Warm
The elements of nature and the extremes of human behavior can bring business to a standstill; that is , unless a disaster-recovery plan covers all contingencies.
appeared in Area Development on 5/1/2002

Chemical, Biological Threats Pose New Design Challenges
Many building owners and developers are demanding that design criteria for their projects include security master plans.
appeared in Engineering News-Record on 3/25/2002

A Balanced Approach to Data Reliability
Critical Facilities Owners: here you can evaluate your company's reliability and measure downtime against published reliability targets…
appeared in Journal of Property Management on 1/1/2002

Business Strategies for the Worst-Case Scenario
six questions that every senior-level executive should ask when it comes to emergency preparedness - the answers could save your business
appeared in Area Development on 1/1/2002

A Hard Lesson in Preparing for the Worst
Facility Managers: Know the six questions you need to answer before an emergency happens
appeared in Facilities Design & Management on 10/1/2001

Power Requirements for Mission Critical Facilities
Critical Facility Owners - see how you measure up when it comes to power reliability.
appeared in Consulting-Specifying Engineer on 8/31/2001

iPark to Be Smart and Green
Technology Solutions: iPark in New York to be both smart and green.
appeared in New York Construction News on 5/1/2001

Telecom/Office Hybrids: Staying Flexible in an Uncertain Market
For the owners and developers of telecom hotels, it's no longer a case of "if you build it, they will come."
appeared in Real Estate Journal on 4/1/2001


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