Critical Facilities Publications

News Articles

Face to Face: Gregory Jasmin and Bassem Hariri
Dec 18, 2011
From the CMA Tower in Riyadh to the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, the newly-formed Syska Hennessy Group MENA is targeting mission-critical facilities.

Powering Knowledge: Using BIM for SAS's Data Center
Nov 15, 2011
Together with Syska Hennessy Group and the building team, SAS brought its newest high-performance data center to life in October 2010. Working in collaboration with BIM, operational efficiencies were championed by implementing a series of power, mechanical and water technologies and strategies. One year later, the data center reports smooth operations.

How Should I Grow My Data Center
Nov 10, 2011
Knowledgeable data center owners and operators have learned, to their regret, over many years that building too much or too little data center critical IT load capacity (simply called capacity in this article) at one time often causes major problems. This article examines the typical problems encountered, proposes a strategy for rational growth, and illustrates an example of how to implement the strategy.

Engineering Firm Launches Dubai Joint Venture with Local Player, LZ
Nov 10, 2011
After 30 years of being active in the Middle East, Syska Hennessy Group opened a dedicated office for the region in Dubai. The firm discusses its plans to grow Syska Hennessy MENA.

Critical Facilities: Data Center Security (Parts 1-4)
Nov 08, 2011
Protecting the facility and its equipment from unauthorized access and human error involves preventing third party vendors and even internal personnel from gaining access to unauthorized areas, network lines and equipment to do physical damage. Securing both internal and external areas within and surrounding the mission critical environment is crucial to maintaining optimal reliability.

Press Releases

ENR Ranks Syska Hennessy Group #19 in Top 100 Green Design Firms in the United States
Jul 27, 2011
NEW YORK, NY – July 27, 2011 – Syska Hennessy Group, a leading consulting, engineering and commissioning firm, has been named one of Engineering News-Record’s Top 100 Green Design Firms. Published annually, the list ranks the firms according to how much design revenue each generated from registered sustainable projects in the previous calendar year. Syska Hennessy Group was ranked 19 out of 100 design firms throughout the United States.

Cyrus Izzo Named To 7x24 Exchange Board
Feb 10, 2010
Cyrus Izzo, PE, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Syska Hennessy Group, has been appointed to the national Board of Directors of the 7x24 Exchange International.