Science and Technology Related Articles

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.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Challenges Local Fire Protection Codes to Better Protect Occupants
Dana Farber brought on board the fire/life safety design engineers from Syska Hennessy to help create a new fire evacuation system that still appreciates the vulnerabilities of the patients and the responsibilities of the Institute's staff simultaneously.
appeared in New England Real Estate Journal

Nanotechnology Plumbing Design
Learn the basics of designing the plumbing systems for a nanotech laboratory.
appeared in Plumbing Systems & Design

Enhanced Laboratory HVAC Systems
In addition to promoting the efficiency and economy of providing a fancoil unit for each lab space to complement a more typical VAV approach, the author also submits a few tips for the design and submittal process for consultants.
appeared in Engineered Systems

Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet

Chilled Beam Ceiling Systems Promise Energy, Maintenance Savings
While chilled beam technology has been used in commercial space in Europe for more than a decade, it is just beginning to take root in the U.S.
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet

Born to Run
Design of an energy-efficient mechanical system depends, in particular, on the effective orientation of the building in relation to the sun; the design of the building envelope and roof for maximum efficiency; and space planning that segregates building uses, and allows for varying cooling and ventilation requirements.
appeared in American School and University

All in the Family
Sustainability and Flexibility Drive Laboratories Home - Into the 21st Century
appeared in Laboratory Equipment

Top Trends In Lab Design
Sustainability and flexibility are driving the design of new laboratories in the 21st Century. Here’s what one expert says a modern design should look like.
appeared in Business Facilities

The Age of Aquariums
Many challenges were faced by the team at Syska when designing the HVAC system's for Atlanta's Georgia Aquarium, the world's largest aquarium.
appeared in ASHRAE Journal

Silver Award: Rehabilitation Center Rebuilds Wounded War Heroes
The Center for the Intrepid provides hope for injured veterans, as well as important research into the rehabilitation of modern war injuries.
appeared in Building Design & Construction

SITE LINES:Top 10 Ways To Design a Sustainable Laboratory
Two design experts share their tips for bringing labs into the 21st Century
appeared in Contract Pharma

Caretsky Acquired by Syska Hennessy Group
Syska Hennessy Group has acquired Caretsky & Associates Consulting Engineers, a firm with roots in the Houston area.
appeared in Houston Business Journal

What Researchers Want
What the scientists and engineers in today’s research labs have and what they want are very different things, but their demands are driving the design and construction of tomorrow’s research labs.
appeared in R&D: Lab Design Handbook

Facility Design and Expansion: Commissioning for Innovation
Once guiding principles are identified, designers can explore the most cost-effective methods for delivering a flexible, expandable site.
appeared in BioPharm International

Energy-efficient Fume Hoods: An Update
Evolving technologies demand high-quality analysis to predict equipment performance in the built environment.
appeared in R&D: Lab Design Handbook

Construction Zone - Facility design follows Pharma curve
R&D Design: Biogen-Idec
appeared in Contract Pharma

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

Advanced Simulation Helps Evaluate New Fume Hood Designs
Evolving technologies demand high-quality analysis to predict equipment performance in the built environment.
appeared in R&D: Lab Design Handbook

CBR Threats May Demand Higher Levels of Security
Choices about HVAC design, security procedures and hardware, and architecture can help minimize the harm if an attack were to occur.
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet

Management Report
Design-Build: Why not Engineers at the Helm?
Who should lead a construction project? For many centuries, the answer was a simple one: the Mas-ter Builder, i.e., the architect.
appeared in Consulting-Specifying Engineer

Integrated Validation and Commissioning Promise Savings
A new approach to engineering projects, Outcome CV™, handles facility commissioning and validation in an approach that can eliminate costly delays.
appeared in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Zoned Security: A New Solution
In the face of varied threats, a zoned approach can protect the facility from the inside out.
appeared in Building Operating Management/FacilitiesNet

Researching. . . the opportunities
While the discoveries made in research facilities might be unpredictable, the system operation within should be anything but
appeared in Consulting-Specifying Engineer

Utility Master Planning Ensures a Cost-Effective Expansion

appeared in R&D: Lab Design Handbook

Cost Control Strategies I: New Construction
Ten Tips for keeping a handle on the budget of your new R&D facility.
appeared in R&D: Lab Design Handbook

Building on the Fast Track
How to go fast without blowing your budget, job quality or sanity.
appeared in R&D: Lab Design Handbook

Biotech Wars
Despite temporary setbacks, bioscience industry clusters thrive in San Diego and San Francisco.
appeared in real estate SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Work Begins on $40M UCR Science Building
Construction has begun on a $40-million, 135,000-sf science building at the University of California…
appeared in GlobeSt.com

Defensive Filtration
A general introduction to biological and chemical agents considered most likely used by terrorists.
appeared in ASHRAE Journal

Sustainable Labs
Sustainable design can optimize building performance and produce hard-cost savings even more dramatically in energy-intensive pharmaceutical laboratories than in other facility types.
appeared in ISPE PharmaBulletin

Are sustainable labs in San Diego's future?
Syska's Phil Trinh provides insight as to how the Labs 21 Program offers a framework for broadening San Diego designers awareness of sustainability.
appeared in San Diego Daily Transcript

Rethinking Lab Reliability
Syska's VP Don Procz offers ideas on how to enhace lab reliabilty.
appeared in R&D: Lab Design Handbook

Smith Research Facilities Highlight Complexity of Lab System Designs
The authors describe the goals of designing and building a 440,000-square-foot research facility, incorporating state-of-the-art environmental and monitoring systems.
appeared in Lab Animal