Syska Hennessy
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| Industry | Consulting, Engineering, Commissioning |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY |
Number of locations | New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dubai,(UAE), Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Jacksonville, Hamilton/NJ, Orange County, Raleigh, Richmond, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Washington D.C., Shanghai,(PRC) |
| Products | Aquariums, Aviation, Convention Centers, Corporate/Commercial, Critical Facilities/ Data Centers, Entertainment & Broadcast, Government, Healthcare, Higher Education, Libraries, Life Sciences Museums & Public Assembly, Real Estate/Office Interiors, Sports Venues, Workplace Interiors |
| Services | Core Services of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing/Fire Protection Engineering. Specialist Services include Architectural Lighting Design, Audio-Visual, Building Science & Technologies, Commissioning, Energy Services, Facilities Management, IT/Telecommunications, Medical Communications, Security, Vertical Transportation |
Number of employees | 450+ |
| Parent | SH Group |
| Divisions | Syska Hennessy Group, Syska Hennessy Group China, Syska Hennessy Group, MENA (Middle East North Africa) |
| Website | www.syska.com |
Syska Hennessy is a global consulting, engineering and commissioning firm for the built environment. Established in 1928, Syska Hennessy is considered one of the largest U.S.-based engineering design firms[1] with over 450 employees located in 18 offices worldwide. According to Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine's 2018 MEP Giants list, Syska Hennessy is the 14th-largest mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) engineering firm in the U.S. and the largest "pure" MEP firm (i.e., all revenue is derived from MEP projects). Building Design+Construction ranked Syska Hennessy10th in its 2018 list of top building engineering firms.[2]
History[]
Syska Hennessy was founded in 1928, by two mechanical engineers, Adolph G. Syska and John F. Hennessy. Originally established in New York City as Syska & Hennessy Engineers, the firm was among the earliest to specialize in the complicated mechanical and electrical systems at the heart of iconic, high-rise 20th-century structures. [3] 1930s
- US Post Office Building, Washington, DC
- Frick Collection, New York
- LaGuardia Airport, New York
- 1939 World’s Fair, New York
1940s
- United Nations Headquarters, New York
- Todd Shipyards, New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Maine
1950s
- West Point, New York
- US Air Force Academy, Colorado
- Columbia University, New York
- New York University Medical School, New York
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts
1960s
- Lincoln Center, New York
- Rockefeller Center, New York
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- Madison Square Gardens, New York
- JFK Airport, New York
- Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, DC
- New Jersey College of Medicine
- Procter & Gamble Headquarters - Cincinnati, Ohio
- Mount Sinai Hospital - Annemberg[clarification needed] Tower, Manhattan, New York
- New York University, New York
1970s
- National University of Iran, Tehran
- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
- Monterey Bay Aquarium, California
- IBM, Bordeaux, France
1980s
- Harvard University, Massachusetts
- Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts
- New York City Convention Center, New York
- Los Angeles International Airport, California
- Disney World, Florida
1990s
- Amgen*Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Bank of America, Nationwide
- Sony Pictures Studios, California
- Paramount Pictures, California
- Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC
High performance building solutions[]
Syska Hennessy provides integrated, high performance engineering solutions that support near or net zero and carbon neutral environmental performance of buildings as well as third party verified environmental ratings (U.S. Green Buildings Council LEED ratings, BREEAM, Estidama, 3-Star etc.). Syska Hennessy is an early adopter of the Architecture 2030 Challenge[4] which aims to help reduce green house gas emission to achieve carbon neutral/net zero performance in new buildings by 2030. The firm also ranked #19 in Engineering News Record's 2011 Top 100 Green Design Firms.[citation needed]
Notable projects[]
- Cooper Union Academic Center
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 Headquarters
- Maricopa County - New High-Rise Court Tower
- 2000 Avenue of the Stars
- Nokia Corporate Headquarters
- Red Bull Headquarters
- Dulles International Airport Automated People Movers; East Z-Gates Concourse
- Chennai International Airport
- Haeundae Udong Hyundai I'Park Development
- King Saud University
- Dubai International Airport
- California Academy of Sciences
- Indianapolis International Airport, Midfield Terminal
- KAPSARC
- Busan Lotte World Tower
References[]
- ^ "TOP 500 Design Firms". ENR.
- ^ "Top 55 Engineering Firms". Building Design + Construction.
- ^ Syska Hennessy Group. "Syska Hennessy Website". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Architecture 2030 Challenge".
- Engineering companies of the United States
- American companies established in 1928