Syska Hennessy

Syska Hennessy Group

Industry	Consulting, Engineering, Commissioning
Headquarters	1515 Broadway New York City
Number of locations	New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dubai,(UAE) Cambridge, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Jacksonville, Princeton, Richmond, San Diego, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Wisconsin, Shanghai,(PRC)
Services	Architectural Lighting Design, Audio-Visual, Building Science & Technologies, Commissioning, Energy Services, Engineering the Architecture, Facilities Management, IT/Telecommunications, Medical Communications, Security, Vertical Transportation
Number of employees	400+
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 400 employees located in 16 offices worldwide. According to Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine's 2010 MEP Giants list^[2] and Building Design+Construction magazine's 2010 Giants 300 report,^[3] Syska Hennessy ranks among the top mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and engineering firms in the United States.

Lotte Jamsil - Jamsil, South Korea

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. ^[4] 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 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

Energy modeling

3D modeling

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^[5] 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.

Notable projects

Cooper Union's 41 Cooper Square

• 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
• New York Presbyterian, Milstein Heart Hospital
• 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
• Lotte Jamsil

California Academy of Sciences

Busan Lotte, South Korea

References

1. "TOP 500 Design Firms". ENR.
2. "MEP Giants 2010". Consulting Specifying Engineer.
3. "Top 100 reconstruction design firms". Building Design + Construction.
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5. "Architecture 2030 Challenge".