Syska Hennessy is a global

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and commissioning firm for the built environment. Established in 1928, Syska Hennessy was ranked the 161st-largest U.S. design firm by Engineering-News Record in 2022. The firm has over 500 employees with 20 offices worldwide, including 18 U.S. locations as well as Shanghai, China, and Dubai, UAE. ''

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'' magazine placed Syska Hennessy 19th overall in its 2022 MEP Giants list, with gross revenue over $110 million. More than 90% of its revenue is derived from

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engineering services, according to the CSE ranking report, Building Design + Construction magazine ranked Syska Hennessy15th in its 2022 list of top building engineering firms.

History

Syska Hennessy was founded in 1928, by two mechanical engineers, Adolph G. Syska and John F. Hennessy. Originally established in

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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. 1930s *US Post Office Building, Washington, DC *

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, New York *

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, New York * 1939 World’s Fair, New York 1940s *

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, New York *

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, New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Maine 1950s *

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, New York *

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, Colorado *

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, New York *

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, New York *

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, Massachusetts 1960s *

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, New York *

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, New York *

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, Washington, DC *

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, Washington, DC *

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, New York *

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, New York *

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, Washington, DC *New Jersey College of Medicine *

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Headquarters - Cincinnati, Ohio * Mount Sinai Hospital - Annemberg Tower, Manhattan, New York *

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, New York 1970s * National University of Iran, Tehran *

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, Saudi Arabia *

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, California * IBM, Bordeaux, France 1980s *

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, Massachusetts *

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, Massachusetts *New York City Convention Center, New York *

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, California *

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, Florida 1990s *

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*Bristol-Myers Squibb *

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, Nationwide *

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, California *

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, California *

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, Washington, DC

High performance building solutions

Maricopa County Courthouse - Overall 3D - Small

Syska Hennessy provides integrated, high performance engineering solutions that support near or

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and

carbon neutral Carbon neutrality is a state of net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. This can be achieved by balancing emissions of carbon dioxide with its removal (often through carbon offsetting) or by eliminating emissions from society (the transition to the "p ...

environmental performance of buildings as well as third party verified environmental ratings (U.S. Green Buildings Council

LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it includes a set of rating systems for the design, construction ...

ratings,

BREEAM BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), first published by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) in 1990, is the world's longest established method of assessing, rating, and certifying the sustainability of ...

Estidama Estidama is a building design methodology for constructing and operating buildings and communities more sustainably. The program is a key aspect of the "Abu Dhabi Vision 2030" drive to build the Abu Dhabi emirate according to innovative green stan ...

, 3-Star etc.). Syska Hennessy is an early adopter of the Architecture 2030 Challenge which aims to help reduce

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emission to achieve

/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 New Academic Building from north

* Cooper Union Academic Center * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 Headquarters *

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- New High-Rise Court Tower *2000 Avenue of the Stars *Nokia Corporate Headquarters *Red Bull Headquarters *

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Automated People Movers; East Z-Gates Concourse *

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*Haeundae Udong Hyundai I'Park Development *

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California Academy of Sciences The California Academy of Sciences is a research institute and natural history museum in San Francisco, California, that is among the largest museums of natural history in the world, housing over 46 million specimens. The Academy began in 1853 ...

* Indianapolis International Airport, Midfield Terminal *

KAPSARC The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) is an advisory think tank that consults different organizations in the Saudi energy sector, with a focus on global energy economics and sustainability. It is located in Riyadh, Sa ...

Busan Lotte World Tower The Busan Lotte Town Tower, also known as Busan Lotte World Tower (Hangul: 부산 롯데 타운 타워) is a 108-floor, supertall skyscraper on hold in Busan, South Korea. The tower is planned on a site next to Nampo-dong station on Busan Su ...

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References

{{Reflist Engineering companies of the United States American companies established in 1928