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Syska Hennessy – Winter 2023

A few words from Cyrus

Hard to believe that the end of 2023 is approaching, but we hope we can spread some warmth with this Fall/Winter issue...

Raising Expectations

A New Elevator for San Francisco’s Castro Station.

Gary Brennen Looks Back on Four Decades of Engineering

Gary Brennen, Syska’s chairman, is retiring at the end of 2023 after more than 40 years at Syska.

Industry Voices: Q&A with Pascale Sablan

For our third installment of Industry Voices, we spoke with Pascale Sablan, who describes herself as the 315th living black female architect in the United States.

Southwestern Community College on Course for New Design Standards

While companies around the U.S. have been exploring ways to entice workers back to the office, college administrations have been engaged in similar efforts.

Vision Awards 2023

Syska Hennessy held its annual Vision Awards ceremony. These awards celebrate the best in our people, projects and community initiatives led by our staff.

Five Problems Complicating Office-to-Lab Conversions – Solved!

As more and more companies reduce their office footprint, landlords are exploring ways to repurpose office buildings.

The Heartbeat of Syska Hennessy

As we celebrate our 95th year in business we realize there is one reason we are still here today.

Hackensack University Medical Center puts the ‘Complex’ in Hospital Complex

Most hospital projects are complicated. But the design and construction of Hackensack University Medical Center’s (HUMC’s) Helena Theurer Pavilion presented some extreme challenges.

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Syska Hennessy Group is a leading global, full-service MEP firm with specialized services for information and communication technology, commissioning, architectural lighting design, vertical transportation and sustainability. With 500 professionals across 20 offices, we provide a full range of engineering services for projects of every size and every budget. Since 1928, we have been designing smarter, safer and more efficient buildings by integrating essential systems that adopt to our changing world.

Editor Michelle Galindez Russo

Lead Writer/Copy Editor Rachel Antman, Saygency

Creative Direction and Development Supreme Creative Ltd

Communications Editor Jonathan Forman

Contributors Robert Fagnant, Michael Garceau, Michelle Baratta, Thomas Ford, Erik Polyzou (RSC Architects), Mark Sparta (HUMC), Howard Ross (HUMC), Pascale Sablan (Adjaye Associates), Carlo Rivera, Eric Rochelson, Daniel Gittings, Richard King (Gensler), Sean Marcel, Lauren Wesson, Chelsey Borte

Other Contributors Gary Brennen, Cyrus Izzo, Marketing Development Agency

Photo Credits

Hackensack University Medical Center - © 2022 Jonathan Hillyer Pascale Sablan Headshot - Photographer Aundre Larrow Southwestern College Instruction Building – Gensler Southwestern College IT Building - Dave Pino Photography ConRAC - PGAL 50 Hudson Yards - Connie E Zhou

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