Industry | Consulting, Engineering, Commissioning |
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Headquarters | 1515 Broadway New York City |
Number of locations
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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
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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 with over 400 employees located in 16 offices worldwide. According to Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine's 2016 MEP Giants list, Syska Hennessy is the 10th-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 Hennessy 7th in its 2016 list of top building engineering firms,
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. 1930s
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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 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.