page_title: Syska Hennessy
section_title: Notable projects
hierarchical_section_title: Syska Hennessy / Notable projects
caption_attribution_description: English: The California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, as viewed from the tower of the de Young Museum (with the University of California, San Francisco Parnassus campus at the base of Mount Sutro in the distance). The building has a green roof. The three largest "hills" on the roof overlie the planetarium, swamp exhibit and rainforest exhibit (left to right).
context_page_description: 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 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 engineering firm in the U.S. and the largest "pure" MEP firm. Building Design+Construction ranked Syska Hennessy10th in its 2018 list of top building engineering firms.
context_section_description: 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
caption: California Academy of Sciences
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