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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nHenderson designed the technological infrastructure that\nenables key features including touchless kiosks, intuitive display systems and\nvideo walls, and visual paging boards for passengers who are deaf or hard of\nhearing \u2013 all intended to make it easier and accessible to navigate through the\nbuilding. This infrastructure will also support a biometric verification system\nthat will enable travelers to use their faces as boarding passes during check\nin and boarding for international flights. Henderson is helping with planning\nand coordinating the installation of biometric equipment to ensure it works\nsmoothly with other technological systems throughout the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Safety is also a key touchpoint. To minimize blind spots at\nthe expansive 1,000,000 square foot terminal, Henderson used 3D BIM software to\ndetermine the best placement for security cameras. Using a virtual replica of\nthe facility, engineers were able to evaluate what cameras would capture at\nvarious terminal locations and make expert recommendations accordingly.\nFurthermore, Henderson is collaborating with the Transportation Security\nAdministration (TSA) and United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)\nthroughout the selection and installation process for security systems to\nensure the terminal is equipped with state-of-the-art safety technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cConvenience, well-being, and safety are front and center of\nthe work we\u2019re undertaking, and we believe it will resonate well with the\npassengers and airport staff once the terminal opens in early 2023,\u201d explained\nDietz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon the project\u2019s completion, MCI will be confronted with\nsmoothly transitioning away from its current outdated three-terminal layout to\nthe new single terminal. Since airport operations will need to remain\nfunctional during the transition, Henderson collaborated with project partner\nSITA to design a virtualized IT network that will prevent interruptions to\nsecurity and other vital systems during the changeover. Overall, Henderson\nworked closely with the operations group at MCI to ensure the project would be\nstate of the art at opening and have capacity for future growth, technological\nadvancements, and everchanging travel regulations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVirtually every design that is going into this project has\nan eye toward the future,\u201d said Dietz. \u201cWe\u2019re making sure it\u2019s innovative now\nbut can easily be updated as technology evolves and in case the requirements\nsurrounding airline travel are updated. This flexibility will help keep MCI at\nthe forefront of travel for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to technology, Henderson\u2019s array of building\nsystems design services for the new single terminal MCI includes acoustics,\naudio-video, electrical, fire alarm, mechanical, and plumbing. Skidmore Owings\n& Merrill (SOM) is the lead architect and Edgemoor Infrastructure &\nReal Estate is the developer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Henderson Engineers, a national building systems design firm, is leading the charge on cementing the new single terminal Kansas City International Airport (MCI) as a world-class facility. As the lead engineer on the $1.5 billion project, the firm is working closely with project partner Siemens to equip MCI with innovative technology for a cutting-edge experience […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-page-slider","category-missouri"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCI-2-edit-2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20323,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20320\/revisions\/20323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}