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The Essentials of Roof Load Capacity

Since original drawings for older buildings are often lost or discarded over time, many renovation project teams must spend significant time trying to determine whether a roof can sustain additional weight. Yet trying to get more load capacity from an existing roof can be difficult even for more modern facilities where drawings do exist. If […]

Warren Green Appointed to 3-A Steering Committee

Hixson is pleased to announce that the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has appointed Hixson’s Warren Green, P.E., to serve on the Steering Committee of the 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. Also known as 3-A SSI, the non-profit corporation is dedicated to the mission of advancing food safety through hygienic equipment design, and is overseen by […]

International Women in Engineering Day

The 2024 International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED24) takes place this Sunday, June 23! This international awareness campaign is designed to raise the profile of women in engineering and focus attention on the career opportunities available in our industry. As a diverse employer, Hixson applauds our female engineering associates for pursuing their dreams and helping […]

SARA 313/Toxic Release Inventory: Five Things You Need to Know

The annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reports under SARA 313 for the 2023 calendar year must be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) by July 1, 2024! Now is the time to begin reviewing the amounts your facility used, processed, or manufactured last year. In the Spring issue of Hixson’s EH&S From […]

Conduit Seal Effectiveness

Whether for product or ingredient storage, or to maintain product temperature during processing and packaging, facilities often contain spaces that are conditioned to low temperatures (ranging from 60°F to 0°F or lower). At these temperatures, when the temperature in the conditioned room is below the dew point of vapor in the adjacent spaces, the potential […]

Annual Architecture Walk and Construction Contest

Last week, Hixson associates participated in the Architecture Walk and Construction Contest with fifth-grade students at our Partner in Education school, St. Francis de Sales. In the first session of the two-part program, which provides exposure to the fields of architecture and design through experiential learning, students were led by Hixson volunteers and their teaching […]

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