Publications Archives

12.18.25

Future Resilience: Impacts in the Built Environment

With each passing year, the United States faces an intensifying surge of extreme weather events, exposing the vulnerability of its infrastructure. From scorching heatwaves to devastating hurricanes and unprecedented flooding, these events cause widespread power outages, overwhelm critical systems, and leave communities struggling to recover. Read More

12.17.25

Healthy Spaces Addendum

The Covid-19 pandemic brought about scientific consensus that respiratory infections are predominantly spread by aerosols through indoor air. Reaching this consensus represents an opportunity for improving how infection risks are controlled. Instead of relying on burdensome and unsustainable personal and economic interventions, a building’s mechanical system may help suppress viral spread. Read More

09.07.23

Harris Technical Snapshot: Building Physics Tools

Building Environmental Science (BES) analysis tools optimize modern capabilities for planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining a building. These tools analyze and quantify aspects of the building’s projected performance. Mathematical models simulate environmental conditions and mechanical solutions in virtual environments before they are built. Read More

02.21.23

HARRIS CASE STUDY: PROACTIVE HVAC APPROACH REDUCES ENERGY COSTS

Find out how Harris builds relationships and supports its customers with HVAC system upgrades. Also, learn how a proactive approach helps avoid costs, prevent delays, meet goals and exceed expectations. Read More

01.13.23

HARRIS CASE STUDY: STRONG PARTNERSHIPS GENERATE SAVINGS AND IMPROVE PERFORMANCE

Learn what having a collaborative, communicative and proactive mechanical contractor can mean for your bottom line. And, how a strong relationship can improve the operational efficiency of your building equipment – and deliver an optimal environment for occupants. Read More

09.21.22

HARRIS CASE STUDY: PROACTIVE ROOFTOP REPLACEMENT: MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER

With today’s uncertainty around the availability of HVAC equipment, proactive rooftop replacement is more important than ever. Assessing performance and functionality before a malfunction takes place can save you money, energy and unnecessary headaches.Read More

06.24.22

Harris Watch-It Notes: Healthcare Isolation Precautions

Introducing Harris Watch-It Notes, insights gathered from Harris experts on a specific topic related to complex project installations in the areas of design + engineering, construction, manufacturing, BAS, conveyors and end-to-end mechanical building systems. Our series begins with how to appropriately engineer an isolation room for a hospital or healthcare setting. Learn about negative and positive pressure rooms, codes, HVAC requirements, controls and more.Read More

03.30.22

HARRIS CASE STUDY: SUTTER HEALTH EDEN MEDICAL CENTER

Throughout a project, Harris is focused on helping our customers reach their building goals. Guiding our customers through preconstruction and construction are key components as we maximize target value design, collaboration, cost management and lean construction strategies to create the optimal path for success. Harris’ strategies enabled our team to not only meet but exceed the goals set for the Sutter Health Eden Medical Center. Read More

02.09.22

Harris Technical Snapshot: Grow Facilities

With changing legislation in some US states, cannabis cultivators are calling for improved heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems to enhance thermal environmental conditions of enclosed growing facilities. Indoor cannabis grow facilities are preferred over outdoor facilities for improved environmental control and security. But growing indoors raises challenges. Read More

02.07.22

Harris Technical Snapshot: Data Centers

Data centers are critical in today’s online world—powering businesses, e-commerce, communications, security, websites and more. With the ever-growing demand for real-time data transmission, data centers need to be productive and efficient. The scale and complexity of building, maintaining, and operating these facilities creates challenges which must be met with innovation and holistic solutions. Read More

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