04.25.16
Harris performed the plumbing, HVAC and temperature controls work for the new Mother Baby Center at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Children’s Hospital.
The birth center, located on the Children’s Minneapolis campus, has a dedicated entrance for expectant moms and families. The 96,000-square foot, four-story building includes 44 post-partum rooms, 11 high-risk antepartum beds, 13 labor and delivery rooms, three operating rooms and skyway access to Abbott Northwestern Hospital. The facility is steps away from Children’s new NICU, ...
Read More 12.07.15
The Sutter Health Eden Medical Center is a 130-bed, acute care hospital totaling 230,000 square feet. The new state-of-the-art next generation healthcare facility was built to exacting standards developed through an integrated planning process with the construction, design and patient care team that ensured alignment of clinical program elements, building and healthcare features and community goals.
Harris completed the project around existing hospital traffic and activities, while working to cause minimal disruption. During preconstruction, BIM/VDC along with ...
Read More 12.07.15
Utilizing Lean construction techniques and an integrated project delivery shared risk/reward contract, Harris performed design-assist HVAC and virtual design and construction (VDC) services for the new Alta Bates Medical Center Merritt Pavilion. The new, 250,000-square foot medical facility is a state-of-the-art medical/surgical patient tower with acute rehabilitation services, on-premises pharmacy and nuclear medicine. This iconic building also brings the campus into compliance with California’s strict seismic safety requirements.
The Merritt Pavilion was designed to ...
Read More 10.05.15
Harris provided the HVAC sheet metal required for Los Angeles International Airport’s overhaul of their central plant. Overall, Harris fabricated 120,000 pounds of sheet metal for the project and ensured proper procedures were followed for the client’s LEED Gold certification goals.
The transportation of people and equipment was a major challenge for the project team. The lay down area was five miles away from the project site through heavy traffic. To reduce time spent on the ...
Read More 04.20.15
Qteros is a biofuel startup that produces ethanol from various biomass feedstocks. The cellulosic ethanol fermentation pilot plant can produce about 1,000 gallons of ethanol from biomass sources such as wood chips and fibrous plant residues. Harris furnished equipment, design engineering and installation services, working closely with Qteros to integrate used owner furnished equipment and new equipment to build the pilot plant. Harris developed the process engineering and controls to match Qteros’ technology requirements. The project was closely documented to ...
Read More 07.10.14
On November 18th, 2016, the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System celebrated the grand opening of its New Orleans medical center with a ribbon cutting. Harris manufactured and installed more than 2,000,000 pounds of ductwork for the new medical campus and provided design-assist services.
This is the second major Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital project Harris has performed with general contractor partner Clark Construction, the first being the VA Medical Center in Las Vegas.
After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, ...
Read More 06.27.14
Harris partnered with JW McClenahan and DPR Construction to design, coordinate and install complete HVAC systems for the new Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH). Utilizing Lean Construction techniques and BIM/VDC technology, Harris fabricated and installed over 1.7 million pounds of ductwork, 19 air handlers and related HVAC equipment serving this 521,000-square foot state-of-the-art LEED Gold medical facility in the heart of the Silicon Valley.
Located on the Stanford University campus, the LPCH doubles in size with the ...
Read More 06.13.14
Xcel Energy needed a new administration building near the site of its Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. The building was designed to house more than 300 employees and save Xcel money on energy costs. Harris completed the HVAC, plumbing, piping and temperature controls for the new building.
As part of the contract, Harris installed a 100-foot long snowmelt system for the roof of the 79,930-square foot facility.
Working near a nuclear plant meant Harris employees needed ...
Read More 06.10.14
Located adjacent to the existing Portland Medical Center, the Providence North Pavilion Medical and Cancer Center is an 11-story, 490,000-square foot building that houses physicians who specialize in major tumor types as well as internationally recognized researchers performing bench-to-bedside clinical trials. The facility also includes a learning center, a holistic health and counseling center, laundry facilities and a spa.
A state-of-the-art, 100 percent outside air system with high accuracy airflow terminal units provide constant pressure relationships, helping minimize ...
Read More 04.17.14
Harris was awarded the design-assist mechanical contract for the $1 billion U.S. Bank Stadium project. The new stadium hosts the Minnesota Vikings’ NFL home games and other sports and entertainment events. Harris provided all plumbing, HVAC and temperature controls for the stadium, which was Minnesota’s largest commercial construction project to-date.
Early involvement with the design team helped Harris identify both the challenges and the opportunities that ultimately drove the design and the budget. To maximize productivity, ...
Read More 