03.22.18
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah offers students over two dozen courses for students pursuing their undergraduate and master degrees. Nestled in the heart of the “Silicone Slopes”, the University serves approximately 4,500 students annually. The Garff Executive Education building will house the University’s graduate program.
Jacobsen Construction Co selected Harris to be the mechanical and plumbing contractor for the new 150,000-square foot classroom and executive training facility.
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Harris was selected by Big-D Construction as the mechanical and plumbing subcontractor for the new Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) Westpointe Career and Technical Education Center. Located in Salt Lake City, this two-story, 121,000-square foot building is a new, state-of-the-art education facility that houses skills labs, classrooms, faculty offices and administrative support.
This facility will include all the training equipment and tools to help advance individuals in their careers in Advanced Composites, Diesel Systems Technology, Machining, Manufacturing, ...
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McKeown Community Center is the community center for Flynntown — the lower campus of Saint John’s University (SJU) — and is designed to the LEED Silver standard. To reduce energy usage efficient lighting, HVAC and plumbing systems were installed. Harris designed and installed controls systems that monitor energy usage in real time. Data is used by SJU physical plant workers and environmental studies students to adjust performance.
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Facing the challenge of preserving sensitive historical artifacts, Harris was the selected mechanical contractor for the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia. This chiller plant upgrade project was designed to replace three existing 1,200-ton cooling towers that had reached maximum capacity, with 1,400-ton towers for the central chilled water plant, provide 250-ton air cooled chiller for the supplemental load and to add six new ice building tanks to the building’s 24 ...
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Adjacent to the newly constructed T-Mobile Arena, the home of the completed Monte Carlo Park Theater is the cornerstone for entertainment in the new Park District on the world-famous Las Vegas Strip.
Harris was selected to install new plumbing, piping and HVAC systems for the new concert hall/theater located inside the Monte Carlo Casino. This state-of-the-art theatre features seating for 5,200 guests across three seating levels, seven bars and one of the widest stages in the world.
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Harris provided mechanical services for the new building that unites the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture and Health (MDA/MDH) in a single space. The project required the installation of 90,000 feet of piping. Since the building includes lab space, much of the piping had to be acid resistant to safely provide for chemical disposal. In addition, an acid neutralization tank was installed to facilitate in the dilution and neutralization of harmful wastes that are discharged from the laboratories.
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Harris was selected by Sage Hospitality to replace the existing swimming pool energy recovery ventilator (ERV) within the hotel which was installed in 1988. The purpose of the ERV is to exhaust the warm, humid chlorinated air and supply fresh, dehumidified outside air to keep the pool environment comfortable for guests. Using a fixed-plate heat exchanger to move energy from one airstream to another, the ERV decreases the amount of cooling and heating needed to condition the incoming fresh air.
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Harris worked as the prime contractor for Xcel Energy’s 5th Street Substation Transformer Cooling System Replacement project. The project involved demolishing the existing cooling system and installing an efficient, closed-loop system to service the new transformer.
Prior to the closed-loop system Harris installed, Xcel was drawing their cooling water from two deep wells. Xcel decided this system was not a sustainable use of groundwater and made plans to replace it.
Harris took special safety ...
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Harris provided and installed the mechanical equipment and condensate piping for the Phoenix Union Coding Academy. This new, 40,693-square foot school contains classrooms, maker’s lab, divided classroom with moveable walls, two labs and a full gym/cafeteria.
The project included several specialty features which Harris was able to install successfully. For the lab spaces, Harris installed stainless steel lab exhaust ductwork and performed the welding in-place. Some areas required grease ductwork. The gym and maker’s ...
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The Cannon Falls High School Ventilation Improvement project had a very aggressive schedule. Nearly all the work needed to be completed during the summer months while school was not in session. At the peak, we had 40 people working on-site, in addition to those fabricating in the shop. At a time when the labor market was very tight, we were able to leverage resources from Harris’ Rochester, Zumbrota and St. Paul offices to complete the project without delay.
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