08.11.20
Harris was awarded the HVAC and plumbing package for the new Churchill Downs race and Gaming Facility in Oak Grove, Kentucky. This face-paced project includes a 150,000-square-foot gaming and entertainment venue, a 128-room hotel, race-day and overnight stables, an equestrian center, amphitheater, an RV park and maintenance buildings.
Harris will install 24 miles of pipe and 380,000 pounds of sheet metal duct during the underground plumbing work. This will require approximately 80 craft workers at peak manpower to meet the ...
Read More 03.22.18
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.
Read More 10.31.16
The newest edition to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip is the 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena which will not only be the home of the NHL expansion Vegas Golden Knights, but host to numerous concerts and special events. From CAD coordination and prefabrication capabilities to our outstanding leadership in the field, Harris took a prominent role in the designing and implementation of the plumbing and mechanical systems which had to adhere to stringent technical guidelines and specifications set forth by the ...
Read More 04.29.16
Harris has a long-standing relationship with the Minneapolis Institute of Art and has provided mechanical systems and maintenance work for many years. When the museum planned to build a new addition, Harris joined JE Dunn Construction to perform mechanical services for the project.
Harris’ knowledge of existing systems provided a value-add for the customer. The team was able to come in early in the planning process and devise a custom mechanical system that efficiently met the museum’...
Read More 12.07.15
Music City Center is a 2,100,000-square foot gathering space featuring an exhibit hall, grand ball room, meeting rooms and parking complex.
Harris teamed with longtime partner Foley Company, to fabricate and install 2,400,000 pounds of sheet metal for the HVAC ductwork. Harris also furnished and installed 62 air handling units totaling more than 1,800,000 cubic feet per minute of ventilation.
The immense fabrication effort required 35,500 shop hours which was accomplished by Harris’ Utah fabrication facility and a local ...
Read More 06.04.14
Harris served as the Engineer of Record for the Bielenberg Sports Center Expansion project in Woodbury, Minnesota. The expansion project encompassed various buildings that included design and installation of the following:
Energy efficient, high performance heating and cooling central plant consisting of eight water-to-water nominal 60-ton heat pumps.
Ice making central plant consisting of three water-to-water nominal 60-ton heat pumps.
Well field consisting of three groups of 50 bores each with five circuits ...
Read More 04.24.14
To serve as the temporary home for the Minnesota Vikings until the U.S. Bank Stadium was completed, the University’s TCF Bank Stadium needed some key improvements to meet specific NFL mandates and to accommodate both fans and players for the upcoming winter months.
To help improve playing conditions for athletes during the colder months, Harris installed a heated field that utilizes the existing steam system, redundant shell and tube heat exchangers, redundant pumps and over 38 ...
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 04.08.14
Harris was awarded the mechanical contract for the new TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota. Harris provided the HVAC, plumbing, piping, controls and fire protection for the $288 million stadium.
The open-air, horseshoe-shaped stadium seats 50,000 fans with the potential to expand to 80,000 seats in the future. The stadium design also includes space for home and visitor game-day locker and training rooms, an area for print and broadcast media and room for concessions, catering and sales of ...
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