10.13.20
Harris was hired as the mechanical contractor for the IAD85 Data Center ERUD Infill project being built by JE Richards Electric for a confidential cloud storage provider with campus’s across northern Virginia. This project was plan and spec to fit out two differed electric rooms and install sixteen differed AHU’s. The project was the largest ERUD infill project that had ever been attempted by the owner and was Harris’ first job on one of their campuses.
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10.12.20
The AAA data center in Clearfield, Utah manages all help-needed calls coming in from west of the Mississippi. They are a 24/7 operation.
AAA had cooling and humidification needs in their data storage areas. They also needed redundancy in their systems to allow for maintenance. Harris fit three floors with CRAC and humidification units to meet their desired set points. A challenge was to maintain a tight set point for the cooling and humidification. For cooling, redundant units ...
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08.20.20
Project Topaz is a 250,000-square-foot, two-level, Tier IV mission critical data center located in South Jordan, Utah. The center is comprised of multiple active-power and cooling distribution paths, has 2N redundant mechanical systems and is fault tolerant. There is a small administration office totaling approximately 30,000 square feet. The remainder of the facility consists of a data center, electrical support areas, and mechanical rooms. This clean-build project was awarded LEED Gold certification in October 2010.
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08.11.20
Harris was awarded the mechanical and plumbing scopes for the Level 4 and 5 WeWork office space at the Gateway 6 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The project was a retrofit in an existing office space, which required demo of existing systems and installation of new VAV’s, ductwork and piping. WeWork utilizes a number of open office areas with exposed ceilings, which made the quality of MEP installation a key component of the overall look and feel of the space. As ...
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08.11.20
SLC4 is DataBank’s 3rd data center to open on the Granite Point Campus and became fully occupied within months of opening, a testament to the high-demand for its world-class capabilities. Located in Bluffdale, UT, minutes from downtown Salt Lake City and Utah’s “Silicon Slopes” technology hubs, SLC4 provides 20,000 square feet of raised-floor space, the facility offers network connectivity to over a dozen carriers and cloud providers, as well as access to Granite Point’s own private 66MW ...
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08.11.20
This 4.3 million square foot corporate headquarters was designed for a staff of 12,000 employees and a cost of close to $5 billion. It features a unique design that integrates mechanical and building systems to achieve net zero energy usage, being one of the most energy efficient buildings in the world, with the campus running entirely on renewable energy. Due to the accelerated construction schedule, a standard stick-built methodology was not feasible. This required a large percentage of the mechanical systems to ...
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08.11.20
Harris was hired as the mechanical contractor for the Aligned Energy Data Center by Okland Construction. Aligned Energy is an infrastructure technology company that offers colocation and build-to-scale solutions to cloud, enterprise, and managed service providers. The company strives to utilize intelligent infrastructure to deliver data centers like a utility—accessible and consumable as needed.
Prefabrication was a key factor in the success of this project. In a matter of minutes, the team was able to install 200’ ...
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10.31.16
Molycorp Project Phoenix is a remote, heavy rare earth concentrate facility located in Mountain Pass, California. Rare earth material is used in the construction of computers, silicon chips, cell phones, high-yield batteries, military technology and other high-tech applications.
The mining process at Project Phoenix involves technology and processes in use for the first time. The mine’s unique specifications required Harris to adapt new welding procedures as it installed the mine’s tanks and process piping on ...
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04.28.16
IKEA is a 200,000-square foot stand-alone retail space located at the Mall of America. Harris was hired by Pepper Construction’s Retail Group to provide the plumbing and HVAC for the new IKEA store. In addition to large showroom spaces designed for high visibility and flexibility, the IKEA store feature amenities not normally found in big box retail – restaurant, lounge, escalators, etc. Functional spaces included office, self-serve department, as-is department and various showrooms.
Large rooftop units fed ...
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08.06.14
Building 10
When the National Institutes of Health (NIH) needed to upgrade its central chilled water system, it turned to its longtime partner Harris for vital infrastructure work with a minimum of service disruption to NIH’s critical scientists and medical professionals.
Building 14
Structural steel and catwalks were carefully set in place for mechanical room hookups from the central plant. Hundreds of feet of chilled water mains, steam and steam condensate up to 14 inches in diameter ...
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