10.12.22
Harris was given a fully designed design and spec job for the addition of an auditorium to Providence Academy school in Plymouth, Minnesota. Harris was responsible for the addition of tertiary systems for heating and chilled water, five air handling units and numerous VAV boxes.
One air handling unit installed feeds the auditorium seating area and it was essential to the project design that there was no air noise in this area of ...
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Harris was awarded the mechanical contract for the expansion and renovation of the existing science lab building, The Nobel Hall houses the departments of biology, chemistry, geography, and geology. The 74,000 square-foot south expansion included new laboratories, teaching and study spaces, and connected Nobel Hall with Schaefer Fine Arts Center, creating a laboratory theatre. The project is certified LEED gold and has already helped contribute to over $186,000 in energy rebates for Gustavus.
Harris completed ...
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Carleton College’s Science Complex Addition is a 118,000-square foot LEED Gold project which includes the demolition of their existing science building, Mudd Hall, and renovating the existing Hulings and Olin Halls classroom and laboratory spaces, including a 3,000-square foot vivarium. The project also includes new construction to connect the current buildings into one science facility. Harris was selected as the mechanical subcontractor by McGough Construction for the demolition of the previous building and the mechanical work ...
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ABLMS is a mechanical infrastructure improvement project at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. The building has four levels of labs and faculty offices along with a modern meat processing facility. Harris was contracted to upgrade the current constant air handling systems (located in the lower level) with higher efficiency variable air volume (VAV) systems, consolidate lab exhaust, install energy recovery coils, and replace aging ductwork and piping systems. The project is phased ...
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Harris has had a long and successful history of working on the St. Olaf College campus. Our design team worked with the College and the other design partners to provide the best options and meet St. Olaf’s long-standing commitment to match or exceed the quality and aesthetics of their existing buildings.
Harris was committed to a strong buy-out process, performing a second and third buy-out comparison after design completion to ensure the ...
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This project consisted of remodeling the old field house on the St. Olaf College campus into a new hockey arena. The ice arena is located inside Skoglund Fieldhouse. The updated design includes an NHL-size rink, seating for 800 fans, locker rooms for varsity hockey, and other ice-related program spaces.
Locating the rink inside Skoglund allowed for the campus to reuse an existing building envelope that already had the required utility infrastructure. The project also ...
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Harris completed the renovation for the St. Olaf College Holland Hall. Holland Hall opened in 1925 and had its interior renovated in 1969. The 1969 renovation allowed for more space and usage, however, much of the Holland Hall’s original character was lost. This renovation of Holland Hall rebuilt and restored its original design, combining classic architecture and adaptable classrooms filled with modern teaching technologies. The updated Holland Hall houses the Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Work and Family Studies, and ...
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Harris was hired on the Arizona State University Health Solutions Innovation Center to perform the installation of mechanical piping, HVAC and process piping systems. The new 150,000-square-foot, three-story, ground-up facility will serve students in ASU’s nursing program as they learn to treat patients using a whole health model encompassing mind, body and spirit. The facility features specific clinical skills labs with simulation exam and operating rooms. It includes space for a future MRI build-out, dry and ...
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Harris Bay Area has teamed up with Harris Design Studio on a design-build project for San Francisco State University. The new science building project includes 126,000 GSF building which will provide students with classrooms, learning labs, research labs, etc. This target value design project will include integrated project delivery process, tools, and behaviors and is expected to achieve LEED Gold. Harris was given the schematic design documents and is currently working on the design documents and will be ...
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Harris was awarded the design-assist contract for the new Sehome High School in Bellingham, Washington. This state-of-the-art facility fosters innovation and provides flexibility for future programmatic initiatives. New athletic fields, baseball, softball & football. The design focused on creating a healthy learning/teaching environment while being energy efficient and enhancing student safety.
Harris provided value engineering at the beginning of the project that saved the owner money while not sacrificing on quality. Some examples of value engineering ...
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