10.12.22
Citing their obsolete boilers and growing demand for electricity and power, the University of Minnesota turned to Harris for help with the installation of a state-of-the-art combined heat and power plant for their Minneapolis campus.
Due to zoning and permitting constraints, the new turbine generator, heat recovery system and modern mechanical systems had to fit in the historic Old Main Heating Plant. To head off space issues and potential clashes, Harris and its ...
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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 was hired by JE Dunn Construction for a complete mechanical and plumbing upgrade for the 48,000-square foot emergency department remodel project at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. This project included a new heating water system and upgraded built-in-place custom air handling unit. The existing dual duct was changed out to a new VAV system with return valves and pressure monitoring and control. An upgraded control system and graphics package was also included for the remodeled emergency department and ...
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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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In 2012, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to build the first Temple in Tucson, Arizona. The Tucson Arizona Temple will serve as a place of worship for the more than 30,000 active Latter-day Saints living in the Tucson area. The Tucson Arizona Temple will be the sixth temple built in Arizona. President Dieter Uchtodorf, the second counselor of the First Presidency of the Church, says the temple is for people who are members of ...
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Harris was selected by Layton Construction and Argent Group as the design-builder for the mechanical and plumbing work on the new, Innovation Pointe development. This development consists of a 40-acre master plan with 600,000-square feet of development.
The Innovation Pointe 2 project was a five-story, 141,000-square-foot office building with supporting parking structure. It was designed with the needs of today’s businesses in mind, with leading edge technology and high-end finishes.
With the modern progressive architecture ...
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The Williams International – Blue Phoenix Ogden Addition project was a new manufacturing plant for Williams International in Ogden, Utah. This was a fast-paced project where the mechanical and plumbing design was happening while the shell of the building was going up. From design initiation to completion, the total duration was 8 months. This included the design of a highly efficient process cooling system that incorporated four fluid coolers, four air handlers, and three water cooled chillers. This project ...
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