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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The new Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Center was built to address growing community needs. The new 123,000-square foot, four-story facility has space for innovative technology and increased patient capacity.
Throughout preconstruction, the project team successfully collaborated and resolved logistical complexities associated with an extremely tight site, design redirection and modifications to the project. The team overcame the obstacles associated with a very limited project space and the challenges associated with working in a operational medical ...
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Harris Service recently completed the change out of a 130-Ton Air Cooled Chiller on the US Bank Center Place building in Rochester, MN. This was a Design-Build project with Harris being the prime contractor.
Harris’ scope of work consisted of demoing one of two existing chillers and installing a new chiller prior to summer cooling needs in the building. This work involved demo and modification of existing piping and installation of new isolation valves so that the ...
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In June 2013, Harris was selected to provide the demolition and replacement of all existing plumbing, HVAC piping and sheet metal and temperature control systems for the restoration of the more than 100-year-old historic Minnesota State Capitol building.
After 100+ years of service, the Capitol building had reached a critical deterioration point with a crumbling exterior, antiquated mechanical and electrical infrastructure, and inadequate life safety systems.
The project team worked hard to overcome the challenges associated with ...
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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.
The mechanical ...
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The University of Minnesota Physics and Nanotechnology Building houses 200 faculty, post-doctorate and graduate students, and visiting researchers. Harris was awarded the mechanical contract for this state-of-the-art facility and provided the HVAC, plumbing, piping, controls and fire protection. Harris worked with the construction team to complete this difficult lab-intensive project on-time and on budget.
Highlights of the new building include more than 43,000 square feet of highly flexible physics laboratories and laboratory support space. An additional 15,000 square feet has ...
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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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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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