07.10.14
The University of Kentucky’s (UK) new Pavilion A at the Albert B. Chandler Hospital is the cornerstone of a 20-year construction plan for this academic medical campus of the future. This 1,100,000-square foot hospital was completed in two phases, allowing for the step-by-step replacement of the hospital’s existing pavilion. Areas included an emergency department, surgery center, trauma center, radiology, specialty floors and patient rooms and an auditorium.
Harris performed the HVAC build-out for this facility, ...
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Xcel Energy needed a new administration building near the site of its Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. The building was designed to house more than 300 employees and save Xcel money on energy costs. Harris completed the HVAC, plumbing, piping and temperature controls for the new building.
As part of the contract, Harris installed a 100-foot long snowmelt system for the roof of the 79,930-square foot facility.
Working near a nuclear plant meant Harris employees needed ...
Read More 06.12.14
The Mayo Clinic is at the center of the community in Rochester, Minnesota employing thousands of people and treating patients from all over the world. It offers an integrated healthcare environment where patients can benefit from the knowledge of many different specialists.
The 20-story, 2,000,000-square foot Gonda Building was designed with the present and future in mind. It is a highly flexible facility that allows expansion and redesign for the ever-changing healthcare environment. The building has a ...
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Harris completed the HVAC scope for the construction of the Terra Verde Corporate Campus. The new high-end office project located in the north corridor of Scottsdale, consists of four buildings.
For the first phase of the project, Harris provided complete HVAC systems that included installing two rooftop fluid coolers, three condenser water pumps, shell water source heat pump systems, as well as all piping, ductwork and direct current controls. To decreases energy consumption, two energy recovery ventilators ...
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The 85,000-square foot Lookout Mountain Elementary School project was unique in that Harris, working for Adolfson & Peterson Construction, was responsible for the installation of the HVAC system involving the installation of a geothermal field and water source heat pumps. A portion of the design centered around a more traditional heating system but around 50 percent of the complex was served by this geo system.
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Harris provided a broad range of mechanical services for the construction of the wetlands and environmental science center Cascade Meadow.
Designed to operate as a high performance green building, the project incorporated energy-efficient construction, passive solar design, and focused on meeting indoor environmental quality and renewable energy standards. The facility is used to educate adults and children on energy conservation and healthy indoor spaces.
To meet the project’s goal to use 53 percent less energy ...
Read More 06.06.14
Mayo Clinic opened the first facility in the Midwest capable of providing proton beam therapy used to treat cancer. The building features four treatment rooms that include a three-story, 190-ton mechanical apparatus (gantry) needed for the proton beam and a 20-ton magnet to guide the beam. Due to the size, weight and radiologic properties of the equipment involved, the size and thickness of concrete in this building is unprecedented in this area with the thickest wall measuring 21-feet nine-inches ...
Read More 06.05.14
The Minnesota Correctional Facility – Faribault is a medium-security, level-three facility. Harris provided mechanical services for the multi-phased expansion and renovation. The project included the addition of three new living units, program buildings (psychological, religious, volunteer and education services), dining/kitchen area and the renovation of the senior care/special needs facility. Both the expansion and renovation occurred on a fast-track with multiple bid packs allowing prison operations to continue during construction.
Harris provided plumbing, heating piping and ...
Read More 06.04.14
Located on a 109-acre site, Otter Tail Ag – a 55 million gallon per year ethanol plant – takes corn grown by local farmers and turns it into ethanol. Harris was chosen as the prime contractor for this project and oversaw the complete construction of the plant.
Harris teamed with Delta-T Corp on the design technology, and after months of development and pricing, contracts were signed in October of 2006 and civil site work began immediately. To facilitate construction, Harris developed ...
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Harris installed mechanical systems that were designed to accommodate the anticipated expansion of Abbott Northwestern Hospital into a newly constructed a 6,600-square foot mechanical penthouse built on the rooftop of the hospital’s East Tower.
To meet the aggressive schedule set for the project, Harris utilized its in-house BIM capabilities to create an exact replica of the finished HVAC, piping and plumbing systems, and manufactured all ducts and pipework at the Harris’ Zumbrota fabrication shop. This approach ...
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