04.24.14
To serve as the temporary home for the Minnesota Vikings until the U.S. Bank Stadium was completed, the University’s TCF Bank Stadium needed some key improvements to meet specific NFL mandates and to accommodate both fans and players for the upcoming winter months.
To help improve playing conditions for athletes during the colder months, Harris installed a heated field that utilizes the existing steam system, redundant shell and tube heat exchangers, redundant pumps and over 38 ...
Read More 04.17.14
Harris played a central role in overhauling the historic Valspar Applied Science and Technology (VAST) Center. After overseeing the demolition of existing mechanical and plumbing systems, Harris installed full plumbing and HVAC to the lower half of the building.
The Valspar labs test various types of paints and powders that require higher airflow rates and non-corrosive ductwork. With the large array of mechanical equipment running throughout the building, a Harris-led 3-D coordination effort between contractors was required ...
Read More 04.08.14
Harris was awarded the mechanical contract for the new TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota. Harris provided the HVAC, plumbing, piping, controls and fire protection for the $288 million stadium.
The open-air, horseshoe-shaped stadium seats 50,000 fans with the potential to expand to 80,000 seats in the future. The stadium design also includes space for home and visitor game-day locker and training rooms, an area for print and broadcast media and room for concessions, catering and sales of ...
Read More 04.08.14
Block E is a mixed-use development that consists of two floors of retail/restaurant space, a third-floor movie theater, two floors of underground parking and a 22-story hotel. The $150 million project included 268,259 square feet of retail space, a 230,637-square foot parking garage and a 205,000-square foot hotel.
McCaffery Interests Inc (retail) and Graves Hospitality (hotel) developed the project in response to a City-issued Request for Proposal to redevelop a full downtown block that was serving as surface ...
Read More 04.06.14
Harris was awarded the design-build HVAC contract to design and install a new comprehensive HVAC system for the historic Christ Church Episcopal and the Parish House buildings.
Designed by James Wren in the colonial Georgian style and built during the period between 1767 and 1773, Christ Church was the first Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia, and a place of worship for many prominent historical American figures including George Washington, Robert E. Lee, George Mason and many United States presidents. ...
Read More 01.23.14
In August 2008, Harris began a 275,000-square foot addition to the existing Minneapolis Children’s Hospital consisting of an eight-story vertical expansion, a new central plant and front entry along with extensive renovations.
Harris provided complete design-build engineering and installation of all mechanical, plumbing, medical gases and temperature control systems for this project. Manufacturing ductwork and piping was key to streamline the installation and meet an aggressive “fast-track” schedule.
The eight-story addition included an energy plant ...
Read More 12.03.13
Harris was hired by scrap metal recyclist American Iron & Steel Company as the general contractor to build a new, state-of-the-art enclosed metal shredder. The project included building the facility to house the shredder, along with the plumbing, HVAC, electrical, process equipment (shredder and conveyors), dust control system, walkways and platforms.
The metal shredder was built with several unique features that allowed it to operate safely and conform to environmental regulations. Rather than discharging stormwater, Harris installed ...
Read More 09.03.13
The relationship between HealthEast Care System, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Harris is based on trust and commitment. Beginning in 2005, Harris was contracted to provide complete mechanical design and construction services for a comprehensive makeover of St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Harris provided engineering and construction of plumbing, HVAC, medical gas piping and temperature controls. As with many of our projects, much of the work was manufactured in our shop and installed on-site, allowing us to work more ...
Read More 09.03.13
Minnesota based cooperative Corn Plus Ethanol awarded Harris Mechanical and its partner Von Roll Inc., the contract to provide a bubbling fluid bed combustor, waste heat steam generator, and air pollution control system at its 40,000,000 gallon/yr ethanol production plant.
Development of the Corn Plus project began when another customer approached Harris Mechanical to help Corn Plus find a solution to a maintenance problem concerning a syrupy waste byproduct. With Harris & Von Roll’s experience with ...
Read More 09.03.13
Great River Energy (GRE) hired Harris to serve as general contractor for the construction of the Elk River Peaking Station, a 175-megawatt natural gas peaking facility located in Elk River, Minnesota.
The plant featured a simple-cycle combustion turbine generator able to reach 150-megawatt of power output in 10 minutes, an output that is faster than any other industrial turbine of its size operating in the world (source: greatriverenergy.com). Designed to meet the community’s energy needs during ...
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