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La Paz Regional Hospital’s new, 9,158 square foot surgical addition provides two surgical suites for major operations and two procedure suites for minor operations. The building was designed to create an open yet efficient work space, allowing patients to flow smoothly between areas while maximizing the number of people using the facility.
Harris Mechanical Southwest provided the complete plumbing and medical systems for the addition. The project required multiple shutdowns of the existing hospital’s facilities in ...
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Harris construction and controls teams collaborated on this state-of-the-art inpatient pharmacy conveniently located on the first floor of the hospital. The pharmacy relocation project was a complete design-build effort aiming to transform an existing hospital space into a new inpatient pharmacy that satisfied the needs of the Minneapolis Children’s Hospital.
The goal of the design and subsequent construction was to provide the hospital with a fail-safe, stand-alone mechanical system for three new clean rooms. To make ...
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 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 ...
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Harris worked extensively with stakeholders and St. Olaf College to design and install a new, sustainable science center. Much of the piping, duct systems and fixture assemblies for the 180,000-square foot building were prefabricated in Harris’ fabrication shop, allowing our company to comply with LEED certification requirements, complete work ahead of schedule and reduce time in the field.
To adhere to LEED certification requirements, Harris used low-VOC emitting adhesives and sealants for duct and pipe connections. A ...
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Harris provided mechanical services for the Fairview Lakes Medical Center expansion and renovation. Harris installed four air handling units ranging in size from 12,000 to 20,000 cubic feet per minute. This installation and the associated tie-ins to existing HVAC systems were completed on off-hours to limit any disruption to patient services. Mechanical improvements also included the addition of a second emergency generator, as well as a new chiller and cooling towers.
In addition, Harris removed, replaced and rerouted many ...
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Harris was contracted to provide design-assist mechanical services for this hospital expansion and remodeling project. The project included a new central plant containing boilers, chillers and generators, as well as an addition adding medical/surgical rooms and administration space. The addition was built with the capacity to add another four floors and additional space as necessary.
Several mechanical systems were manufactured by Harris off-site to streamline installations. As this is a healthcare facility, all the manufactured pieces ...
Read More 09.03.13
HealthSouth East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital is a new, 40-bed acute medical rehabilitation hospital totaling 47,500 square feet.
Harris provided complete plumbing and mechanical systems for the new hospital including medical gas piping, oxygen and vacuum systems. The project included the first installation of Trane’s water-cooled variable air volume (VAV) air handling systems; complete with an internal-cooling tower to provide maximum efficiency to the system. Harris also installed a complete medium and low-pressure ductwork distribution system including VAV ...
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Thanks to the efforts of the project team during the original East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital build-out, Harris was invited back to perform the construction of the 20-bed addition. With the addition of new patient rooms, this new facility also required room for additional support staff including an expanded dining area and new nursing stations.
Harris performed all HVAC, plumbing and medical gas piping for the 11,060-square foot expansion. Tie-ins were made to the existing plumbing and medical ...
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