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01.08.26

How Open Source is Your Non-Proprietary Building Automation System?

Most building automation systems come with the promise of control, visibility and long-term performance. However, what many owners discover over time is that not all systems are created equal when it comes to openness. Some platforms give you full access to data, integrations and future options, including the freedom to choose who services and supports your facility. Others market themselves as “open” while quietly preserving vendor control through licensing, software locks or restricted tools, limiting service options to a single ...Read More
12.18.25

Future Resilience: Impacts in the Built Environment

With each passing year, the United States faces an intensifying surge of extreme weather events, exposing the vulnerability of its infrastructure. From scorching heatwaves to devastating hurricanes and unprecedented flooding, these events cause widespread power outages, overwhelm critical systems, and leave communities struggling to recover. Read More
12.17.25

Healthy Spaces Addendum

The Covid-19 pandemic brought about scientific consensus that respiratory infections are predominantly spread by aerosols through indoor air. Reaching this consensus represents an opportunity for improving how infection risks are controlled. Instead of relying on burdensome and unsustainable personal and economic interventions, a building’s mechanical system may help suppress viral spread.   Read More
12.02.25

Leveraging People, Process and Technology in Design-Build Construction Projects

Introduction The design-build method has rapidly become a preferred approach in the construction industry, offering seamless collaboration, efficiency and innovation. According to the Design-Build Institute of America, nearly 50% of all U.S. construction spending will be delivered through design-build by 2028, totaling $2.6 trillion within the $5.5 trillion total construction forecast for assessed segments. At Harris Company, the heart of successful design-build projects lies in the effective integration of people, processes and technology. This article explores how these three ...Read More
12.01.25

Direct Digital Control becomes “a Harris Company!”

(Sioux Falls, SD) - On December 1st, 2025, South Dakota HVAC Building Automation provider, Direct Digital Control, will become “a Harris Company,” as they begin a partnership with Harris, headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Direct Digital Control boasts a staff of professionals who have been designing, customizing and managing facility management systems tailored to the needs of their clients since they began operations in 1994. While they are headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Direct Digital Control also has a branch office ...Read More
11.19.25

Harris Earns 2026 Top Workplaces Frontline Workers Award

(ST. PAUL, Minn.) – Harris, a leading national mechanical contractor, announced today that it has been recognized with the 2026 Top Workplaces Frontline Workers Award. The Frontline Award recognizes organizations whose frontline employees deliver outstanding customer service, operational excellence and meaningful community impact. This honor highlights the dedication, problem-solving and teamwork demonstrated by Harris field technicians, service teams and jobsite crews across the country. Award winners are determined based on results from an employee engagement survey conducted by Energage, a third-party research ...Read More
11.05.25

Harris Earns Three Top Workplaces Fall Culture Excellence Awards

(ST. PAUL, Minn.) – Harris, a leading national mechanical contractor, announced today that it has earned three 2025 Top Workplaces Fall Culture Excellence awards. The Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards celebrate organizations that prioritize employees and create people-first cultures. Harris received recognition in all three categories offered for Fall Culture Excellence. This includes awards for Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being and Professional Development. The award winners are selected based on results from an employee engagement survey issued by Energage, a third-party research firm ...Read More
11.01.25

Harris + Kemps: An Exercise in Delivering Certainty

For over three decades, Harris has enjoyed status as vendor of choice with Kemps. We’ve supplied them with conveyors, platforms and specialty equipment throughout that time, and Kemps has always appreciated the top-notch quality of both our equipment and our processes from design and manufacturing all the way through installation. Our relationship with Kemps is not defined by one project; it’s an ongoing collaboration. We serve as an extension of their team, supporting day-to-day operations, providing engineering for ...Read More

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