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Archive: 2025

03.19.25

HARRIS ANNOUNCES 2024 EMPLOYEE AWARD WINNERS

(ST. PAUL, Minn.) – Leading mechanical contractor, Harris, recently announced its 2024 Employee Award winners.   The annual awards cover five categories that exemplify Harris: prefabrication, safety, culture, innovation and lifetime achievement. The following 2024 winners were nominated by their peers and will receive a cash award as part of this recognition.   Prefabrication Project Award – Amazon SBN – IW Water Room  Read More
03.05.25

Harris Reveals New Company Value Proposition

(Saint Paul, Minn.) Harris, one of the nation’s leading mechanical contractors and building systems experts, unveiled their updated vision, values and value proposition. The new verbiage, which is the product of diligent behind-the-scenes work throughout 2024, clarifies what Harris brings to their partners, clients and team members. This is also what sets Harris apart from the competition. To celebrate the launch of this redefined language, Harris released this attention-grabbing video with sharp, updated visuals.   https://www.youtube.com/...Read More
02.28.25

Blueprints to Success: Choose a Career in the Skilled Trades

Author: Aileen Dosev Imagine a successful career. Job security, a high salary and an irreplaceable skillset.   You might picture a banker or lawyer typing away in a skyscraper. But as college graduates struggle to find jobs post-graduation, America’s next top workers might be those building skyscrapers.  America faces unprecedented demand ...Read More
02.06.25

HDS Makes the Feb Cover of PHC News!

Has it really already been half a decade? To celebrate the Harris Design Studio's fifth anniversary (the studio opened in 2020), PHC News published this excellent feature by our own John Gregory Williams, HDS SVP. Share it wide and congratulate the studio on five years of innovating and bringing both our company and our industry to new heights of success! Read More
Construction workers in hard hats, representing the workforce in buildings where indoor air quality is a concern during winter.
01.21.25

Improving winter IAQ: Key steps for a healthier commercial building

Author: Bryan Cummings, PhD, Sr. Building Environmental Sciences Engineer A good mechanical system balances the needs of thermal comfort, indoor air quality and energy efficiency. As temperatures plummet during the winter months in cold regions, we spend more of our time indoors and seal up our buildings to stay warm. This carries implications for mechanical system operation and the qualities they affect. This blog post focuses on the indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of ...Read More