10.31.16
The Science and Engineering Building (SEB) is a state-of-the-art facility located on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV). When the building was first designed, UNLV wanted a research facility that was not only innovative, but energy efficient and they turned to Harris to make that a reality. The systems that Harris installed use 32 percent less energy and 42 percent less water than laboratory buildings of the same size. The SEB project was awarded a LEED Silver rating, ...
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Molycorp Project Phoenix is a remote, heavy rare earth concentrate facility located in Mountain Pass, California. Rare earth material is used in the construction of computers, silicon chips, cell phones, high-yield batteries, military technology and other high-tech applications.
The mining process at Project Phoenix involves technology and processes in use for the first time. The mine’s unique specifications required Harris to adapt new welding procedures as it installed the mine’s tanks and process piping on ...
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Twin Arrows Casino Resort is a five-story, 110-room, 71,630-square foot hotel addition with a 7,548-square foot spa. Harris performed installation of HVAC equipment including a 500-ton air cooled chiller and boiler, outside air and exhaust risers and a vertical and horizontal fan coil unit. Included among the plumbing installations were hot water and chilled water mechanical piping, domestic hot water re-circulation, pump, mixing valve, booster pump, water heaters and a hot water storage tank. Steel was used for mechanical ...
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Tomson Hall was built over the top of the old science building after Regents Hall, a new science building, was constructed. The existing building was almost demolished, leaving only the foundation and columns.
Harris worked with The Boldt Company and Muska Electric to complete this design-build project on-time and under the original budget. Harris designed and installed a complete mechanical system, including plumbing, heating and cooling for this four-story building.
Six air handling units provide ...
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The Old Music Hall now houses mathematics, statistics, computer science offices and computer labs. However, the two top floors are still used as music practice rooms.
During this 14,000-square foot renovation, all old mechanical and plumbing systems were demolished and reinstalled. Additions included a DX unit and air conditioning unit for the computer lab.
Harris eliminated the need for fin tube radiation in several locations by installing air diffusers that were located near the windows ...
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Harris was hired to take on the hydrogen compressor area in Area 4 of the Pine Bend Refinery’s new ultra-low sulfur diesel unit #29.
To accommodate the tight schedule, Harris made use of BIM modeling Flint Hills Resources provided. Harris moved two BIM/VDC drafters on-site to work with the completed model. Harris used this model to create work packages and kept productivity running at 96 percent throughout the job.
Harris installed 10,000 feet of process piping with ...
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Harris provided both plumbing and HVAC services for the Park Nicollet Women’s Center at Methodist Hospital located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The design-build project included a 30,000-square foot build-out on the fifth floor of the existing hospital. Work included the installation of a new 35,000 cubic feet per minute custom air handling unit installed in the penthouse above.
Harris took several steps to ensure construction did not disrupt the hospital’s day-to-day operations. Plumbing work on ...
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The Sutter Health Eden Medical Center is a 130-bed, acute care hospital totaling 230,000 square feet. The new state-of-the-art next generation healthcare facility was built to exacting standards developed through an integrated planning process with the construction, design and patient care team that ensured alignment of clinical program elements, building and healthcare features and community goals.
Harris completed the project around existing hospital traffic and activities, while working to cause minimal disruption. During preconstruction, BIM/VDC along with ...
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Utilizing Lean construction techniques and an integrated project delivery shared risk/reward contract, Harris performed design-assist HVAC and virtual design and construction (VDC) services for the new Alta Bates Medical Center Merritt Pavilion. The new, 250,000-square foot medical facility is a state-of-the-art medical/surgical patient tower with acute rehabilitation services, on-premises pharmacy and nuclear medicine. This iconic building also brings the campus into compliance with California’s strict seismic safety requirements.
The Merritt Pavilion was designed to ...
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Citing their obsolete boilers and growing energy demands, the University of Minnesota turned to Harris for help with the installation of a state-of-the-art combined heat and power plant for their Minneapolis campus.
Due to zoning and permitting constraints, the new turbine, heat recovery system and modern mechanical systems had to fit in the historic Old Main Heating Plant. To head off space issues and potential clashes, Harris and its partners relied on 3-D modeling to detect and ...
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