10.31.16
Located on the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, CityCenter is one of the crown jewels of Las Vegas. Project CityCenter is also the largest privately funded LEED project in American history.
Early in the project, Harris was brought on as a design-assist partner. However, as the project moved forward, it became evident that the design team was becoming overwhelmed by the sheer size of the project and the owner looked to the Harris team for help. Harris took ...
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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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Harris worked to improve the quality of the University of Utah Marriott Library’s occupant comfort by providing a retrofit of variable air volume (VAV) air handling systems and controls including piping modifications to relocate water pipes from above the Rare Books Vault. To avoid disrupting students and faculty, Harris made special arrangements to work during fall break when the library had fewer users. Sections of the library were isolated to keep the occupants safe and reduce disturbances.
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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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The Radisson Hotel Bloomington is an eight-story, 400+ room hotel with an attached water park located a half-mile from the Mall of America.
Harris was contracted to provide the plumbing and HVAC services for the new hotel construction and was later awarded the mechanical scope for the water park as well. The HVAC and plumbing systems were installed floor-by-floor, starting on the ground floor. Due to the size of this job, over 5,000 sleeved penetrations were made through the ...
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Harris teamed with Von Roll Inc to provide sludge incineration at the largest of the eight sewage plants in the Metropolitan Council of Environmental Services (MCES) system. Von Roll Inc designed the incineration process. Harris helped procure the project, provided mechanical systems design and directed the construction coordination with other contractors.
The MCES project included the design, procurement and installation of three fluidized bed incinerator trains. Each train included the fluidized bed incinerator, primary and secondary heat ...
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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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