10.03.22
Harris teamed up with Hensel Phelps for the plumbing a mechanical scope of the AME Polymers Lab (core and shell) and the AME Office building on the 2200 block of the laboratory. These two buildings were part of the first Applied Materials Engineering (AME) area plan put together by LLNL and NNSA to support stockpile stewardship.
Polymers lab consisted of a 13,000-square-foot, single story building with a complete mechanical and plumbing system with integrated ...
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Harris was hired as the mechanical contractor to renovate an historic building located in downtown Vallejo for the La Clinica project. The exterior of the building was preserved while the interior was demolished. The facility serves as a dental clinic for the community.
Harris’ scope was plumbing only on this project which included the domestic waters, sanitary, storm drainage (including subsurface drainage within the building) and medical gases. At the dental chairs, our ...
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The Bay Area Transit Hayward Station project was a service facility warehouse for BART and is located right next to the rail in Hayward, California. The project was a 135,000-square-foot building that included mostly warehouse space with some offices. The warehouse included under floor radiant piping to provide a comfort level for the client. Harris provided all of the plumbing, HVAC and ductwork on this project. The project was new construction which included plumbing underground all the ...
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The Atherton Town Center project is comprised of a new city hall, library, police ancillary and remodel of the old existing town hall. Harris provided complete mechanical and plumbing systems, including controls and balancing on all structures. The main buildings are tied together through a 17K+ lb. mechanical heat pump system with a 118-ton heating/cooling capacity and interlocking BAS controls.
The new City Hall building includes 3 air handing units, 4 mechanical pumps, VRF ...
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The Whidbey General Hospital Addition and Renovation project consisted of full mechanical scope for an addition and renovation to the existing facility. The addition consisted of 45 bed patient rooms, ICU rooms and labor and delivery rooms. The renovation included build out of pharmacy, lab and perioperative spaces. The HVAC systems included new penthouse air handlers feeding an VRF system.
The hospital’s domestic water supply source was an encased well and the water quality was poor. A ...
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The Whatcom Community College Student House Phase 1 is an 89,000-square-foot, 221 bed dormitory facility. Additionally, it includes administration offices, public rest rooms, laundry, a mechanical equipment room, kitchen and community rooms. The structure is wood framing with electric cove heat in the dormitories, VRF in the offices and packaged DX units for the community rooms.
Harris contributed by developing an early schematic design budget that yielded excellent value for the owner. We were able design to this budget ...
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Harris was awarded the design-assist contract for the new Sehome High School in Bellingham, Washington. This state-of-the-art facility fosters innovation and provides flexibility for future programmatic initiatives. New athletic fields, baseball, softball & football. The design focused on creating a healthy learning/teaching environment while being energy efficient and enhancing student safety.
Harris provided value engineering at the beginning of the project that saved the owner money while not sacrificing on quality. Some examples of value engineering ...
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Lake Stevens High School was a multi-phased modernization of the existing facility on a 35.6-acre site. The project was a mix of additions, modernization and replacements. The school remained occupied and operational throughout all phases of construction and was surrounded by single-family residential neighborhoods. The student population is 1,800 consisting of grades 10-12. Design involved new or renovated general classrooms, art classrooms, science, technology, engineering, music, special education, athletics, performing arts, two gymnasiums, an existing pool, cafeteria/commons, library and ...
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The Issaquah Middle School project is a progressive design-build project. Harris’ design partner for the project was Hargis. Harris performed the complete plumbing, including domestic, DWV, acid waste, hot water plant and fixture trim. We also performed the complete HVAC, including the boiler, water to water HP, chiller and all air handling equipment. Harris’ subcontractors included HVAC controls, insulation and test and balance.
A challenge on the project was the site had a 120′ elevation change causing the ...
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The Compass Health Supportive Housing project is a five-story, 47,000-square-foot building with 82 housing units for low-income individuals with chronic mental illness. This includes studios and one- and two-bedroom units, with a recreation room, computer center and common laundry. The ground floor will have over 10,000 square feet for mental health and homelessness programs, including peer support, homeless outreach and housing stabilization.
Harris was the Design-Build partner for the project and was responsible for the plumbing systems for the ...
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