IAD85 Data Center ERUD Infill

Harris was hired as the mechanical contractor for the IAD85 Data Center ERUD Infill project being built by JE Richards Electric for a confidential cloud storage provider with campus’s across northern Virginia. This project was plan and spec to fit out two differed electric rooms and install sixteen differed AHU’s. The project was the largest ERUD infill project that had ever been attempted by the owner and was Harris’ first job on one of their campuses.

Harris successfully performed the job in an active tier Ill+ data center. A very aggressive schedule coupled with working in a live data center were the biggest challenges. Harris’ on-site team had 30+ years of working in mission critical environments and proved to the client that they were the right team for the job. Harris successfully prefabricated the process piping and ductwork and broke the record for the most AHU’s to be installed in one day. Prior to this project, the most AHU’s to be installed in a single day was 3. Harris successfully installed 10 AHU’s in one day. The successful project at IAD85 allowed Harris to become a preferred contractor with the client.