Cannon Falls High School Renovation

The Cannon Falls High School Ventilation Improvement project had a very aggressive schedule. Nearly all the work needed to be completed during the summer months while school was not in session. At the peak, we had 40 people working on-site, in addition to those fabricating in the shop. At a time when the labor market was very tight, we were able to leverage resources from Harris’ Rochester, Zumbrota and St. Paul offices to complete the project without delay.

Harris added cooling capability to the school by installing a new chiller along with new chilled water piping throughout the entire building. In addition to the newly added cooling capacity, Harris also replaced all the existing rooftop units with custom rooftop units that provided more capacity and much more efficient heating.

The Harris team needed to install a portion of the piping within an existing small crawl space/tunnel that ran under the length of the school. Work was completed using confined space procedures and with permits in place. Harris was also able to improve upon the proposed chilled water piping route. In collaboration with the engineer and project coordinator, the team was able to devise a new piping route, which reduced final project cost for the customer and improved the efficiency of their facility.