ReNew Top 100

ReNew Canada recently published its annual Top 100 Projects Report which showcases the 100 largest public sector infrastructure projects under development across Canada. Once again, HH Angus is involved in several projects in this list – 14 to be exact! We have a long history of involvement in designing and building key infrastructure in this country. Coast to coast, from hospitals to correctional facilities to transit and a range of project delivery models, we’ve almost done it all. Healthcare continues to be a busy sector with HH Angus involved in nearly 60% of the ranked projects.

Here’s a quick glance of the projects we are proud to be involved with from the 2025 Top 100 list.

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Eglinton Crosstown LRT

This new Light Rail Transit (LRT) line, when completed, will be 19km long with 25 stations and stops and will move approximately 15,000 passengers per hour in arch direction. HH Angus provided mechanical, electrical and communications/security design services for three stations – Mt. Pleasant, Leaside (Bayview) and Laird.

Laird Station

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South Niagara Hospital

The new South Niagara Hospital will be a full acute care hospital with 24/7 Emergency Department, diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical services. The latter will include medical, surgical, and intensive care inpatient beds. Also included will be ambulatory services; post-acute Complex Continuing Care (CCC) Inpatient services; and Centres of Excellence specializing in stroke, complex care, geriatric/psychogeriatrics, and wellness in aging. The facility is targeting LEED Silver certification and is being designed to be Canada’s first WELL-certified healthcare facility. HH Angus is providing mechanical engineering and conveyance systems (AGVs, AMRs and vertical transportation) consulting services.

Image courtesy of Niagara Health

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Surrey Hospital and BC Cancer Centre

The New Surrey Hospital and BC Cancer Centre will provide 168 hospital beds and 55 Emergency Department treatment spaces in a state-of-the-art facility to improve health services in the region. Leading BC's first generation of smart hospitals, the new hospital will embed data insights and new technologies into both the design of the facility and delivery of clinical care – the first of its kind in BC. HH Angus is providing a full spectrum of ICAT/IMIT design and AGV consulting, and our Vertical Transportation team is designing the elevator systems.

Surrey Hospital

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The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus Development

Being delivered using the Progressive Design Build approach, the new campus development will be one of the largest and most modern teaching hospitals in Canada. HH Angus is providing mechanical engineering and conveyance systems (AGVs and vertical transportation) consulting services. 

Image Courtesy of HDR 

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New Hospital for Sick Children

SickKids’ Project Horizon is a three-phase redevelopment project to rebuild and rehabilitate their existing downtown Toronto healthcare campus. Angus Connect, a division of HH Angus, was engaged to develop a comprehensive digital strategy and ICAT roadmap to support Project Horizon and help SickKids understand their organizational and technology needs today and those anticipated for the future.

Sikkids

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Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment

Burnaby Hospital is currently undergoing a massive redevelopment taking place through two phases. HH Angus is providing electrical and IMIT design consulting services for Phase 2 of the redevelopment which involves a new inpatient tower, medical imaging department, renovations to emergency and endoscopy departments and a new integrated BC Cancer Centre. It is being delivered through an Alliance model.

Burnaby

Image courtesy of Fraser Health Authority

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St. Paul’s Hospital Redevelopment

The new St. Paul’s Hospital redevelopment, located in downtown Vancouver, will provide 548 beds and include an emergency department, critical care and surgical suites, mental health and addition facilities, maternity, rehabilitation, and inpatient care facilities. Angus Connect, a division of HH Angus, provided AGV consulting services as part of the compliance component of this project.

St Pauls Hospital

Image Courtesy of Providence Health Care

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THP Redevelopment – Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital

Also being delivered as a Progressive Design Build, the new Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital will be a full replacement of the existing facility, span 22 floors and approximately 2.8 million ft2 and include over 950 beds, 23 operating rooms, a new and expanded Emergency Department, advanced diagnostic imaging facilities, new pharmacy and a new clinical laboratory. HH Angus is providing mechanical engineering consulting services.

Peter Gilgan

Image Courtesy of Infrastructure Ontario

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QEII Health Sciences Centre Redevelopment

This redevelopment is a multi-phase project that involves the renovation of Hants Community Hospital in Windsor, renovation of Dartmouth general Hospital, a new Community Outpatient Centre in Bayers Lake, expansion of the Halifax Infirmary site, a new hospice residence, and relocation of the QEII Cancer centre to the new Infirmary site. HH Angus provided mechanical engineering consulting services for the Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre which opened in 2023.

Bayers Lake

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Royal Columbian Hospital

The Royal Columbian Hospital is the oldest hospital in the province of B.C. The three-phase redevelopment project will see a major expansion of the acute care campus, with upgrades to critical infrastructure, increasing the hospital’s capacity by 50%. HH Angus is providing mechanical and electrical engineering and vertical transportation consulting services for all three phases in a compliance role.

Ryal Columbian Hospital

Image courtesy of Fraser Health Authority

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Cowichan Hospital Redevelopment

Being delivered through an Alliance approach, the project involves replacement of the existing community acute care hospital with a new 607,000 ft2, 204-bed facility that will also include mental health facilities featuring an inpatient unit and dedicated ICU, culturally safe services and spaces, 7 operating rooms, increased CT scanning capacity, and built-in MRI facilities. It will also be the first fully electric hospital in BC and Canada’s first CaGBC Net Zero Carbon hospital. HH Angus is providing mechanical and electrical consulting engineering services. It is being delivered through an Alliance model.

Cowichan Hospital

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Thunder Bay Correctional Complex

This new correctional facility is 450,000 ft2 in size and includes 345 beds, allow ample natural light and features dedicated Indigenous cultural spaces, such as smudging space and sweat and teaching lodges. It is targeting LEED Silver and LEED Resilient Design certification. HH Angus is providing mechanical engineering and vertical transportation consulting services.

Thunder Bay Correctional

Image Courtesy of Infrastructure Ontario

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Toronto Western Hospital Patient & Surgical Tower

University Health Network’s (UHN) new $1 billion, 15-storey patient care and surgical tower will be built on Toronto Western Hospital’s (TWH) campus in downtown Toronto and enhance UHN’s capabilities caring for complex neurological and orthopedic cases. The new facility will be over 380,000 ft2 in size over 15-storeys and include 11 clinical program floors, 82 beds, and 20 operating rooms of which three will be hybrid ORs with cutting-edge imaging capabilities as well as featuring many of the latest healthcare technological advancements. HH Angus is providing mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and ICAT/IMIT consulting services.

TWH

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Cape Breton Regional Hospital Expansion

The Cape Breton Regional Hospital is undergoing its first major expansion since it was first built and is part of Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s comprehensive upgrade of healthcare facilities in the wider Sidney area. The project involves a new 320,000 ft2 clinical services building that will house a new and larger emergency department, critical care department, additional inpatient beds, surgical suites, maternity ward and a cardiac catheterization lab. There will also be a new 96,000 ft2 cancer centre and a new energy centre. HH Angus is providing Master Systems Integration services.

Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Krigh Bachman

We’re delighted to introduce Krigh Bachmann, who has joined our Knowledge Management group in the role of Design Technology Leader. Digital technologies continue to drive change in how we design and construct buildings. We are increasingly able to provide more informed and better engineering solutions to our clients, potentially reduce costs and deliver higher performance for the buildings in which we live, work and play.

With over 20 years of design experience and technical expertise, Krigh brings passion and a compelling vision for integrating technology into our processes to successfully design and deliver infrastructure. Working in Canada and the UK for design and engineering firms ranging from 20 to 4000 employees, Krigh has consistently demonstrated a deep understanding of emerging technologies combined with the ability to turn complex systems into practical solutions that drive tangible results for clients.

Krigh has worked on a wide variety of projects, incorporating into the design process concepts such as smart buildings, digital delivery contract language, generative artificial intelligence, and digital twins. He has gained a reputation for working closely with clients to help them achieve their digital information objectives; for example, his most recent initiative focused on developing a new Intelligent Building Integration service.

Some of Krigh’s project highlights include managing a Design Technology support team that coordinated BIM on major projects, including the Calgary Cancer Centre. In 2021, he contributed to the Digital Campus strategy for the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, working with our Angus Connect team. In Europe and the Middle East, he served as Digital Design Leader on projects such as Goldman Sachs’ 1.2 million square foot office fitout, data centres for Microsoft and Facebook, a 190,000 square foot fitout for Aon London, as well as malls in Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.

An in-demand speaker at AEC industry events, Krigh frequently shares his expertise on topics such as building intelligence in the retail sector, use of AI in design, how AI can accelerate results in the real estate sector, and various challenges facing AEC firms, among many other subjects.

We’re excited to have Krigh join our firm and continue our journey of digital transformation. He will collaborate across all our divisions, including our well-established Digital Service Division comprised of mechanical and electrical engineers, software developers, data scientists, Amazon Web Services (AWS) certified specialists, BIM technologists, and project and product managers who specialize in a range of technology for the built environment.  

If you would like to get in touch with Krigh and learn more about how HH Angus can utilize digital technologies for better project outcomes, please contact:

Krigh Bachmann
Design Technology Leader

krigh.bachmann@hhangus.com

Happy Holidays and a Wonderful 2025!

HH Angus wishes you all the best of health and happiness for the holiday season and the year to come, and may 2025 be your best year yet!

With all the activities surrounding the seasonal celebrations, why not let our ‘magic snow globe’ take some of the worry out of making your New Year’s resolutions? Click ‘Play Now’ for our idea of helpful suggestions!

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Our strategic growth and national expansion plan – HH Angus now has offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal – is creating new opportunities for staff to further their careers. To support HH Angus’ growth, we recently evolved the structure of our leadership team and are delighted to announce the following appointments.

 

Health Division
Kim Spencer appointed  Vice President | Marianne Lee appointed Director | Eric Suderman appointed Director | John Bastian appointed Associate Director | Rita Patel appointed Associate Director  | Jeff Vernon appointed Associate Director

Our Health Division, with over 110 dedicated team members, has been providing engineering design services to the healthcare sector for over 75 years on projects that span master planning, new construction (CM, P3, Alliance, Progressive Design-Build and other delivery models), renovations, retrofits and building systems upgrades. Recent and current work includes Cowichan District Hospital Replacement, new South Niagara Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital New Patient and Surgical Tower, Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre, and the THP Broader Redevelopment Project – Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital.

Commercial Division
Christopher Piche appointed Vice President

From office towers and post-secondary campuses to airport terminals and sports venues, our Commercial Division provides a range of services including base-building engineering, tenant improvements, vertical transportation, lighting design, ICAT/IMIT, sustainability engineering, energy modeling, commissioning, fire protection, smart buildings and more. Recent and current projects includes the Thunder Bay Correctional Complex, WPP Waterfront Campus, Saint-Hubert Airport Terminal, Burrard Exchange, and the Great Canadian Gaming Woodbine Casino Redevelopment in Toronto.

Connect Division
Sheldon Epp appointed Associate Director

Angus Connect helps our clients drive digital transformation by leveraging existing and emerging technologies – from harnessing the power of data to artificial intelligence to IoT and more. Services span digital strategy and visioning, change management, operational readiness, master systems integration, and ICAT/IMIT design and implementation. Recent work includes SickKids Hospital Digital Strategy and Roadmap, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Smart Campus Plan, Build Nova Scotia Master Systems Integrator, and ICAT/IMIT Design and Implementation for the new Surrey Hospital and BC Cancer Centre.

Energy Division
Phil Schuyler appointed Vice President

The Energy Division helps clients transition new or existing building assets to meet their decarbonization, resilience and financial goals. Our Energy team specializes in designing and implementing strategies for on-site energy generation and battery energy storage systems, low carbon heating and cooling plants, optimizing energy efficiency and integrating renewable energy technologies. Some of their recent work includes Creative Energy District Energy and Low-Carbon Steam Plants, Enwave Pearl Street Energy Centre Decarbonization, and the Mirvish Village Energy System & Central Utility Plant.

Technology Division
Craig Sievenpiper appointed Vice President

Our Technology Division provides engineering design and commissioning services to develop complex critical facilities across Canada, the United States and Europe. This includes data centres, research and laboratory facilities, clean rooms, transit stations, pharmaceutical, and advanced manufacturing facilities. Their current and recent work includes TTC Waterfront East LRT Union Station & Queens Quay Link, St. Michael’s Hospital Brain and Heart Centre Commissioning, and numerous confidential data centre projects in Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, various US states and several European countries.

Knowledge Management
Paul Seager appointed Vice President, Engineering

HH Angus’ Knowledge Management team oversees our professional practice, including engineering standards, legal and quality improvement measures, growth of the Technical Management group, and development and dissemination of technical knowledge across the firm.

We are also pleased to announce several appointments within our Senior Management Group:

  • Megan Angus appointed Senior Vice President, Strategy and Digital Services
  • Sameer Dhargalkar appointed Senior Vice President, Business Development & Marketing
  • Rodney Mons appointed Senior Vice President, Technology and Technical Services
  • Kevin O’Neill appointed Senior Vice President, Operations

“It’s a point of pride for us that we are able to grow and develop such outstanding leaders within the firm.” commented Paul Keenan, President. “In each case, these appointments acknowledge the individual’s strong commitment to advancing our technical expertise, innovation, outstanding project delivery, and building strong client and industry relationships.”

We congratulate all of the above on these significant appointments. Recognized as proven and trusted leaders in their fields, they continually demonstrate a strong passion for and commitment to HH Angus’ vision of expanding what is possible – together – for a better future!

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Our Toronto office has moved just a couple of kilometers east to great new space in the Crosstown Place office development at the corner of Eglinton Avenue East and Don Mills Road.

 

Our new address is:

H.H. Angus and Associates Limited
1176 Eglinton Avenue East
Suite 800
Toronto, ON M3C 0S1

All other contact information remains the same.
We invite all of our clients to drop by for visit anytime you are in the neighbourhood.