Service: AV Design
Schroeder Ambulatory Centre
Healthcare Facility
The Schroeder Ambulatory Centre is a transformative healthcare facility in Richmond Hill that has been developed to help address growing demand for outpatient surgeries, diagnostic imaging, and other ambulatory care services across Ontario.
As one of the largest non-profit multidisciplinary ambulatory care centres in Canada, the facility was created to improve access to publicly funded healthcare, reduce wait times, and relieve pressure on hospitals by shifting high-volume, lower-complexity procedures into a purpose-designed community setting.
The project involved the adaptive reuse and redevelopment of an existing 200,000 ft2 medical office building into a modern healthcare environment focused on efficiency, patient experience, and clinical excellence, including base building upgrades to HVAC and power systems to meet CSA Standards and the fitout of 8 operating rooms, 5 procedure rooms, and associated support spaces. HH Angus provided comprehensive mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as communications and security consulting services, throughout the design and construction phases of the project.
Mechanical Scope
Our mechanical consulting services included a comprehensive review and coordination of all building systems. We assessed existing installations through 3D scanning, verified load calculations, equipment sizing, and code compliance. The scope included retrofitting existing systems and infrastructure to suit healthcare standards as well as adding new ventilation, steam and heating systems.
Electrical Scope
The electrical scope involved a thorough evaluation of existing electrical systems, ensuring compliance with design standards and regulatory codes. We prepared tender packages using existing documentation and Revit models. During construction, our team reviewed electrical submissions, attended site meetings, and interpreted contract documents as needed. We oversaw progress inspections, managed change notices, and supported commissioning coordination.
Award-winning* Lighting Design
The human-centric lighting design encompasses all types of spaces, including parking garage and site lighting, canopy illumination, transitional spaces, back-of-house support areas, and task-specific medical environments. The lighting strategy balances visual comfort with clinical performance, carefully calibrating luminaires to provide appropriate illuminance for procedures, circulation, and patient care.
*The project was honoured with a 2026 IES Toronto Section Award lighting design.
By combining technical performance with thoughtful, patient-centered design, the Schroeder Ambulatory Centre establishes a benchmark for outpatient healthcare facilities, delivering an environment that is safe, accessible, and adaptable to the evolving needs of the community.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Lighting Design | Communications, Audio-visual and Security Consulting
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 200,000 ft2 | One of Canada's largest non-profit, ambulatory care centres | Base building upgrades | | 8 ORs, 5 procedure rooms, support spaces | Completed 2025
LOCATION
Richmond Hill, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Adaptive re-use and redevelopment of existing 200,000 ft2 medical building
Quinte Health
Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Redevelopment
The new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) will be a leading-edge healthcare facility designed to met the current and future capacity needs of its local communities.
HH Angus was engaged by Quinte Health to provide the new hospital with mechanical and electrical engineering services, lighting, audio-visual, and security systems design, as well as energy modeling and ICAT digital strategy.
The project includes the construction of a new hospital with improved equipment and facilities, including a 24-hour emergency department, acute inpatient unit, helipad, surgical suite, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, dialysis unit, and other specializations.
Significantly, the PECMH will be the first acute care hospital in North America with an all-mass timber structure. Unencapsulated mass timber is faster and more accurate in construction compared to steel and concrete and sequesters carbon better than any other structural material. Use of mass timber is estimated to be saving the project over 9 million kilograms of embodied carbon dioxide compared to a conventional steel and concrete structure. Other sustainable aspects of the new building include energy-efficient windows, selection of sustainable materials and use of natural light in the building’s atrium.
Our systems design included a hybrid plant comprising a geo-exchange heat pump, gas-fired heating, domestic hot water generation and humidification elements. A six pipe, 200-ton geo-exchange heat pump has been designed to allow simultaneous heating and cooling to maximize efficiency performance. The geothermal system is expected to provide 50 percent of the hospital’s cooling and 90 percent of its heating. The new building will feature a solar panel installation on the roof, which will lower electricity operating costs and avoid the use of 2,000 tons of carbon during the panels’ lifespan.
Our ICAT team assisted in the development of a Digital Strategy to support the project. This included a current state assessment, visioning, implementation roadmap creation, and budget cost estimate. The ICAT scope of work also included systems integration design involving development of a comprehensive integration use case list through user engagement sessions, as well as developing the construction documents, consisting of an integration matrix, integration concept model / diagram, and integration specification.
The project was featured in Canadian Architect Magazine in April 2025, and in a 1-minute YouTube video.
Image courtesy of Quinte Health
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering |Lighting Design | Audio-visual Design | Security Systems Design | Energy Modeling | ICAT Digital Strategy
PROJECT FEATURES
Design-Bid-Build (DBB) procurement model | 24/7 Emergency Department | 23 Inpatient beds | Satellite hemodialysis unit | Diagnostic imaging unit | Helipad | Completion 2027
LOCATION
Picton, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Replacement of existing facility | Enhanced clinical capabilities | Geothermal energy exchange, building integrated photovoltaics | Preparation of building for future electrification and net-zero carbon status
CN Tower
Lower Observation Level
The CN Tower's Lower Observation Level was completed and unveiled in January 2026, as part
of the attraction's 50th anniversary celebrations.
The refurbished area comprises 10,600 square feet, including both indoor and outdoor viewing areas, a
glass floor, stairwells, washrooms, and the SkyPod elevator lobby. The project won an IES Toronto Section Award for Excellence in Lighting.
The project was designed to seamlessly extend the recently renovated Main Observation Level 3 aesthetic down to Outdoor Observation Level 2, creating a cohesive and elevated visitor experience.
This renovation marked the first major upgrade to Level 2 since the Tower opened in 1976. HH Angus provided comprehensive mechanical, electrical, lighting, and communications engineering services as part of the transformation.
Mechanical
Scope included the complete refurbishment of existing washrooms, the addition of a new fully accessible washroom, and modifications to the HVAC systems to accommodate the new slatted ceiling design and updated spatial configuration.
Electrical
Work included upgrades to electrical distribution systems and coordination of power requirements for sophisticated new audiovisual installations. LED linear lighting was integrated along the perimeter core walls, and major infrastructure upgrades were implemented to accommodate a future perimeter heated glass system.
Lighting
A new lighting design was developed throughout the space, including exterior colour-changing LED ceiling lighting at the Outdoor Observation Level. Perimeter lighting creates the Tower’s signature exterior glow, enhancing its nighttime presence. Emergency lighting systems were also upgraded as part of the project. The lighting design was recognized with an IES Toronto Section Award.
Communications
The project included new horizontal cabling infrastructure to support enhanced IT, AV, and security systems. Security enhancements included the deployment of new fixed and PTZ cameras to improve interior and exterior monitoring and support life safety objectives. New fibre optic cabling was installed, along with perimeter Color Kinetics lighting controls that contribute to the Tower’s distinctive exterior illumination.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | LIghting Design | Communications Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 10,600 ft2 | Status: Completed January 2026 as part of the Tower's 50th Anniversary celebrations
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Refurbishment of client amenities, HVAC, spatial configuration, electrical distribution system including future capacity for heated glass, new cabling infrastructure to support IT, AV, security, new lighting design throughout, perimeter lighting; exterior illumination
The visitor experience
The renovation creates a cohesive and elevated space, enhancing the new visitor activity options.
City of Mississauga
Burnhamthorpe Community Centre Renovation and Expansion
The Community Centre features a state-of-the-art aquatic centre as well as an equipment-based fitness centre. This is the first project designed and built to Mississauga's corporate Green Building standard. The project has also achieved Level 1 CGBS and incorporates net zero and passive house principles, a high-performance building envelope, triple glazing, and a green roof.
HH Angus played a key role in this project, providing mechanical and electrical engineering services, as well as security, IMIT, lighting, AV, and plumbing design. The addition includes a new 25-metre, 6-lane pool, therapeutic pool, fitness centre, and common areas, for a total of 43,000 ft2 of added amenities.
Renovations to the existing community centre encompass improvements across 65,000 ft2, repurposing and relocating multi-purpose program spaces, gymnasium, indoor arena, and upgrading facilities to meet accessibility and green development standards. Despite challenges posed in connecting to the existing building, the addition was situated on the northeast corner, utilizing space from the adjacent park.
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SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Plumbing Design | Lighting Design | Audio-Visual Design | Security Design | IMIT Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Green facility design to LEED Silver standard | State-of-the-art aquatic centre | Equipment-based fitness centre | Status: Completed 2024
LOCATION
Mississauga, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Project built to Mississauga's Green Building standard | Achieved Level 1 CGBC | Addition connected to existing recreation centre | Renovations and upgrades to existing building
All images courtesy of CS&P Architects
Toronto Western Hospital
New Patient and 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.
We’re excited to be part of this important and transformative healthcare project for UHN. HH Angus, in partnership with DIALOG, is providing mechanical and electrical engineering and ICAT/IMIT design services for the new tower.
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.
The new tower will feature many of the latest healthcare technological advancements. We have supported UHN in developing a Digital Strategy for this facility and have incorporated technologies such as real-time locating systems for patient journey tracking, advanced audio-visual systems for information sharing, and surgical suite technologies to improve flow, communication and educational opportunities.
Among the electrical systems features, emergency generators sized for full backup and a central UPS will improve the resilience of this critical facility.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | ICAT/IMIT Consulting
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 380,000 ft2 | Budget: $1 billion | 15-storeys | Downtown urban setting | 11 clinical program floors, 82 beds and 20 operating rooms
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Targeting 32% energy reduction | Wastewater energy transfer (WET) system for heating, cooling, steam and domestic hot water
Sustainable Engineering
Building on our decarbonization and sustainability experience for healthcare clients across the country, TWH’s new tower strives to be Net Zero, targeting an overall 32% reduction in energy consumption from the OBC SB-10 (2017) reference model through a variety of initiatives, including integrating with UHN’s wastewater energy transfer system for heating, cooling, steam and domestic hot water. The mechanical design also includes energy recovery wheels on the ventilation system and considerations for predicted future climate conditions.
Proud Partnership
HH Angus is proud to continue collaborating with UHN – ranked number one on the 2023 list of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals – a relationship that spans several decades working on many of their key facilities. Recent collaborations include a major upgrade at TWH’s Power House, which significantly improved the reliability of critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure in order to maintain the integrity of OR services, and the Rapid Assessment Centre Expansion at the Toronto General Hospital.
