Service: Electrical Engineering
Queen’s University
Tindall Playing Field Relocation & Parking Structure
“The opening of Tindall Field is the first step for Queen's Athletics in moving towards our vision of becoming the best in Canada.”
– Leslie Dal Cin, Director of Athletics and Recreation, Queen’s News Centre Sept. 2008
Kingston, Ontario’s first outdoor artificial playing surface, Tindall Field at Queen’s University, was developed as a two-level underground parking structure and a running track and Soccer/Football Playing Field. The roof of the parking structure forms the base of the playing field, and includes a playing field storm drainage system that directs the storm water to a large cistern for flow control into the municipality’s storm drainage system. The field is surrounded by a 3-lane rubberized track.
Resolving light pollution issues was critical, given the proximity of the field to a student residence and the campus observatory. Lighting consisted of pole-mounted luminaires on each side of the playing field. The light distribution was controlled by designing shields for the upward lighting component and reflectors with cut-offs to reduce light distribution at the edge of the playing field.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Lighting
PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2008
LOCATION
Kingston, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Playing field over underground parking | Rubberized running track | Storm drainage system with large cistern for flow control |Specialized light distribution control
Government of Bermuda
Bermuda Magistrate’s Courthouse & Hamilton Police Station
This 128,000 ft2 facility for the island nation of Bermuda includes five courtrooms, police facilities, an underground parking garage, detention cells suitable for overnight and weekend accommodations, a sally port, staff change and locker facilities, offices for court and police staff, and interview facilities.
HH Angus’ scope included mechanical and electrical engineering, IMIT, and AV design. The building is equipped with air conditioning and water retention tanks and is fully sprinklered. Water tanks collect rain water for both potable and fire protection requirements. Cooling equipment consists of air-cooled condensers and indoor compressors to minimize the exposure of equipment to the corrosive effects of salt-laden sea air.
The electrical scope included a high voltage power service, emergency power generator and corresponding dual distribution systems. Selected lighting, equipment and duplex receptacles were connected to emergency power.
The fire alarm system has dual annunciators. Smoke detectors were provided for each individual cell and located to avoid potential vandalism. Detectors were individually addressable in order to rapidly locate individual detectors triggering an alarm.
Fully-integrated closed circuit television, card access and door security monitoring systems were designed. The structured cabling system was a single mixed-media network to all information traffic - voice, video and data.
The latest audio visual technology was installed in the courtrooms: active sound reinforcement system, video system for the presentation of evidence, paging system for the judges, videoconferencing system for remote testimony and deposition, and digital recording system for proceedings recording. In addition there are dedicated elevators for prisoner transfer and additional retention cells adjacent to courtrooms.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | IMIT Design | Security and Communications Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 128,000 ft2 | Status: Completed 2008
LOCATION
Hamilton, Bermuda
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
5 courtrooms, police facilities, underground parking, detention cells | Incorporated IMIT and AV design | High voltage power service | Emergency power generator and corresponding dual distribution systems | Structured cabling system as single mixed-media network for all information traffic - voice, video and data | Dedicated elevators for prisoner transfer
Toronto Community Housing
341 Bloor Street West, Senator David A. Croll Apartments
“The system brings enormous value to the facility. Not only does it increase the emergency power load to near peak load, but also it reduces emissions and eliminates transmission losses, thus reducing the need for expanded power generation.”
- Paul Isaac, Principal in Charge, HH AngusThe Senator David A. Croll Apartment building, formerly Rochdale College, is a typical multi-unit residential building managed by the Toronto Community Housing Corporation.
This 335 kW combined heat and emergency power (CHeP) project was built to avoid the cost of replacing a diesel generator, with a significant saving of $300,000. Conventional emergency on-site generation uses dedicated equipment that is rarely operated, yet has a very high capital cost (known as a ‘stranded asset’). HH Angus converted this stranded asset to provide an economic benefit to the facility. The benefit comes from recovering heat so that the overall efficiency rose from 33% to 83%, as well as the use of natural gas, which is cheaper than diesel.
The new generator produces enough electricity for the entire building load on most days. The heat generated by the engine is captured and used to heat the domestic hot water system and building spaces, thereby producing a highly efficient use of the fuel - greater than 90%!
The most important benefit for the building’s occupants is the increased emergency power load capabilities. Instead of powering just a minimum of elevator and emergency lighting services during power outages, the CHeP system provides a power load that runs all regular systems, including heating and air-conditioning systems.
SERVICES
Prime Consultant | Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering
PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2008
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Combined Heat and Emergency Power (CHeP) | Co-generation tied into a network system, a first for Toronto | Stranded asset converted to economic benefit - heat recovery efficiency rose from 33% to 83%
A Toronto ‘first’!
The 341 Bloor Street system was a first in Toronto and was carried out with funding assistance from the Toronto Atmospheric Fund and Natural Resources Canada.
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Fuel Cell Building
This building was designed to house Ford’s ‘Fumes-to-Fuel’ technology, which converts toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs), generated during the painting process, into electricity that powers the plant’s operations.
The Oakville system began with a 120KW internal combustion engine that was installed as part of this project. Ford had plans to add additional power generating equipment.
HH Angus served as Prime Consultant for a new, state-of-the-art, 10,000 ft2 building to house a patented process for the capture of VOCs from spray booths.
This engineered industrial building, with a height of 35.5 feet, was constructed adjacent to the existing Ford plant, but is not linked to the plant. The building contains a public viewing area for Ford’s green energy system, a training room, offices, warehouse and washrooms. All public spaces were air-conditioned. A steam boiler provides heating for both the fuel cell process and the building. The electrical feed to the building supports both the process and building. It was connected to an existing electrical substation located inside the existing plant.
As Prime Consultant, we were responsible for all architectural, engineering and structural disciplines for the building, as well as site services and associated utilities for the fuel cell process to function properly.
SERVICES
Prime Consultant | Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 10,000 ft2 | Status: Completed 2008
LOCATION
Oakville, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Engineered industrial building - with a height of 35.5 feet | Prime Consultant for all disciplines (architectural, structural, mechanical & electrical) as well as site services and associated utilities for the fuel cell process to function properly
The Granite Club
Aquatics Complex
The fourth Granite Club opened in 1972 on a beautiful twenty-two acre site on Bayview Avenue, bordering Toronto’s Don Valley. HH Angus was an integral part of the design and construction team for this premier facility, which provides members with one of the most complete and well-equipped athletic facilities in Canada.
HH Angus is privileged to enjoy a 40-plus-year relationship with the Granite Club and has been involved with many upgrades to the 80,000 ft2 structure since it opened.
The mechanical, electrical and lighting design for the Aquatic Complex renovation included features such as a competition-scale swimming pool, training pool, whirlpool, and children’s pool with water features. Design of the addition also addressed the retractable roof and retractable perimeter walls.
The retractable roof posed a challenge for our lighting design team, who had to identify the location of the fixed structural members and incorporate the appropriate lighting design to address the sloped roof. The solution was the selection of luminaires and supporting details on the fixed structural members of the roof construction, accommodating the retractable roof elements.
HH Angus has also designed upgrades to seven squash courts, four badminton courts, eight curling rinks and separate skating rink, bowling alley, outdoor lawn bowling area, six tennis courts, and a fitness centre.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Lighting Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 80,000 ft2 | Status: Completed 2008
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Electrical, mechanical, & lighting design for expansion including competition-scale swimming pool, training pool, whirlpool, and children's pool | Retractable roof and retractable perimeter walls
Upgrading sports and fitness facilities
HH Angus has also designed upgrades to seven squash courts, four badminton courts, eight curling rinks and separate skating rink, bowling alley, outdoor lawn bowling area, six tennis courts, and a fitness centre.
— Photos Courtesy Granite Club