Service: Information and Communications Technology
Durham Region Transit
Oshawa Bus Maintenance Facility
Durham Region needed to accommodate the repair/maintenance requirements of its fleet of buses with a facility that would be integrated into an existing building. The project is on track for LEED® Silver Certification.
The project features a state-of-the-art Transit Control Centre on the second floor for regional bus and GTAA connection communications. Highlights include state-of-the-art ventilation and exhaust systems, fuel/fluid dispensing, a vacuum cleaning system, parts dispensing, tire storage/ servicing, lubrication stations, paint booths and a bus wash station. The mechanical design scope included plumbing, fire protection, HVAC, controls and process systems and services. The building was designed to reduce energy and water demand and includes for rainwater storage facilities.
The electrical scope included normal and emergency power systems, fire alarm, state-of-the-art LED lighting and integrated IT System (incorporating time management, clock system, Presto system, communication systems and various radio systems). Durham Region building standards also required design of a lightning protection scheme.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | IT | Security and Communications Design | Lighting Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 60,000 ft2 - 5500 m2 | Status: Completed 2016
LOCATION
Oshawa, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
State of the art ventilation and exhaust | Controls & process systems and services | Additional design for lighting protection scheme | Energy use reduction strategies | Rainwater storage | Designed to achieve LEED Silver
Penguin Random House
Tenant Fit-out
One of the key challenges of this project was meeting a very aggressive renovation/fitout schedule. The client’s lease was expiring at their existing location, which meant we had to meet a pre-determined target in order to achieve their move-in date for their new facility at 320 Front Street.
This high-end office space totals 45,000 ft2 and occupies 2 ½ floors.
HH Angus’ lighting design included the selection of special fixtures. Our design considerations covered both dropped and decorative ceilings, as well as LEDs in shelving units, along with upgraded lighting controls.
We also designed a new mechanical cooling loop for a large IT room, as well as multiple UPSs.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Lighting Design | Communications Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 45,000 ft2 over 2 1/2 floors | Status: Completed: 2015
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Lighting design considerations included dropped and decorative ceilings | Upgraded lighting controls | Added a new mechanical cooling loop for a large IT room and multiple UPS
LexisNexis
Office Fit-out
HH Angus was engaged to provide fitout services for LexisNexis’ commercial office renovation. The client is a global provider of information and technology solutions for legal and professional services customers.
A major focus of the project was the refresh of the base building lighting to brighten the space. HH Angus provided a new lighting design for three floors, along with a selection of luminaires. Photometric calculations were made to achieve the client’s desired lighting levels. Rezoning lighting circuits and low voltage lighting zones was also part of the lighting scope.
The project’s mechanical scope included mechanical heat pumps, fresh air supply and duct work.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Communications Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 40,000 ft2 | Status: Completed 2015
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
AV integration | Provided new lighting design for 3 floors | Photometric calculations | Low voltage lighting zones | Redistribution of mechanical heat pumps, fresh air supply and duct work
AV integration
The challenges we met on this project included meeting an aggressive schedule, and carrying out ongoing coordination with the client’s audiovisual vendor for a major integration of the AV system.
LED efficiency
The work included demolition of all existing lighting and T-bar ceilings, which were replaced with new T-bar and new, recessed LED lights.
— Photos courtesy of Intercede Design
Confidential Client
Data Centre Refresh & Expansion
This 1992-designed data centre had reached its capacity in power, white floor space and cooling. With hot spots and legacy equipment throughout, the entire power plant needed replacement.
This was a major project to conduct on a live data centre for a premier financial institution. From 2008 to 2013, HH Angus was involved in more than 15 projects on the site. Starting with “bridge” programs to get the data centre through difficult transitions in data, power and cooling deficiencies, to the completion of a 6 MW power upgrade with new power plant and cooling capabilities that allowed for the complete removal of the aged UPS and generator systems. This required hundreds of hours of planning and phased construction, including temporary generators and additional UPSs.
As Prime Consultant for all the projects, HH Angus was responsible for structural, architectural, noise abatement and air emissions subconsultants. We managed the contracts and contractors for the mission critical facility - everything from MOP, design, schedules, budgets and strategies planning were within our role and responsibilities.
The largest single project was $80M in value and involved an expansion with new generators, UPS, batteries and distribution gear. The new facility was then tied into the existing building infrastructure, path by path, until the entire building was brought over to the new infrastructure.
Reconfiguring the rack layouts assisted in optimizing cooling capabilities, upgrading capacity of undersized CRAC units, while at the same time implementing tighter cooling tactics with hot and cold aisle and ducted returns.
We then converted the entire DX building plant to a chilled water system in a 100% loaded 7/24 data centre, providing large savings in capital expense and lower operating costs by over $100,000 per year. The program was incorporated into a roof replacement and CRAC equipment refresh that saved more than $1 million in deferred capital expenses.
HH Angus was deeply involved in supporting the confidential data centre’s strategy over six years. Our roles included Strategic Planning, Feasibility Analysis, Prime Consulting, Procurement, MEP Engineering, and Commissioning services. The projects were many and varied, from condition assessment reports and feasibility studies, to a significant number of small to large projects to meet the challenges of rapidly evolving data centre business needs.
SERVICES
Prime Consultant | Strategic Planning | Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Communications Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2013
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Introduced multiple projects over five years to replace entire power plant in a live, mission-critical data centre | ‘Bridge’ projects required to support transitions in data, power and cooling deficiencies | 6 MW power upgrade | Conversion of DX building plant to chilled water system, resulting in large CAPEX savings and $100K+ OPEX savings
North Bay Regional Health Centre
The first LEED® registered healthcare facility in Canada, North Bay Regional Health Centre was built on a greenfield site and replaced two general hospitals and a separate mental health facility. HH Angus provided mechanical, electrical, vertical transportation, specialty lighting and communications design consulting engineering for the project.
The gross building area is 725,000 ft2. The facility includes the full range of departments normally found in a regional acute-care, 275-bed hospital, plus a new facility for the Northeast Mental Health Centre. The mental health portion is significant, consisting of 150,000 ft2 and 113 beds, and also includes a significant forensic component.
Using a completely innovative approach, our staff developed 100% outdoor air systems with total enthalpy heat recovery wheels, the first time this system had been implemented in North America. A major advantage of this system is that there is no re-circulated air, which greatly reduces the possibility of infection transmission for patients, staff and visitors. As well, delivering 100% fresh air rather than re-circulated air reduced the need for as many air changes in patient rooms as had previously been the norm. And that change meant that smaller fans and less ductwork were possible, resulting in lower capital cost.
As a value added service, HH Angus constructed a mock patient room to verify airflow patterns for the air distribution system. This ensured that the design was flawless. In addition, reducing air volumes to patient rooms to four changes per hour resulted in changes in the CSA standard.
The project also included:
- Planned future remote cogeneration plant
- High efficiency central heating plant with hot water and steam boilers
- Centrifugal chillers supplemented with a 24/7 chilled water system
- Radiant ceiling panels for perimeter heating
- Enhanced building envelope to achieve energy performance
- Bi-fuel emergency generators with provision for dispatch lighting
- LED lighting
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Communications Design | Lighting Design | Vertical Transportation Consulting
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 725,000 ft2 | The first modified Alternate Finance Partnership (AFP) in Ontario | Status: Completed 2010
LOCATION North Bay, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Greenfield hospital with new mental health centre | A North American first: 100% outdoor air supply with high efficiency total enthalpy heat recovery wheels throughout the hospital, resulting in reduced risk of infection and lower capital costs | One of Canada's first LEED® registered facilities
Custom electrical design
Specialized electrical systems features for the project included a centralized uninterrupted power system and an integrated communications systems platform used for all building operations and healthcare applications.
One of Canada’s first LEED® registered facilities
The main challenge with the design of this facility was performing energy modeling for LEED®. HH Angus’ design team included LEED® Accredited Professionals qualified to carry out a project that met LEED® standards for creation of an energy-efficient building.
— Image courtesy of Evans Bertrand Hill Wheeler Architecture Inc.