Service: Mechanical Engineering
Michael Garron Hospital
Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre
Michael Garron Hospital’s new 8-storey Patient Care Centre will include inpatient and mental health beds, ambulatory clinics and an underground parkade. The project also encompasses ~100,000 ft2 of renovations within the existing hospital.
Much of the existing infrastructure at Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) has reached the end of its lifecycle, with some buildings dating to the 1920s. HH Angus was engaged as part of the Planning Design and Compliance Team (PDC) for the new Patient Care Centre, responsible for generating performance-based documents to facilitate design of the new facility.
The project specific output specifications development process included options for expanding central plant systems (heating and cooling), augmenting and unifying the campus emergency power system, replacing aged electrical substations, phasing, design standards, and technical guidelines. Incorporating operations, life cycle and maintainability requirements were of the utmost importance for this project, as responsibility for the ongoing facilities operation and maintenance will rest with MGH.
Enabling projects
To prepare the site for construction, several physical elements were relocated and/or demolished. HH Angus worked with MGH to provide mechanical and electrical engineering for the “Enabling Projects”.
These included relocation of bulk oxygen and bulk nitrous oxide, relocation of bulk chemical storage, demolition of E-Wing and F-podium, and decommissioning a major service tunnel. This work involved complex sequential construction phasing and shutdowns to maintain operation of the Hospital.
HH Angus’ ICAT group, Angus Connect, assisted MGH with development of a long-term strategic vision, directions, gap analysis, strategic recommendations and IT solution options for information technology (IT) to support the hospital moving forward. The team built upon this strategy document to develop the design specifications as part of the compliance role.
The new Patient Care Centre is Phase 1 of an ongoing redevelopment, and is targeting LEED Silver.
Image courtesy of Michael Garron Hospital.
SERVICES
PDC - Mechanical Compliance Engineering | Electrical Compliance Engineering | Vertical Transportation Design Compliance | IMIT Compliance
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 550,000 ft2 | Status: Completion 2023
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Integration of new and existing M&E and IT infrastructure | Developing long term IT strategic vision towards EMRAM 7 | Prepared PSOS for ICAT systems and integration requirements | Targeting LEED® Silver
Infrastructure Ontario & St. Michael’s Hospital
Peter Gilgan Patient Care Tower
The new tower will allow patient care to move out of the aging and inadequate Bond and Shuter Wings, for clinical programs and services to be right-sized to meet current standards, and a portion of costly leased administrative space to be repatriated.
HH Angus is part of the Compliance Team for this new 17-storey Patient Care Tower. The Tower will provide an additional ~250,000 ft2 on the Hospital’s main campus in Toronto, with an additional ~150,000 ft2 of renovation distributed throughout the existing building.
The project includes five new operating rooms; enlarged, state-of-the art facilities for orthopedic surgery, coronary care and respirology (including the cystic fibrosis program); an expanded emergency department; and the demolition and new construction of the Shuter Wing.
Addressing the major renovations to the existing building and integrating new infrastructure with existing systems were key challenges for the team. To address these issues, HH Angus provided detailed background information and on-site investigation to mitigate the risks to the Hospital. This challenge extended to the IT systems, where the team was asked to integrate the existing IT infrastructure into the new building. Extensive work was undertaken to bring the Hospital’s aging IT infrastructure up to current standards, and to provide future flexibility. HH Angus designed a solution that would properly integrate and communicate with both the new and existing systems.
SERVICES
Mechanical Compliance Engineering | Electrical Compliance Engineering
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 250,000 ft2 new space, 150,000 ft2 of renovations | Status: Ongoing
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
17 storey patient care tower | 250000 ft2 new space | 150,000 ft2 of renovations | Integration of new and existing M&E, IT infrastructure | Upgrade outdated pneumatic controls to current DDC technology
A four-decade relationship
St. Mike’s has been a valued client for over 40 years – our lengthy experience with the site has resulted in HH Angus holding a great deal of institutional knowledge about the hospital’s infrastructure.
Let there be light
The Tower’s atrium, which features 11 storeys of natural light, will feature retail space, a patient information centre, and the admitting department.
Images courtesy of Cicada Design
Enwave Energy Corporation
District Energy System Cogeneration Plant
District energy is a key component of Toronto’s climate action plan, to reduce emissions from buildings and help the City reach its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 80% by 2050. Buildings currently generate about half of the GHG emissions in Toronto.
Enwave is the largest District Energy Systems in North America. The system has enough power to supply over 180 office buildings.
This project started in 1962 with an original feasibility study and culminated in the design and construction of a central plant and distribution system with an installed capacity of 800,000 lbs. of steam per hour.
The deep lake cooling system was added later, and makes use of the 40°F/4°C water in Lake Ontario. It has a total capacity of 75,000 tons of refrigeration, which is sufficient to air condition 3.2 million m2 / ~34 million ft2 offices.
Clients with whom we have worked on the Enwave District Energy System include:
- Hudson Bay Company
- Bank of Nova Scotia
- Cadillac Fairview Toronto Dominion Tower Plaza
- Royal Bank Plaza
- Mt. Sinai Hospital
- Toronto General Hospital
- Women’s College Hospital
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
- St. Michael’s Hospital
SERVICES
Prime Consultans | Project Mangeres | Electrical Engineers | Mechanical Engineers
PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Complete 2019
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Provided technical advisory for heating and colling systems | Introduced over 5 miles of piping for high-pressure steam district heating | The deep lake cooling system makes use of 40°F/4°C water in Lake Ontario
Supplying miles of steam
The system supplies high-pressure steam for district heating via an underground distribution system of over five miles of piping in downtown Toronto.
Trusted advisor
HH Angus has served as a technical advisor to Enwave over many years, consulting on various engineering aspects of the heating and cooling systems.
Confidential Client
Manufacturing Relocation
HH Angus’ Energy Division completed a very fast track refurbishment project to an existing building in order to accommodate the relocation of this manufacturing facility to Newmarket, Ontario from their existing facility in Toronto.
The client is an original equipment manufacturer of innovative and high quality electronic products serving a variety of technology markets. The Newmarket location produces aerospace components. HH Angus acted as the Prime Consultant, responsible for managing and providing the mechanical, electrical, architectural and structural design to suit the required production spaces. New HVAC, plumbing, fire protection and electrical infrastructure was added, as well as production services including process chilled water, compressed air and nitrogen systems.
SERVICES
Prime Consultant | Electrical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering
PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2018
LOCATION
Newmarket, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Provided innovative design for various components to suit the production space | New HVAC, plumbing, fire protection and electrical infrastructure
Ontario College of Art & Design University
Professional Gallery
The OCAD Gallery is the flagship professional gallery for the Ontario College of Art and Design, Canada’s largest and oldest educational institution for art and design. It serves as an experimental curatorial platform for art, design and new media.
HH Angus was tasked with the mechanical, electrical and lighting design for this 755 m2/8,200 ft2 facility. It includes gallery space, a media lounge, permanent art collection and storage, administration support services and shipping and receiving areas.
This project provided interesting design challenges to protect the art from potential water leakage from the tenants on the floor above. The ceiling is covered in a white waterproof membrane, which made recessed luminaires impractical.
The ceiling beams have a dual purpose – to support the track luminaires and to create an artistic industrial feel for the space. The track is two circuit to allow for maximum flexibility. LED track heads are 3500K with a CRI above 93 to enhance the colour of artwork in the exhibits. The track heads were chosen to allow for multiple and varied beams spreads, to enhance each exhibit and to provide flexibility by accommodating different lensing and media. Suspended linear LED luminaires were used in non-gallery spaces. Various power and data systems were used throughout the premises.
The heating and ventilation systems were designed to meet the mechanical requirements for a Class ‘A’ Art Gallery. The mechanical requirements for the Gallery consist of controlled humidification levels and temperature range. To achieve the requirements, a separate dedicated standalone mechanical air conditioning/humidification system was designed for the space. An indoor dry cooler and a series of heat pumps are located throughout the facility. Each heat pump has an associated electric humidifier and associated condensate pumps.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Lighting Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 8,200 ft2 | Status: Completed 2017
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Water leakage mitigation | LED luminaires | Power and data systems | Controlled humidification | Heating and ventilation systems for Class A Art Gallery standard
Meeting Project Goals
The OCAD project was delivered under budget and met LEED certification requirements.
Custom Lighting Requirements
A central dimmable lighting control system was incorporated. The lighting control was divided into multiple zones to satisfy the custom needs of the Gallery.
