Joseph Brant Hospital

Communications & Automation Technology (ICAT) Vision, Planning, Procurement

The ICAT strategy at Joseph Brant Hospital focused on the interoperability of services between the existing facility and the new facility to allow for seamless delivery of care across the campus.

Our project scope was to develop Joseph Brant Hospital’s (JBH) ICAT vision, and to assist with planning, procurement and implementation of the ICAT strategy. This project was aligned with the P3 procurement project of a new patient tower and renovations to the existing facility, approximately 500,000 ft2. The ICAT strategy included existing and new hospital information technology, communications and automation systems, including the wired and wireless network, RTLS, nurse call, security, etc., as well as peripheral IT device planning.

Our team took the project's leadership through strategic visioning sessions. We facilitated user groups to understand the operations and create the functional requirements, which were translated into technical requirements for ICAT and used to inform and develop the Output Specifications and Technical Specifications.

The team coordinated various funding sources through an Order of Magnitude Cost Estimate exercise to prioritize the ICAT solutions with alignment to the strategic plan. By doing so, the hospital was able to strategically balance its future vision with the organization’s capabilities to roll out an Implementation Roadmap.

SERVICES
Prime Consultant | ICAT

PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 500,000 ft2 | Status: Completed 2018

LOCATION
Burlington, Ontario

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Strategic planning for ICAT | Implementation of road map | Integration concept and design | Design specifications for infrastructure systems

Leading change

One of the challenges of the project was for users to envision how emerging technologies would fit into their current workflows and processes. Our team used a Lean approach, walking through current state processes and challenging users to see best practices, and how ICAT systems would play a role in the future state.

Technology supports learning

As a future site for medical teaching, JBH is looking for opportunities to introduce technology to advance the education mandate. In addition, the hospital continues to look for ways to enable patient care beyond the walls of the facility, through use of the systems by remote staff or providing pre- and post-hospital support and services to patients.

Siemens Canada

Algonquin College Trigeneration Plant

HH Angus was retained to design a trigeneration plant for Ottawa’s Algonquin College. Our scope included review of Siemens’ PSUI application to IESO, and assisting with their application. Because the existing central utility plant (CUP) was not large enough to accommodate new plant systems, our team developed a pre-engineered building to be built adjacent to the existing CUP.

As Prime Consultant, HH Angus retained Milman and Associates to undertake the required structural engineering, including a roof design to accommodate the cooling towers, rad cooler and transformer. An additional mezzanine was added to house auxiliary equipment.

In order to maximize the usable heat during summer months, a 350 ton absorption chiller, using double effect flue gas and hot water, was detailed. The 2 MW reciprocating trigeneration plant features selective catalytic reduction units and a heat recovery boiler.

Some project challenges included:

Integrating and commissioning a trigeneration system into an operating facility
Noise constraints due to proximity of CUP to College operations
Space constraints due to pre-engineered building
Footprint was maxed out based on site restrictions; HH Angus had to take into account future co-gen, chiller and ancillaries
Ongoing upgrades in CUP heating and cooling, which HH Angus coordinated with another consultant
Operating flexibility required for both parallel and island operation
Solutions included: designed mezzanines in the existing CUP to house equipment and accommodate new, pre-engineered building for the second cogen and chiller; and rigorous scheduling coordination with Utility and College operations staff

SERVICES
Prime Consultant | Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering

PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2017

LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Review of PSUI application to IESO | 350-ton absorption chiller | 2 MW reciprocating trigen plant with selective catalytic reduction units & heat recovery boiler

Minimizing Disruption

All new equipment was connected to existing systems, with electrical connections restricted to well-planned shutdowns, resulting in minimal disruption to the ongoing operations of the campus.

Ericsson Canada

Global Information, Communications and Technology Centre

HH Angus served as Prime Consultant on Ericsson’s greenfield modular data centre testing facility in Montreal. This was one of three such sites for Ericsson oriented to telecommunications research and development; the first two in Sweden were operational in late 2014.

As Prime Consultant, HH Angus engaged and oversaw the structural engineers, civil engineers and architect, as well as the noise, vibration and air quality consultants.

The Centre, in Vaudreuil-Dorion, was built with modularity and scalability in mind, and to serve as the global facilities’ data centre.

Situated close to the firm’s R & D Hubs, the new facility was intended to connect 24,000+ Ericsson engineers worldwide, provide greater efficiency in research and development, and allow customers to connect remotely for testing interoperability in real time - for trials, early access, and new business services.

The Quebec site totalled 40,000 m2, of which 20,000 m2 was built out. The project included a 3530 m2 administration and support building. The company estimated that the combination of architecture, design and location would result in a significant reduction of 40% in energy consumption. Heat recovery strategies were implemented, such as waste process heat used to warm the building. In addition, a rainwater harvesting system provided water for both irrigation and process cooling.

One of the key challenges met on this project was managing communications. Four nations were involved (Canada, Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom), and the team was spread over seven time zones, from Phoenix to Stockholm. While English was the working language of the project team, subgroups within it were variously working in Swedish, French and English.

PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 430,560 ft2 | Status: Completed 2016

LOCATION
Montréal, Quebec

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Implemented innovative engineering and architecture design to reduce energy consumption by an estimated 40%

— Image courtesy of Ericsson

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

Deodorizer Installation

HH Angus served as prime consultant for this new deodorizer processing plant. The new installation more than doubled the oil refining facility’s existing capacity.

Palm oil is the most widely-used edible oil in the world. Deodorizing is the final stage in refining the oil, and is required to remove odoriferous material, free fatty acids and other undesirable minor components, in order to produce a bland oil with a good shelf life.

The deodorizer tower is 30m high and 2m in diameter, with connected boilers, pumps, etc., that required connection to the existing production plant located adjacent to the expansion area. Due to the height and sectioning of the deodorizer, it had to be built in two stages.

One of the key challenges of the project was the site constraints. Two feasibility studies were produced as part of the investigation. It was determined that a new building was needed, rather than trying to install the deodorizer in the existing building.

In order to accommodate the electrical needs of the deodorizer process, a system upgrade was required to the switchgear. The upgrade allows the client the flexibility to install other major equipment in future.

Enabling projects for the deodorizer installation included a nitrogen tank installation, cooling water system, a new natural gas let down station, and new gas feed to the site.

SERVICES
Prime Consultant | Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering

PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2017

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Detailed Engineering Study | 3D modeling | 30m high deodorizer tower connected to existing plant within site constraints | Nitrogen tank installed | System upgrade to switchgear provided flexibility to install other major equipment in future

Modeling in 3D

As a special feature of the project, HH Angus modeled the installation using Plant 3D software. The installation was quite complex, and creating the model reduced both design time and the construction schedule. The contractor was able to see a comprehensive view of the design, confirming locations of pipes, etc.