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We’re excited to be among the sponsors of next week’s Canadian Centre for Healthcare Facilities (CCHF) conference on designing health spaces for children and youth | November 26 - 28, 2025 | Toronto


The event brings together healthcare leaders, designers, and engineers to explore how we can create more efficient, innovative, and compassionate spaces for pediatric care — especially as redevelopment costs continue to rise.

Megan Angus and Kim Spencer, VPs respectively for our Angus Connect and Healthcare divisions, will be at the conference, connecting with industry peers and sharing ideas that help shape the future of healthcare design.

The conference takes place at the ‘Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning’, part of SickKids Hospital (recently recognized as the world’s best hospital for specialized pediatrics). We’re proud to have been part of the Centre’s design team, having provided mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as lighting, IT communications, and vertical transportation design to the project. And our Angus Connect team is currently serving as ICAT Advisor for SickKids’ Project Horizon.

 
 

CSA (Canadian Standards Association) standards are critical to engineering practice because they ensure consistency, safety, quality, and legal compliance.

Today, Nick Stark, Executive Vice President at HH Angus & Associates Ltd., and Gordon Burrill, President of Teegor Consulting Inc., are at the 2025 CCHF Conference in Quebec City, leading a session on the CSA Healthcare Facilities Standards Update. They are providing insights into the ongoing development and evolution of national standards that guide healthcare facility design and operations across Canada.

Their discussion explores updates and revisions to several cornerstone standards:
 ✅ CSA Z8000 – Healthcare Facilities Design
 ✅ CSA Z317.2:19 – Special Requirements for HVAC Systems in Healthcare Facilities
 ✅ CSA Z8008 – Assessments of Healthcare Facilities, Services, and Building Systems

Nick is Vice-Chair of CSA Z8000 and Technical Sub-Committee Chair of CSA Z317.2, and continues to play a pivotal role in shaping the standards that influence infection prevention, patient safety, and engineering excellence in healthcare facilities.

Gordon is Chair of the CSA Technical Committee and Strategic Steering Committee for Healthcare Standards, and brings decades of expertise in healthcare facility operations, infection control, and compliance.

The CCHF Conference provides an important opportunity for professionals nationwide to collaborate, share best practices, and strengthen the delivery of healthcare projects during a time of financial and operational pressures.

 

June 3rd, 2021
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM EDT
Panel Discussion including live Q&A

Bedroom for patient in a hospital, Empty bed and wheelchair on hospital ward

COVID-19 treatment has created a sharp increase in the need for isolation rooms now and in future expansion and redevelopment plans. As a follow-up to its March session on “Isolation Room Design” that outlined design principles and strategies, the Canadian Centre for Healthcare Facilities is bringing together a multi-disciplinary panel in a special session to share insights and answer audience questions. The panel of subject matter experts will share their experiences and insights in healthcare settings from planning, design, architectural, maintenance and operations perspectives. The audience will have the opportunity to share comments and ask questions, in order to better understand the unique considerations at hospitals and other care settings as the need for Isolation Rooms increases during the current pandemic and in plans going forward.

To register, go to www.cchf.net or click on the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vIlOFdjHQmqjqcCchGhH4A

Panelists:

Gordon Burrill, P.Eng., FASHE, CHFM, CHC
President, Teegor Consulting & CCHF Co-founder, Board of Directors' President

Craig Doerksen
Divisional Director, Facility Management, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg

Jessica Fullerton, M.Sc. CIC
 Construction Lead – Infection Prevention and Infection Prevention and Control, The Ottawa Hospital

Scott Patterson, P.Eng., PMP
Senior Director, Facilities Planning and Development, Sinai Health

Robin Snell
Principal, Parkin Architects Limited

Nick Stark, P. Eng., CED, LEED AP, ICD.D
Vice-President Knowledge Management, HH Angus and Associates 

Moderator:

Rita Mezei, MSc.
Executive Director & Co-Founder, CCHF

COVID-19 treatment has created a sharp increase in the need for isolation rooms now and in future expansion and redevelopment plans. As a follow-up to its March session on “Isolation Room Design” that outlined design principles and strategies, the Canadian Centre for Healthcare Facilities is bringing together a multi-disciplinary panel in a special session to share insights and answer audience questions. The panel of subject matter experts will share their experiences and insights in healthcare settings from planning, design, architectural, maintenance and operations perspectives. The audience will have the opportunity to share comments and ask questions, in order to better understand the unique considerations at hospitals and other care settings as the need for Isolation Rooms increases during the current pandemic and in plans going forward.

To register, go to www.cchf.net or click on the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vIlOFdjHQmqjqcCchGhH4A

Panelists:

Gordon Burrill, P.Eng., FASHE, CHFM, CHC
President, Teegor Consulting & CCHF Co-founder, Board of Directors' President

Craig Doerksen
Divisional Director, Facility Management, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg

Jessica Fullerton, M.Sc. CIC
 Construction Lead – Infection Prevention and Infection Prevention and Control, The Ottawa Hospital

Scott Patterson, P.Eng., PMP
Senior Director, Facilities Planning and Development, Sinai Health

Robin Snell
Principal, Parkin Architects Limited

Nick Stark, P. Eng., CED, LEED AP, ICD.D
Vice-President Knowledge Management, HH Angus and Associates 

Moderator:

Rita Mezei, MSc.
Executive Director & Co-Founder, CCHF

Join HH Angus’ Nick Stark and The Ottawa Hospital’s Jessica Fullerton as they discuss “ Considerations for Planning & Design of Isolation Rooms to Improve Safety in Healthcare Environments. ”

Date: March 18 @ 1PM – 2 PM EDT

45 minute Panel Discussion followed by live Q&A
Webinar Registration Fee: $65 (including taxes and fees)
www.cchf.net

Isolation Rooms help to separate patients and residents in healthcare settings as needed to protect patients and staff. Typically, acute care hospitals allocate isolation rooms in hospitals, with some being simply private rooms, and others having specialized engineering depending on the clinical needs of the patient and the safety requirements presented.  Given COVID, hospitals, long-term care homes and other healthcare facilities are looking at increasing and potentially upgrading the design of their isolation rooms, and reconsidering engineering design to enhance safety in the facility.

This webinar covers:

  1. Differentiating between the different types of isolation rooms to meet specific needs and corresponding design criteria.
  2. Identifying infection prevention and control risks related to the design of building HVAC systems in ‘pressure’ (positive / negative pressure) critical spaces.
  3. Reviewing the role of HVAC systems in the context of Pandemic Planning and Catastrophic Event Management

Speakers:

Nick Stark's headshot

Nick Stark P. Eng., CED, LEED AP, ICD.D
Vice President, HH Angus and Associates Limited Consulting Engineers

In 40+ years at HH Angus, Nick has pioneered many innovative and sustainable initiatives as solutions to difficult challenges faced by clients. His technical expertise also benefits staff as he directs HH Angus’ Knowledge Management initiatives, ensuring the firm’s skillsets continue to lead the industry. In 2017, Nick was awarded the PEO/OSPE Medal for Engineering Excellence for his outstanding contributions to the profession. He spearheads the design and management of HH Angus’ P3 hospital projects, and served as the firm’s Principal-in-Charge for the massive $2 billion+ CHUM P3 project in Montreal. The team’s work on the project was honoured with the 2018 Schreyer Award, Canada’s highest honor for engineering.  Nick chair’s the CSA Subcommittee on Special Requirements for HVAC Systems in Health care Facilities, is Vice Chair of the CSA Subcommittee on Z8000 Canadian Health Care Facilities, and is a former member of the CSA Subcommittee on Infection Control during Construction or Renovation of Health Care Facilities.

Jessica Fullerton's headshot

Jessica Fullerton, M.Sc. CIC
Construction Lead – Infection Prevention and Control, The Ottawa Hospital

As a member of the Infection Prevention and Control team at The Ottawa Hospital, Jessica specializes in health care facility design and construction, focusing on design elements to help prevent the spread of infection. She has provided Infection Prevention and Control expertise on a wide range of acute care, rehabilitation, ambulatory care, community health, and long-term care projects. Jessica’s passion lies in bridging the gap between health care design and how it can positively or negatively influence the care and safety of patients. She currently sits as a member of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Health Care Facilities Technical Committee providing expert content for several standards related to health care design and construction. Jessica is the Chair and member of CSA training faculty for the Z317.13 Standard, Infection Control During Construction, Renovation and Maintenance of Health Care Facilities.