Tag: Healthcare Design

 

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.

 
 

This week, Nick Stark and Ryan Kennedy are at the ASHRAE Conference in Chicago to share insights from one of Canada’s most ambitious healthcare projects.

Their session, “Building Resilient and Net-Zero Hospitals for the Future: A Spotlight on the Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project,” explores how this landmark facility is redefining what sustainable, resilient, and inclusive healthcare design looks like.

As Canada’s first hospital to be certified ‘Zero Carbon Building - Design Standard’ by the CaGBC — and British Columbia’s first fully electric hospital — Cowichan is setting a new national benchmark. Beyond energy performance, it embeds Indigenous representation, pandemic preparedness, and patient-centred design into every layer of planning.

Delivered through an alliance procurement model, the project proves what’s possible when collaboration and innovation align — blending engineering, architecture, and cultural insight to create a hospital ready for the future.

We’re proud to be part of this movement toward net-zero healthcare infrastructure and the engineering solutions that will make it real.

 
 

Robots to the Rescue: Streamlining Hospital Operations to Lighten the Load on Staff

Preethi Sethi, Senior Consultant with HH Angus | Angus Connect, will be presenting at the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo (HCD 2025) alongside:

  • Henry Feng, Senior Manager, Engineering & Facilities Management, Providence Health Care
  • Pam McTeague, Global Clinical Operations Consultant (USA)

Also attending from HH Angus – Megan Angus, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Digital Services | Vice President Angus Connect.

As hospitals navigate ongoing staff shortages, this session explores how advanced logistics technologies—including automated guided vehicles (AGVs), mobile robots, and pneumatic systems—can help streamline operations, automate routine tasks, and allow healthcare professionals to focus on what matters most: patient care.

Drawing on real-world lessons from the New St. Paul’s Hospital project, the discussion will highlight how early planning, smart design, and collaboration are key to successfully integrating automation into hospital workflows. The team will also compare design-build-finance (DBF) and public-private partnership (P3) models, sharing strategies for effective change management and staff engagement.

By embracing intelligent automation, healthcare organizations can create more resilient, efficient, and patient-centred environments—lightening the load on staff while improving quality of care.

 
 

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.

 
 

Members of HH Angus’ Healthcare team are in Calgary this week for the CHES (Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society) Conference, where we are contributing to the national conversation on advancing healthcare delivery.

On Monday, September 15, John Bastian, Associate Director & Principal, will join a panel discussion on Transforming Toronto Western Hospital, highlighting how the Design-Assist model fosters collaboration, drives innovation, and supports better project outcomes. He will be joined by fellow panelists Raul Dominguez (DIALOG) and Joseph Day (EllisDon).

In addition to our presentation, members of our Healthcare team—including Meagan Webb, Kim Spencer, JD Tattle, Diane Lee, Ash Parmar, and Henry Yao—are attending CHES to connect with peers across the industry and stay closely engaged with emerging insights, technologies, and trends shaping the safe, effective delivery of healthcare services.

For a link to the session, click here.