Tag: sustainable design

 

CaGBC Webinar - HH Angus and ZGF Architects on BC's Zero- Carbon Hospital

Discover how a fully electric hospital in British Columbia is reducing carbon and advancing resilience, ecological restoration, and community health.

Join us for CaGBC’s webinar exploring the Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project— Canada's first hospital to achieve Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard™ certification and a project targeting one of the country's most ambitious low-carbon healthcare outcomes.

HH Angus' Ryan Kennedy and Dave Abuza join Ayme Sharma (ZGF Architects) to share insights from a project that demonstrates what's possible when healthcare, sustainability and engineering come together from day one.

As the project's mechanical and electrical engineers, our team is working with the broader design and construction team to deliver a low-energy, zero-carbon solution for a next-generation healthcare facility targeting full electrification, while supporting exceptional patient care.

If you're involved in healthcare infrastructure, sustainability, or building decarbonization, this session is a must for practical insights on zero carbon building design.

Click below for CaGBC’s webinar registration page: https://www.cagbc.org/learning/attend-an-event/accelerating-to-zero/

Click here to read more about our scope of work on the project.

 

 
 

Congratulations to Ontario Power Generation (OPG), HOK, and the entire project team on OPG's Oshawa Headquarters being recognized as a 2026 Canadian Interiors 'Best of Canada' award winner.

Transforming the former GM Canada headquarters into a vibrant, future-focused workplace is an outstanding achievement. The project demonstrates how thoughtful interior design, adaptive reuse, and multidisciplinary collaboration can create spaces that support culture, sustainability, and long-term performance.

HH Angus is proud to have supported this project as the mechanical and electrical engineer, IMIT and lighting consultant, owner's engineer, plumbing/fire protection/life safety designer, and commissioning authority. Working alongside HOK and the broader design team, our role was to help create the building systems that support the vision for this exceptional workplace. The project was also recognized earlier this year with a 2026 Award of Distinction from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Ontario Chapter, as well as an IES Toronto Section Award of Merit for lighting.

Congratulations again to Ontario Power Generation, HOK, and all the project partners on this well-deserved recognition.

To see all the winners, click here. 

To read more about the project, click here: 

 
 

Progress in the green building sector doesn't happen in isolation. It's driven by collaboration, innovation, and the sharing of ideas and experiences across our industry.

From June 17 - 19, Montréal will become a hub for conversations about the future of sustainable buildings as industry leaders from across Canada gather for Building Lasting Change, the Canada Green Building Council’s annual conference.

As a CaGBC member and proud sponsor of this year’s event, HH Angus is looking forward to furthering discussions that are helping shape a more sustainable, resilient, and low-carbon built environment.

Chris Piche, Genevieve Rochette, Phil Schuyler and Abdel Ayad are looking forward to connecting with other experts who are as passionate about sustainability as we are, exchanging insights, and continuing the conversations that help create healthier, higher-performing buildings and communities across the country.

Building Lasting Change provides an important opportunity to bring those perspectives together, explore emerging solutions, and accelerate progress toward meeting Canada’s sustainability goals.

 
 

Digital Twin opportunities have increased dramatically given the advancement in technologies used to design, build and operate complex environments.

On February 12 in Toronto, HH Angus’ Akira Jones and Krigh Bachmann are taking part in an SLCan Toronto panel, sharing their expertise at the intersection of digital twins, critical environments, and sustainability. Also on the panel are Ian McDermott - Vice President, Facilities and Capital Development, Sinai Health and former president of Sustainable Labs Canada, and Jenn McArthur - Professor in Architectural Science, TMU, offering owner and academic perspectives to round out this dynamic conversation.

Akira and Krigh bring deep experience in applying digital twin technologies, smart building systems, and advanced design and delivery strategies to help organizations improve performance, resilience, and long-term sustainability—particularly in complex environments like laboratories and healthcare facilities.

The discussion will explore how digital twins have evolved—given the advance in technologies used to design, build and operate complex environments, where systems have matured from static models to real-time, predictive, and autonomous systems. The panel will also be discussing what can be done to create new and more sustainable laboratories, and how to make existing laboratories more sustainable.

Learn more / Register: SLCan Toronto - Knowledge & Networking Event | SLCan / LÉCan