Kim Spencer, P.Eng., LEED®AP, Principal, brings to her new role a wealth of experience in the healthcare sector, with two decades as a successful and multifaceted manager and mechanical engineer with HH Angus. The Health Division is the firm’s largest service group, with millions of square feet of health care facilities designed by HH Angus […]
Read more »By: Michael Kupneski, R&D Section Head, P&G ProfessionalWhile infection prevention should always be top of mind, the spotlight is never brighter than it is during flu season. A flu outbreak among senior residents can lead to serious health complications and potentially life-threatening conditions.According to the CDC, 1 to 3 million serious infections occur annually in long-term […]
Read more »By: Joe Davis, Food, Drug, Retail Channel Leader, P&G ProfessionalCleaning professionals in long term care (LTC) face the unique challenges of needing to find ways to be efficient and contain costs, while also working to minimize outbreaks and other infections that can be transmitted in LTC environments. Properly cleaning and disinfecting resident rooms and common […]
Read more »The University Health Network’s Lyndhurst Centre in Toronto is one of North America’s leading rehabilitation centres. Constructed in 1974, the Centre was still using its original Cooling Plant, whose design included a single centrifugal chiller, oversized to accommodate a projected expansion that was never realized. The Chilled water pump was constant volume with three way […]
Read more »Unplanned shutdowns, reactive maintenance repairs, inefficient and unreliable equipment – all of these are challenges faced every day by many health care facilities across the country. Canada has numerous facilities with aging infrastructure that is, in many cases, long overdue for replacement. Not only does this result in extra time and effort spent by staff […]
Read more »Are you interested in lowering your healthcare facility’s energy costs while substantially improving its energy efficiency and simultaneously adding additional back-up power? Cogeneration offers the opportunity to generate on-site (behind-the-meter) electricity, while capturing heat as a source of energy. Also known as Combined Heat and Power (CHP), the cogeneration technology generates electricity and, in addition, […]
Read more »Hospital redevelopment projects provide a unique opportunity to build for the futureThe increasingly critical role of technology in patient care has resulted in a dramatic increase in demands on communications and information technology infrastructure in hospitals, but aging facilities pose significant challenges to the staff who support and maintain these systems. Many hospitals in Canada […]
Read more »Hospital Facility Managers have seen exponential increases in data centre requirements over the past few years. As technology has advanced, data centres have become more complex and have more sophisticated technical requirements for successful operation. They have specialized needs in IT, cooling, security, lighting and backup power, and new construction must often be integrated into […]
Read more »State-of-the-art air handling systemsCentre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) is one of the largest P3 healthcare projects in North America. It replaces three existing hospitals that currently serve more than half a million patients every year. The CHUM project will increase the quality and accessibility of medical and hospital care, ensure quality training for […]
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