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Ed Trueman, CFMS Principal, was the Principal in charge of the Humber River Hospital Project. Following he reflects on the project he was heavily involved with for 2 years.
The new Humber River Hospital, located in the proximity of Wilson Avenue and Keele Street in North Toronto, opened its doors to full patient use in October 2015.
As part of PCL Construction project team, CFMS was responsible, as the Project Company Commissioning Coordinator, for overseeing the overall commissioning process for the facilities architectural, mechanical and electrical services. Phases within the commissioning process included for system static and dynamic testing, equipment start-ups, equipment and system functional performance testing (by independent commissioning agent), equipment and system air and water balancing, and the training of the Owner’s facility management team.
Architectural components of the building envelope included for roof and curtain wall, tinted glass, revolving and sliding entrance doors and elevating devices.
Electrical components included for normal power distribution, emergency diesel generators and emergency power distribution via automatic transfer switches, isolated power conditioners, UPS, nurse call system, fire alarm system, security and access control system, wireless GPS clock system, and LV lighting control system.
Mechanical services included for main steam, chilled water and hot water plants, HVAC equipment and systems, potable/non-potable water systems for domestic and process use, acid-neutralizing systems, lab and medical gas systems, fire protection systems and the building HVAC automation system.
Systems which set the hospital apart from the norm are, in terms of automation and digital communication, included for fully-automated pneumatic tube and linen chute systems, automatic-guided vehicles (AGVs), and unified communications utilizing wired/wireless networks and tracking systems.
This state-of-the-art facility, and the implementation of a universal “unified communications” system for integration and interoperability, has allowed numerous stand-alone systems to communicate and talk to each other through wired and wireless technology and be seen from one main platform.
For example, a patient’s safety and service system, including the PA, fire alarm and nurse call systems, and integrated bedside terminals, interface with each other and communicate building safety conditions and modes, patient info and diagnostics through analog and digital technology utilizing phones or mobile devices.
Other automated electrical and mechanical systems, such as elevators, AGVs, pneumatic tube/chute systems, lighting control and HVAC control systems are grouped under an electronic monitoring and control system (ECMS), which in turn can communicate with the security system, hospital/clinical information systems, and facilities management system.
In all, CFMS is grateful to have been a participant in the construction and turnover of this highly specialized, digitalized and integrated hospital to serve the Greater Toronto region.