Setting an example for sustainable health care facilities with assistance from Enbridge Gas Distribution: William Osler Health System and PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
top: An aerial view of the new William Osler Health System under construction in Brampton. PHOTO: William Osler Health System. RIght: The new William Osler Health System in Brampton will set the standard for energy performance. PHOTO: William Osler Health System.
In 2017, William Osler Health System will open a new hospital in Brampton that sets the standard for energy performance. Working in partnership with Plenary Health, PCL Constructors Canada Inc., the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, Infrastructure Ontario and a team of architects and engineers, they participated in the Enbridge Gas Distribution’s Savings by Design™ program to make it happen. Savings by Design™ (SBD) is a natural gas conservation program that helps builders to design and construct energy efficient buildings, through supportive expertise and financial incentives. “We’re trying to reduce expenses, so that 99% of our budget can go to
While the SBD program aims to help builders achieve energy
patient care,” says Ann Ford, Osler’s VP of Facilities & Redevelopment.
performance 25% better than the 2012 Ontario Building Code
“Hospitals tend to be high energy users because they operate 24/7 and
(OBC), Osler and PCL overachieved, making them the #1 per-
utilize heavy duty plant and medical equipment. It’s important for us to
forming healthcare facility to ever participate in the program,
be good corporate citizens and set an example.”
and #2 for participating builders overall.
The new building’s biggest energy saver is heating and cooling, thanks
“Osler and PCL are leaders in energy efficiency and they really
to the integration of a geo-thermal field system (which uses the earth’s
embraced it,” says Mary Sye, Enbridge Marketing & Program
natural core temperature to generate heat) combined with heat recovery
Manager, Commercial New Construction. “It demonstrates to
chillers. Better indoor air quality was also a priority, achieved through
other developers that this could be achieved.”
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dedicated outdoor air systems – which is a guarantee that there is always a constant flow of fresh air from outside in individual offices and spaces. The building also makes excellent use of natural light. 28
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To learn more about Enbridge’s Savings by Design™ program or to apply, visit savingsbydesign.ca