Innovation Summer 2024

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS 2023•2024

COWICHAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT The new Cowichan District Hospital (CDH) is a 56,000 m 2 greenfield hospital, using an Alliance project delivery model. The CDH project is on track to be the first fully electric hospital in BC – 30% more energy efficient and 60% more water efficient than the current hospital, with a 75% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. It will be the first Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard hospital in Canada, targeting LEED Gold ® (V4). The building elements improve Indigenous health, including an Indigenous kitchen, traditional healing gardens with medicinal plantings, and accommodations for traditional burning ceremonies in over 180 rooms. The project balances healing environments, the needs of healthcare workers, and cultural considerations, as well as energy efficiency, sustainability, and resiliency. Achieving this includes heat recovery, extensive modeling, designs considering future projected temperatures, and future site needs. Construction began in 2023 and is expected to be completed by 2026. Company: HH Angus and Associates Ltd. Participants: Meagan Webb, P.Eng.; Ryan Kennedy, P.Eng., LEED AP BD+C; Nick Stark, P.Eng., CED, LEED AP.

Rendering submitted by HH Angus and Associates Ltd.

Photo courtesy of Sanmar Shipyards

ESCORTING AND SHIPHANDLING FLEET FOR HAISEA MARINE Robert Allan Ltd. provided 2 designs for a fleet of 2 40-m dual-fuel LNG/diesel escort tugs and 3 28-m battery electric harbour tugs for HaiSea Marine (a joint venture majority owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC). HaiSea will operate the vessels at LNG Canada’s Kitimat export facility in the Haisla Nation’s unceded territories. Inbound LNG carriers will be accompanied by an escort tug along the 159-nautical mile passage, starting at Triple Island and ending at the terminal where the harbour tugs will provide berthing assistance. Similarly, for outbound carriers, the fleet will provide unberthing and escorting. Among the most environmentally friendly fleets in the world, clean hydroelectric power will charge the harbour tugs’ batteries, while the escort tugs will be primarily powered by LNG. GHG emissions will be significantly lower than diesel powered alternatives. Company: Robert Allan Ltd. Participants: Michael Phillips, P.Eng.; Allan Turner, P.Eng.; Matt Buat, P.Eng.; Robert Gage, P.Eng.; Bart Stockdill, P.Eng.

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