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DECEMBER 2017 | 71 PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY HDR/CEI ARCHITECTURE ASSOCIATES INC. Whitehorse General Hospital Expansion dropped steel frame below the second floor assembly that allowed AME Consulting Group to hang ducts, gas lines and other mechanical components in the shop prior to shipping, which would be connected to each other as the panels were assembled on site." Revit allowed the consulting teams to optimize the effectiveness of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing racks, and ensure everything lined up correctly at the site. All of the components were trucked to Seattle, then barged to Alaska, trucked to the Yukon, and stockpiled in time for an April 2015 construction start. Dugan Doherty, associate for Smith + Andersen, points out that the new emergency department was also required to be a post disaster facility able to withstand a significant seismic event. "An innovation we proposed for the project was providing a new utility service for the emergency department. This not only avoided downtime to the existing hospital by removing the need to replace the existing switchboard, it also ensured that, should a seismic event damage the existing hospital, the electrical service to the emergency department would remain unaffected." An additional high- voltage utility service has the potential to be configured as a redundant service, should the need arise in the future. A new telecommunications equipment room now serves as the main data centre for the entire hospital. "A robust and redundant communications network with many parallel paths was provided for the hospital," explains Doherty. "Using redundant conduits and fibre optic cables, we linked all 10 existing telecom rooms in the hospital to the new equipment room." Bringing conduits through existing buildings (with typical 1960s-era service spaces) was not simple. "Horizon Electric had to squeeze into crawlspaces and fit conduits through very tight ceilings," Doherty recalls. "There are also detailed infection control procedures to follow when working in an active, fully operational hospital." Among other things, Lazzarin Svisdahl Landscape Architects provided islands and medians for an expanded parking lot, and it took the course of a winter to determine the proper selection of shrubs that could withstand the stockpiling of snow as well as the salt and sand contained within. "We also designed a respite garden for patients adjacent to the new wing with significant landscaping and berming," says landscape architect Jay Lazzarin. "It's a beautiful addition to a very ambitious project." The Whitehorse General Hospital expansion was finished on schedule and is on track to admit its first patients early next year. Jason Bilsky says, "Thank you to our entire team who, along with PCL, kept the project on schedule and on budget. "Also, a large part of this success is due to community involvement and support, which includes nearly 100 Yukon-based businesses and specialized trades who ensured this new facility was quality built. Everyone's commitment and dedication is reflected in this incredible facility." A Contracting.indd 1 2017-11-15 10:17 AM Lazzarin.indd 1 2017-11-10 1:05 Plumbing.indd 1 2017-11-10 9:50 AM We are honoured to be involved with the Whitehorse General Hospital project! Congratulations to the whole team in a successful job! 867.334.0876 Adanac.indd 1 2017-11-08 9:20 FM35650.indd 1 2017-11-14 12:03 PM February 2018 ANNUAL INDUSTRY FEATURE: Plumbing Products Book your ad space now: Dan Chapman 604.473.0316 Alexander Sugden 604.473.0358

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