Visioning session
Session duration: 1 – 2 hours
We’ll meet with your project lead, sustainability manager and a design team member to help define your project requirements and sustainability priorities.
Building well-being
The new South Niagara Hospital, just off Queen Elizabeth Way, is aiming to become Canada’s first WELL®-certified health care facility, integrating energy-saving strategies with innovative features that help improve patient care, staff productivity and overall health.
Highlights
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The new South Niagara Hospital, is aiming to become Canada’s first WELL®-certified health care facility, integrating energy-saving strategies with innovative features that help improve patient care, staff productivity and overall health.
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Savings by Design program from Enbridge Gas is helping South Niagara Hospital achieve their goal of becoming a WELL®-certified facility, where wellbeing, sustainability and efficiency align
Results
5,187,199 kg CO2e
Projected GHG reduction*
32%
Projected better energy performance than Ontario Building Code
108,000
square metres
50
acre site
Where well-being and efficiency align
With an aging population and 14 million visitors a year, Niagara has a critical need for a modern facility that provides both 24-hour emergency services and complex and continuing care.
“There’s direct correlation between building design and occupant health,” said Cliff Harvey, Niagara Health’s Chief Planning Officer. “Savings by Design is helping us achieve our goal of becoming a WELL®-certified facility, where well-being, sustainability and efficiency align.”
Doubly efficient as the program goal
During the full-day Savings by Design workshop, a range of design alternatives were explored, such as adding energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) to make the ventilation system (one of the most energy-intensive areas) more efficient.
The energy modelling process included in the workshop showed that the hospital’s energy performance is expected to be 32.1 percent better than the Ontario Building Code, doubling the goal set by the program.
Bottom-line benefits
Designing a healthier, more sustainable environment helps hospitals achieve the “Triple Aim”: improving health outcomes, enhancing the patient and staff experience and lowering operational costs, which allows more resources to be directed to patient care.
Potential project enhancements
- Condensing boiler with 96 percent efficiency
- Heat recovery chiller to reheat spaces
- ERVs in patient rooms, offices, lobby
- Fan static pressure reduced by 50 percent
“Savings by Design is helping us achieve our goal of becoming a WELL®-certified facility, where well-being, sustainability and efficiency align.”
Cliff Harvey, Chief Planning Officer,
Niagara Health
