Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Advanced HVAC Solutions
Explore how the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre tackled HVAC challenges to ensure patient safety and compliance with hospital standards in Alberta.
Project Overview
The Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, one of the largest healthcare infrastructure projects in Alberta, required advanced HVAC systems capable of delivering safe, reliable, and highly controlled environments for patients, staff, and sensitive equipment. Alberta Health Services needed solutions that not only complied with CSA Z317.2 hospital HVAC standards, but could also adapt to the specialized airflow, infection control, and smoke exhaust needs of a modern cancer treatment facility. With 37 custom units to be designed and delivered, this project represented both a logistical and engineering challenge of significant scale.
Challenges
- Strict compliance with CSA Z317.2 healthcare standards.
- Large-scale coordination of 37 custom units with varying airflow and configurations.
- Safe and efficient installation of oversized units into a constrained job site.
- Ensuring long-term serviceability and ease of cleaning in a sensitive hospital environment.
Solutions
- Units engineered for single-crane lifts through the building wall, minimizing disruption during construction.
- Aluminum washdown interiors designed to support infection control protocols.
- Detailed performance modeling for numerous operating conditions, including smoke exhaust scenarios.
- Delivered stacked heat recovery systems with a build time of 40 weeks.
