Description
Front Street Medical is a 180,000 sq. ft. medical office complex consisting of east and west wings. It has a common underground parkade and an above ground parking lot of 82,000 sq. ft. This project is a LEED core and shell. m+b provided design for power, lighting, fire alarm, lightning protection, grounding system and the communications backbone.
Background
Southwood Care Centre is along term assisted living residency for senior citizens. This facility has 202 private and semi-private rooms, 24 private hospice beds, and 23 private rooms making up the special care unit. This facility is currently undergoing a renovation to the existing fire protection system to include sprinkler fire protection. Our scope of work is to ensure the existing fire alarm system is modified correctly as to accommodate for the new sprinkler addition, and monitoring the sprinkler system to ensure a safe environment for the residents and staff. We are installing a fire alarm module which will constantly monitor the dry pipe sprinkler system. These modules will provide feedback to the main fire alarm panel if any abnormalities occur within the new sprinkler system, and provide an alert to the maintenance staff via an alert tone, LED lights, and text notifications on an LCD display panel.
Description
Completed in 2008, the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre is a new construction of an 8 storey,285,000 sq.ft. state-of-the-art medical centre designed to meet the needs of Calgary’s inner city residents. This facility houses multiple clinics, incorporating three levels of underground parking, eight clinical floors and a unitized curtain wall system into its unique design. The centre provides services for urgent care, x-ray, community health, mental health and various other clinics and laboratories.
m+b was part of a major team including the Calgary Health Region to facilitate specific requirements for each unit and design electrical, IT voice and data communications, fire alarm,security and nurse call systems to suites. The 4000A, 277/480V service provides power for all the building lighting and power requirements with a 400KW Emergency Generator ready on back up.
Background
Chinook Care Centre currently provides care to senior residents in their newly renovated, 3-storey main facility. This facility has 203 private and semi-private rooms, and a separate wing to the south of this structure with 14 private rooms for hospice patients. Attached to the east of the main building is an existing 1-storey building, which is scheduled for demolition, and will be replaced with a new 4-storey building accompanied by one level of underground parking. Upon completion,this proposed renovation will provide an additional 80,000 sq.ft. of livable space, consisting of 88beds, and 29 additional underground parking stalls.m+b will be involved in the installation of the exterior energy efficient LED lighting and the addition of a new generator. This site has two existing site transformers that will need to be assessed for possible replacement. We will provide Electrical Design for the interior lighting, power, fire alarm,security, communications and nurse call system. Every person on the premises will wear a wireless bracelet that can be programmed individually for location history, door and elevator access, and the ability to request assistance anywhere within the facility.This facility caters to patients requiring a higher level of care due to concerns of dementia and terminal health issues.
Background
This existing facility, built in 1964, is a single storey structure which is being demolished and replaced with a new 5-storey seniors care centre complete with 1 level of underground parking.Upon completion, this phase will include approximately 335,000 sq. ft. of above grade livable and workable space including 209 rooms , 69 parking stalls, nurses stations and common areas which will include lounges, craft rooms, multi-purpose rooms, and laundry rooms. This new wing will be interconnected to the existing Phase I (3-storeys) and II (4-storeys) structures. This facility will include a bistro, hair salon, rooftop patio, multi-function rooms and quiet rooms.m+b will be involved in the installation of the exterior energy efficient LED lighting, the installation of a new generator, and the replacement of the existing Enmax power transformer which will accommodate the entire facility. We have provided Electrical Design for the interior lighting,power, fire alarm, security, communications, and nurse call system. The nurse call system is a unique design in that all building access and security permissions will be unique to each staff member and resident. Every person on the premises will wear a wireless bracelet which can be programmed individually for location history, door and elevator access, and the ability to request assistance from anywhere within the building.The 5th floor will be dedicated to those residents who are afflicted with major brain impairments.The fixtures and safety protocols will be different on this floor and all fixtures will be more indestructible than others without compromising on quality, efficiency, or aesthetics.