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HDR INC. — The 97,000-square-foot Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital will be the first un-encapsulated mass timber hospital in North America. The mass timber structure will consist of beams, columns and cross-laminated timber slabs.
HDR has built a solid reputation in health care design in numerous countries, but the architect says even by its own high standards the Picton hospital “is a bit novel.” Rather than use air cooled compressors for areas requiring refrigeration, the hospital will be on a chilled water loop, Mosher says.A 300 kW solar roof system will handle about 30 per cent of the hospital’s electrical needs and HDR designed an efficient building envelope, which includes a low-maintenance composite wood façade.
Cleland Jardine Engineering, acquired by BPA in 2023, did the structural design for the mass timber. Element5 advised on connection details and mass timber optimization. Nordic Structures is the mass timber supplier and M. Sullivan & Son Ltd. is the general contractor. The acute hospital will have a helipad, 24-hour emergency department, dialysis unit and other specializations. All patient rooms will have operable windows.
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