mentally responsible way to meet Cana-
dian LEED Gold standards. Part of that ef-
fort includes the use of wood in both the
interior and exterior of the building. It also
means incorporating energy efficient ma-
terials and practices wherever possible.
“The nice thing about the LEED program
and what we’re doing here is that it ob-
viously has bottom line environmental
benefits but there are also other ancillary
benefits,” Ingram said. “If our partner de-
velops a very energy efficient building,
that is a bottom-line benefit for us in terms
of utilities cost. We obviously want to be
spending health-care dollars as wisely as
we possibly can.”
Beyond the usual challenges associated
with any large construction project, the
team has been tasked with the goal of
bringing a massive undertaking to comple-
tion with little disruption to patients and
staff. With vulnerable young patients in
the NICU and sensitive radiology equip-
ment operating daily, noise, dust and vi-
bration has to be kept to a minimum.
Advance planning helps to keep things
running smoothly when a major event is
scheduled, such as the arrival of 70 trucks
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