Mackenzie Health to achieve that smart hospital vision required a high level of integration, converging the hospital IT network with the building systems. Together with PCL and teams with expertise in information, communication, and automation technology (ICAT), the client was able to design and develop the necessary converged network backbone that props up the completed smart hospital.
"The level of collaboration was very high on this project due to the fact that the smart hospital vision touched all of the major systems,"says Steve George, construction director (ICAT) with Plan Group.
Today a smart build requires digital technology at all stages, and PCL has built a lot of capability around Autodesk's building information modeling (BIM) technology for collaboration on design documentation. The trade partners can access the 3D BIM model, and then they can pull out and add pieces where required.
Officially opened on Feb. 7 of this year, the hospital is currently supporting Ontario's fight against COVID by providing critical and acute care support.
