Communication between commissioning and contractors was paramount, to avoid cost overruns. It was shown again and again how one extra phone call goes a long way to save a day of travel and cost, when systems are not fully ready to be tested.
Service completion: 2016
Scope of services: Pre-functional and functional commissioning
Size: $25,100,000; 45,000 sq.ft.
Building systems: Water-source heat pumps for heating and cooling, variable air volume (VAV) system, heat recovery ventilators
The design of this integrated health centre offers not only a welcoming environment for the community of Kipling, it also provides an acute care centre and community amenities to the populace at large. The 45,000 sq. ft. building was built around inviting circular spaces, which greet visitors and offer beautiful outdoor spaces for residents. To efficiently serve the population of Kipling, a wing with 12 acute care beds, plus one palliative bed, was integrated into the facility. It also includes 32 long-term beds. This wing provides immediate care for long-term residents in distress while also providing 24-hour-a-day care to the township. This project was completed in 2016.
The commissioning complexities of this project included testing the entire heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system (described later) as well as the distance from Saskatoon. Coordinating site visits for pre-functional and functional testing was a challenge to ensure trips were not wasted on incomplete work. TES had to ensure that the controls contractor had completed their end-to-end checks and the balancing contractor had completed their work.
The integrated testing was no easy task, as the mechanical system was quite complex on this project. The water source heat pumps generated chilled water and hot water. In the winter, chilled water was generated by a dry fluid cooler. In the coldest days of winter, the heat rejected was not hot enough for heating. The boiler plant was used to inject heat into the hot water supply loop. The hot water supply loop provided heated water to the VAV reheats, radiant heating panels, radiant in-slab heat and to the hot glycol system for the heating coils the heat recovery ventilators (via a hot water to glycol heat exchanger). All of these systems were connected to the building automation system. Integrated system testing involved testing all of these listed systems to confirm each functioned as designed and intended.
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