Program

07:30-08:30	Breakfast
08:30-09:00	Opening Ceremonies
09:00-09:45	KEYNOTE ADDRESS
	Kevin Hydes,PE, PEng, CEng, LEED AP President & CEO, Integral Group Kevin is President and CEO of the Integral Group, a global engineering organization that is committed to developing DEEP GREEN strategies for our clients. He is building the Integral team to explicitly deliver on the current needs of the profession across the globe. Bringing over 30 years of experience to the engineering industry, Kevin has spent the past 15 years focusing on green design and advancing its cause. Kevin is a long-time leader in the field of sustainability in North America and abroad - widely recognized for his contributions to the building industry. Over the past decade he has gained a reputation as both an innovator as an engineer and also a pioneer as a green business leader, creating transformative strategies as President of Keen Engineering and Vice President of Stantec. Kevin brings this collective experience to the Integral Group, where he will build and shape the future of this unique organization.

09:45-10:30	Refreshment Break

10:30-11:30	2 CONCURRENT TRACKS - 1A & 1B
Track 1A	Reducing Carbon Footprint through Water Treatment
	Subroto Chakravorty, Vice President & Country Manager, Chem-Aqua Canada, Brampton ON Barry Laswick, Strategic Accounts Manager, Chem-Aqua Canada, Brampton ON Terry Runka, Regional Manager, Chem-Aqua Canada, Brampton ON
	This presentation is designed to help healthcare engineers understand how the water treatment program for building HVAC and potable water systems can help meet key green objectives including: energy and water conservation, chemical management and minimization, waste reduction, and waterborne pathogen control.

Track 1B	Re-commissioning buildings
	Bernard (Bernie) W. Nelson, BSc in Electrical Engineering, PEng, PE, LEED AP, CEM, Principal, C.E.S. Analytics Ltd.
	Re-commissioning a building implies that the building had previously experienced some level of commissioning. As you know, DDC contractors have been claiming to commission their systems since DDC control systems were invented. The problem is, the system reps that typically do the commissioning are usually computer tech types that do not have an in depth understanding of HVAC design and system operation. Many HVAC design engineers typically rely on DDC contractors to write their specs and control sequences and therefore do not have a first-hand understanding of how DDC systems operate when it comes to hands-on involvement in reading control code, trend logging, and tuning control loops.

11:30-12:30	2 CONCURRENT TRACKS - 2A & 2B
Track 2A	Driving healthcare sustainability through renewable technology
	Paul Leitch, P.Eng., CMVP, Renewable Energy Development Leader-Canada, Johnson Controls Ltd.
	Sustainability in health care facilities across Canada affects the operations and the communities they are situated in. Creating an environmental strategy using renewable technology is a key component in the development of a sustainability plan with attention to the triple bottom line – social, environmental and financial considerations. Healthcare facilities are unique operations that need integrated energy efficiency and green systems designs to promote sustainable operations for the long term. This program will review the variety of renewable technologies available to be deployed in a Healthcare environment. Renewable technologies will include Solar, Wind, Biomass, Geothermal etc. Attendees to this session will be provided with a framework of the benefits and many incentives & programs available through Provinces across Canada for renewable systems implementation.
Track 2B	Ductless Hoods for OR Formalin-Fixing Stations
	Ed Chessor, CIH, PEng., Specialist in Ventilation for Contaminant Control and Fan System Energy Conservation, Consultant, Vancouver BC
	Concern about the health effects of breathing formalin vapour while fixing tissue specimens lead to a requirement for a ventilated hood at the fixing station in each of seven OR suites in British Columbia’s Fraser Health region. The Health & Safety department asked Facilities to design and install custom built hoods with dedicated exhaust ducts and fans. They got a budget of $500,000 to start this work in 2009. Chris Nicol carried out preliminary investigations of the duct routing and fan location options in two hospitals, and estimated that building a custom fume hood to the suggested design, running a new duct from the OR suite to the roof and installing a new fan in one hospital would use most, and possibly all, of the budgeted amount. Chris found an off the shelf fume hood that comes with a vapour adsorbent system, fan, air flow monitor and other useful features that made it a possible solution for formalin control. Several of those hoods are now in service.

12:30-15:00	Lunch in Exhibit Hall

15:00-16:00	2 CONCURRENT TRACKS - 3A & 3B
Track 3A	Ecological/Carbon Footprinting
	Phil Renaud, Director of Engineering Services and Sustainability, London Health Sciences Centre, London ON
	Ecological/Carbon Footprinting is a journey of discovery that can lead to a variety of changes in the way an organization looks at and addresses how it does business and where it should focus its attention. London Health Sciences Centre completed their footprint calculation in 2007 with the help of Best Foot Forward and Phil will share some of the findings and learnings from that process and how the information has shaped the direction LHSC is moving in their pursuit of sustainability.

Track 3B	Technology and Sustainability
	Jeff Mumford, Ontario District General Manager, Honeywell Building Solutions, Markham ON
	Technology deployed in Healthcare buildings has been evolving at an ever increasing rate, and introduces new systems and equipment which enhance the delivery of care to patients. Less understood is the positive environmental benefits that are derived from these advances and how technology is having a greening effect on healthcare. Today there is a convergence of building systems that employ information technology to communicate and exchange data. These systems utilize optical fibre networks and even wireless communication in many cases. What used to take kilometers of copper wires and steel conduits is now reduced to high speed communication networks which link all systems together. The mountains of paperwork that supported medical procedures and records are rapidly being replaced with electronic records, imaging, and bedside portals. In existing buildings the environmental benefit is seen as technology allows older equipment to operate more efficiently. Retrofitting lighting and metering systems allow the building to better meet the needs of its occupants with just as much energy as is needed. Boilers and chillers are enhanced with state of the art controllers which improve operating efficiency and provide strategies such as load shedding and profiling. Utilizing WiFi systems that are increasingly being deployed, the building systems can be expanded at very low incremental cost and with many net benefits to the comfort and efficiency of the building. Attendees of the session will learn to identify the different areas by which technology positively impacts environmental stewardship in Healthcare facilities. A focus will be on quantifying and communicating these benefits to decision makers and the general public.

16:00-17:00	2 CONCURRENT TRACKS - 4A & 4B
Track 4A	Sustainable airflow designs for high consequence applications
	Richard Stakutis, BSME, MSME, MBA, VP of Marketing, Phoenix Controls, Acton MA
	Because of the need to condition and extract large volumes of air, HVAC is responsible for a considerable part of a healthcare facilities operational cost. This presentation describes best practices in airflow control and ventilation design. It is intended to aid the facility managers and engineers in specifying airflow products and control methodology that meet or exceed currently published and accepted industry guidelines.

Track 4B	Calgary's South Health Campus: Challenges, successes and shortfalls
	Milton Gardner, MAIBC, Architect AAA, AIA, FRAIC, Principal, Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd., Vancouver BC Tracey Loston, BA, Dipl. Arch Tech, LEED AP, Sustainable Building Specialist, Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd., Calgary, AB
	Balancing needs of infection prevention and control with indoor air quality and energy efficiency is a challenge. The challenge is exacerbated by stringent functional demands and current best practices such as evidence-based design. Calgary’s South Health Campus is a case study of the journey toward sustainable healthcare. This project is notable because it is the largest social infrastructure project in North America and it is a greenfield site in a community that is not yet built.

18:30-19:30	President's Reception
19:30-	Gala Banquet

Tuesday September 21

07:30-08:30	Breakfast
08:30-09:30	2 CONCURRENT TRACKS - 5A & 5B
Track 5A	A Holistic Approach to Energy Management in Healthcare
	Robert Greenwald, Prism Engineering
	This presentation will discuss how combining technical, organizational and behavioural programs provides a more sustainable approach to managing utilities. The presentation will include examples of initiatives to reduce waste and improve efficiency in a Health Care setting along with programs that address the importance of organizational support and behavioural change.

Track 5B	Comparative healthcare, sustainability-North America, the UK, and Europe
	Paul Marmion, PEng. LEED AP, Senior Principal, Healthcare Research & Innovation Buildings Engineering, Stantec, Vancouver Ray Pradinuk, BA, B.Arch, MSC Arch, MAIBC, LEED AP, GGHC Steering Committee Canada, Principal, Leader Healthcare Research and Innovation, Stantec, Vancouver
	The acute care hospital has been transformed from lagger to leader in international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Having made considerable progress in reducing the energy appetite of this most ravenous building type, North American healthcare designers are dumfounded by the per square meter energy consumption claimed for hospitals in Europe, and by the incredulously ambitious deadlines set in Europe and the UK for carbon neutrality of all non-residential buildings. There is an urgent need to confirm that the cross-continental comparisons being made are indeed ‘apples to apples’ and assuming that they are, an equally urgent need to exchange ideas and strategies that will lessen the environmental impact of the type internationally.

09:30-10:30	CHES Annual General Meeting

10:30-11:00	CHES BC Annual General Meeting

10:30-13:00	Exhibits and Lunch

13:00-14:00	2 CONCURRENT TRACKS - 6A & 6B
Track 6A	Healthcare Fire and Life Safety: A practical primer
	Randall Kovacs, PEng. CP, President, Gage Babcock & Associates Ltd.
	This presentation will cover basic building code issues including where you really need fire compartments and why, and where you don’t need them. It will discuss fire alarm systems, sprinkler and standpipe systems, HVAC systems, and fire safety planning, and sustainability issues.

Track 6B	The future of healthcare: How technology paves the way
	Dean Kaardal, Peng. Vice president, Healthcare Practice Leader, Stantec Aleks Milojkovic, Peng. RCDD, LEED AP, Communications Engineer, Stantec Vancouver BC
	This presentation will discuss how to apply technology appropriately to enhance patient experience, lead to an understanding of future technologies and their applications.; See other facilities that are using these technologies; and Understand how the changing landscape of healthcare will be affected by the use of technology.

14:00-15:00	2 CONCURRENT TRACKS - 7A & 7B
Track 7A	Integrating sustainability into your capital planning process
	Susan Buchanan, LEED AP, Project Director, VFA, Boston MA Susan Anson, MBA, General Manager, VFA Canada Corporation, Burnaby BC
	Most healthcare organizations have mandates to “green” their buildings and improve the sustainability of their healthcare facilities promote a healthier built environment. Yet many don’t know where to begin. There are so many resources out there, but little specific information on how to create a green baseline and scorecard. This session provides specific information describing how to prioritize sustainability investments based on costs and estimated operational impact and how to effectively integrate sustainability programs into the capital planning process.

Track 7B	Positioning healthcare facilities as central to community energy solutions
	John Turner, PEng., MBA, Director, Customer Management & Sales, Terasen Gas, Surrey BC Shantel Fedyna, MBA, Account Manager, Commercial & Industrial Marketing, Terasen Gas, Surrey BC
	Terasen has a 100 year history of delivering natural gas in BC. More recently, Terasen has become a leader in integrated energy solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and establish more sustainable communities. Hospitals are well positioned in communities to become “Energy Centres”, and when partnered with Terasen, can help deliver reliable energy to entire communities, efficiently and effectively, reducing GHG impact. A partnership between hospitals and Terasen can enable the creation of new energy centres in the province, and help reduce Health Authority carbon footprint, and improve overall community energy efficiency further reducing provincial GHG impacts.

15:00-15:30	Refreshment break

15:30-16:30	CLOSING ADDRESS
	BC Hydro's Sustainable Energy Solution for the 2010 Winter Olympics
	Ann English, BC Hydro
	In February of 2010, over 3 billion viewers enjoyed watching the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The delivery of reliable power was critical to the success of the Games. BC Hydro recognized this challenge and had worked with VANOC to implement a solution that was sustainable and set a new standard of environmental stewardship for powering the Games. BC Hydro, as an Official Supporter, provided clean power and in addition, through its Power Smart programs, worked with VANOC to ensure the Games were energy-efficient and promoted energy conservation across BC. This presentation will explain what that role was and how the project was managed.