Case Studies

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Owner/Operator:
University Health Network
Architects: Stantec Architecture
Construction: Aecon Group Inc.

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is a member of the University Health Network and the largest rehabilitation hospital in Canada. Completed in 2012, this 13-storey state of the art facility, contains 216,000 square feet of new construction to house patient care, research and education facilities. It also features about 65,000 square feet of renovated and newly constructed space dedicated to the iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research, a world-first facility where technologies and treatments to enhance the lives of people who are aging, ill or injury are tested in simulated environments

HGC provided acoustical assistance through design development, and analysis and monitoring of construction vibrations during excavation, including impacts on the adjacent Mount Sinai Hospital. We also assisted in the resolution of several issues during commissioning where acoustical specifications were not initially achieved.

 

Acoustical consulting services delivered:

  • Acoustics and Vibration Isolation of Specialized Research Labs
  • Building Services Noise and Vibration control (HVAC Systems, Pumps, Compactors, Generators, etc)
  • Vibration Isolation of Sensitive Equipment
  • Acoustical Privacy Between patient care areas, offices, labs, meeting rooms etc.
  • Structural Vibration Assessment
  • Environmental Noise and Vibration Studies
  • Sound transmission class (STC) Testing
  • Construction Vibration Monitoring

Team Members

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Brian ChapnikPEng, BASc, MASc, PhD

Principal Acoustical Consultant

Brian is an expert in achieving acoustical privacy and sound intelligibility goals of difficult acoustic spaces such as those found in corporate office towers and luxury high-rise condominiums.

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Brian HoweMEng, MBA, LLM, PEng

Principal Acoustical Consultant

Brian has specialized expertise in the areas of wind turbine noise, structural and groundborne vibration, and has undertaken major research projects relating to transportation noise and vibration.

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