The RCH Redevelopment Project is phased to allow for continuity of hospital services throughout construction, demolition, and renovation work. Due to the complexity involved in this multi-phase, multi-year project, work has been broken into three separate phases:
- Phase 1 included a 75-bed Mental Health Substance Use (MHSU) building, an Energy Centre (EC) serving the new and existing campus, underground parking, and a new Campus Communication Hub (CCH).
As the first step in this multi-phase, multi-year project, Phase One provided foundational elements for the site in preparation for subsequent phases. Completed work in Phase One included:
- A new 75-bed mental health substance use (MHSU) building of approximately 13,000 BGSM;
- An energy centre, including fit-out of equipment required to service the MHSU building and existing campus;
- Four levels of underground parking, providing 400+ parking stalls for the campus;
- Associated tunnel and bridge connections to the existing campus;
- Civil construction of a campus IT network perimeter pathway system connecting the communications hub to the buildings and third-party structures, and which will be used for the installation of the fiber optic ring;
- Conversion of most of the campus from steam to hot water;
- Upgrades to campus-wide systems including humidification and electrical power; and
- Fit-out of the campus communications hub.
