Winner 2025

Award for
outstanding collaboration and delivery on a complex infrastructure project in the pursuit of sustainable energy.

Project description

One of the world’s largest wastewater energy transfer systems, this project will deliver low-carbon heating and cooling to Toronto Western Hospital for the next 30 years. The engineers undertook complex retrofitting, deep excavation, and live tunnel connections, all within a constrained urban hospital site. With minimal visual impact, it achieves massive energy savings and carbon reductions through smart, resilient infrastructure.

Judge’s comments

A technically complex and quietly impactful project that stands out for its thoughtful collaboration and effective knowledge sharing across disciplines. The team successfully delivered a challenging energy system in a constrained hospital environment, demonstrating the vital role of structural engineering in the transition to clean energy. A replicable and meaningful achievement.

Project overview

Structural Designer

  • R.V. Anderson Associates

Client Name

  • Noventa Energy Partners

Location

  • Toronto, Canada

Architect

  • Hanson + Jung Architects

Principal Contractor

  • Bird Construction

Key Contractors

  • Mechanical and electrical design for transfer station: MCW Consultants

    Geotechnical and hydrological: Grounded Engineering

    HVAC: Trane

    Site civil, mechanical, electrical in Wetwell: R.V. Anderson Associates

Year Submitted

  • 2025

Key attributes

  • People