Building Type
Clinic and medical office building
Building Size
Five floors and 31,000 square feet of space
Systems Installed
- Trane Tracer Summit™ building automation system
- Trane VAV terminals
- Project management and engineering
- CAD and as-built drawings
- Warranty and threeyear maintenance contract
Kilborn Medical Centre is a five-story clinic
and medical office building that was completed
in 1987. Tenants and patients require
careful temperature control and flexible
operating hours.
Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week
with various tenants on differing schedules made
Kilborn Medical Centre’s indoor environment
difficult to control, particularly with a pneumatic
control system. While the situation presented
operating and energy efficiency improvement
opportunities, upgrading to a Direct Digital
Control (DDC) system was complicated due to
limited accessibility to tenant spaces.
Metcalfe Realty Company, Ltd., worked with
Trane’s Ottawa sales office to develop a controls
replacement plan. Trane recommended installing
a Tracer Summit™ building automation system
and Variable Air Volume (VAV) terminals to
provide the kind of temperature and zone control
needed. As part of the project Trane engineers
also upgraded the operation of the Trane rooftop
HVAC units serving the building.
The project was completed on schedule with
little or no disruption of tenants, thanks to
an after-hours work schedule. Trane supplied
engineering and project management services
along with CAD and as-built drawings. Trane
installed the Tracer Summit system, electrical
work and provided all software, technical
support, start-up services and warranty, plus a
three-year maintenance contract.
Mario Safar, Operations Project Manager for
Metcalfe Realty, said, “The scope of the project
expanded, but it did come in on time and on
budget. Trane met deadlines with minimal
disturbance to our tenants. This was important
because Trane had to get access to our
tenants’ offices and work with minimal noise or
interruption . . . I got value for my money. We
have better control of our building and tenant
spaces. There is a schedule for every zone based
on occupancy. The Trane team was excellent.”
Another example of how Trane’s world-renowned
expertise met a challenge with the right solution.
From integrated comfort systems to systems
management and climate controls, Trane ensures
that your building environment is right so you
can run your business better.
The complete requirements of both the medical
practitioners and the patients were considered
in designing Kilborn Medical Centre. An on-site
pharmacy, x-ray facility, laboratory, cafeteria and
public parking garage distinguishes the Kilborn
Medical Centre as a complete self-contained
medical facility. Its highly visible location in
south Ottawa, at the corner of Bank Street and
Kilborn Avenue, was chosen for its proximity
and easy access to the region’s other medical
facilities. The Centre is equally accessible from
all parts of the city, as public transportation
stops at its front door.
“I got value for my money. We have better
control of our building and tenant spaces.”
— Mario Safar, Operations Project Manager,
Metcalfe Realty Company, Ltd.