Infrastructure renewal and energy projects
Providing patients with the best experience requires well-designed spaces to support their comfort, care and recovery. Unity Health Toronto is continually innovating and modernizing our infrastructure, which allows us to implement new and emerging technologies along with models of integrated and specialized care.
The projects highlighted on this website are made possible through the contributions of numerous people and departments across the network. It is our network’s ongoing commitment and strategic priority to invest in our future by increasing our environmental stewardship and modernizing our spaces to support exceptional patient care and experience.
Construction projects, both minor and major, are taking place across Unity Health Toronto at all times in an effort to modernize our facilities and create healing environments that meet the needs of our patients.
Total annual consumption savings
| Electricity (kWh) | Natural Gas (m3) | Water (m3) | |
| 2024/25 | 136,061 | 125,000 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 433,369 | 265,052 | 9,541 |
| 2022/23 | 1,990,000 | 0 | 72,000 |
| 2021/22 | 2,294,000 | 249,000 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 4,266,000 | 174,000 | 4,200 |
| 2019/20 | 1,019,000 | 452,000 | 2,400 |
| 2018/19 | 2,376,000 | 0 | 0 |
Projects
2024/25
- Steam room investigation and repair at St. Michael’s
- Summer boiler replacement at Providence
- Operating room redundant fan installation
- Domestic cold water booster pumps upgrade
- Gilgan fan replacement at St. Joseph’s
2023/24
- Steam trap replacement at St. Joseph’s and Providence
- Lighting retrofit at St. Joseph’s, Providence and Houses of Providence
- Chilled water leak repair at St. Joseph’s
2022/23
- St. Joseph’s fans scheduling
- St. Michael’s pump replacement and variable frequency drive (VFD) installation
- St. Michael’s magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cooling water reduction
2021/22
- Providence LED lighting retrofit (pot lights)
- St. Joseph’s glycol pump replacement
- St. Joseph’s VFD installation
2020/21
- Unity Health LED lighting retrofit (common areas)
- St. Joseph’s hot water pump VFD installation
- St. Joseph’s blow down heat recovery
- Providence chiller replacement (B Wing)
- Providence water waste prevention and reduction
- St. Joseph’s emergency department fan refurbishment
2019/20
- St. Joseph’s cooling plant upgrade
- LED lighting retrofit (St. Joseph’s chapel, St. Joseph’s parking garage, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute parking garage, etc.)
- Turn Off Your Computer Campaign
2018/19
- St. Michael’s air handling unit pneumatic to electronic conversion
- Providence chiller replacement (A Wing)
Last updated May 16, 2025