D. H. Neill Design Services 
Project Highlights

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with SMS Engineering to produce a detailed design package for the complete replacement of the Data Network Fibre Backbone Cabling for 6 buildings at the Health Sciences Centre. The project also included the upgrade of over 60 different ICT Rooms, with consideration of current and future requirements for Power, Racking, Cable Management, Cooling and much more. Design was conducted over an 8 month period and construction occurred over 3 years.

The 300,000 square foot Women's Hospital is a State of the Art Facility at the Health Sciences Centre in downtown Winnipeg. The $239 million project increased beds by over 25% of the previous capacity. Our portion of this project involved the Data Communications Design of the entire six floor complex, which houses 173 patient beds, 6 operating rooms, office space, tenant space, as well as many other rooms. In coordination with Mechanical and Electrical Designers at SMS Engineering, we created a detailed cable tray layout on all 6 floors which allowed for distribution of Cat 6 Data cables to all areas of the hospital. All cables run back to one of the two main Voice Data Rooms on each floor. Furthermore, with input from HSC, we assigned locations for data outlets in every room that required a connection to the main network. Approximately 170 different types of hospital equipment require a data connection totaling over 3,000 outlets throughout the facility. Rooms require up to 16 outlet jacks to accommodate all the equipment, depending on the planned capabilities of each room. Hospital facilities present many design challenges in the application of a data network. Patient monitoring equipment must remain connected and running at all times. Strategic pathways and measures were developed to provide a safe and working data network that can stay operational in a crisis such as a fire or power loss.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with Daemon Defense Systems to design a complete cable plant and network equipment upgrade for the existing RBC Convention Centre. New pathways were designed for over 1000 new Cat 6 data cables, as well as a complete Fibre Optic cable backbone replacement connecting 12 ICT Rooms throughout the facility.

D. H. Neill Design Services was the Prime Consultant for the new site-wide Fibre Network Cabling and Duct Bank Upgrade at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. The backbones and duct bank run approximately 2 kilometers and connect 3 Airside buildings and the Air Terminal Building.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with TEAMsystems to design and coordinate the ICT Rooms and details of the network infrastructure for the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The design included Cat 6A data cabling throughout the site which allows for 10 Gbps of data transfer for interactive exhibits, wireless access points, computers, phones, lighting control, and a CCTV Security camera network. A complete Fibre Optic cable backbone was installed, connecting 16 ICT Rooms throughout the facility.

The development of the Exchange District Campus involved an extensive renovation of several heritage buildings located in downtown Winnipeg. This project provided connectivity to the laptops of more than 2,500 students and 300 staff members, and was estimated at over $31 million dollars. Developing the Design & Layout of the Building Network Infrastructure (Backbone & Equipment Environmentals) for this "State of the Art Facility" was one of the most challenging and exciting IT Projects in North America. We researched the latest in Technology Advancements, in order to ensure system requirements were facilitated not only for current needs, but also for the needs of the Future. This project employed the latest in Fibre Optic and Copper data transmission technology. The network accommodates all computer data transmission plus full video streaming, Voice over IP (Telephones on the network), wireless connectivity in open common areas, and a backbone with the capacity to transmit at 10Gbps with fibre to desk capabilities.

D. H. Neill Design Services was the consultant for the site-wide Voice and Network Backbone cabling and underground duct bank for all existing and new buildings under construction in the park. The backbones and duct bank run approximately 3 kilometers and connect over 15 buildings.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with Daemon Defense Systems to design and oversee installation of 40 Wi-Fi Antennas and Cat 6A UTP cabling over 24 different Health Care Facilities across the Province of Manitoba.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with Daemon Defense Systems to design the network cabling upgrades required for Electronic Patient Records project at 9 facilities throughout the Prairie Mountain Health Region. New pathways were designed for new Cat 6a data cables, which connected to various pieces of equipment including Desktop Workstations and Label Printers. Construction oversight was provided by D. H. Neill Design Services.

D. H. Neill Design Services was the Prime Consultant for the site-wide ICT Room upgrade for 4 buildings at the St. Boniface Hospital campus. Over 50 ICT Rooms were in scope for this project, which included a legacy infrastructure assessment, detailed design drawings, and construction oversight. The project included Power, Racking, Cable Management, and Cooling upgrades, as well as the consolidation of existing infrastructure to reduce the overall footprint and facilitate maintenance.

D. H. Neill Design Services was the Prime Consultant for the site-wide Backbone Cabling and ICT Room Upgrade at Victoria General Hospital. 14 ICT Rooms were in scope for this project, which included a legacy infrastructure assessment, detailed design drawings, and construction oversight. The project included new Fibre Optic Cabling Backbone between each ICT Room. Upgrades included Power, Racking, Cable Management, and Cooling, as well as the consolidation of existing infrastructure to reduce the overall footprint and facilitate maintenance.

D. H. Neill Design Services was the Prime Consultant for the site-wide Backbone Cabling and ICT Room Upgrade. 6 ICT Rooms were in scope for this project, which included a legacy infrastructure assessment, detailed design drawings, and construction oversight. The project included new Fibre Optic Cabling Backbone between each ICT Room. Upgrades included Power, Racking, Cable Management, and Cooling, as well as the consolidation of existing infrastructure to reduce the overall footprint and facilitate maintenance.

D. H. Neill Design Services was the Prime Consultant for the site-wide Backbone Cabling and ICT Room Upgrade for 3 buildings at Misericordia Health Centre. 13 ICT Rooms were in scope for this project, which included a legacy infrastructure assessment, detailed design drawings, and construction oversight. The project included new Fibre Optic Cabling Backbone between each ICT Room. Upgrades included Power, Racking, Cable Management, and Cooling, as well as the consolidation of existing infrastructure to reduce the overall footprint and facilitate maintenance.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with Daemon Defense Systems to design the network cabling upgrades required for Electronic Patient Records project at the Brandon Regional Health Centre. New pathways were designed for over 100 new Cat 6a data cables, which connected to various pieces of equipment including Desktop and Wall-mount Workstations, Downtime PCs and Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Document and Label Printers, and Display Boards. Construction oversight was provided by D. H. Neill Design Services.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with Daemon Defense Systems for the site-wide Wi-Fi Canopy Upgrade for the 6-storey Rehabilitation Building at Health Sciences Centre. The project included new Cat 6A UTP cables from 6 ICT Rooms to 95 new Wireless Access Points.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with Daemon Defense Systems for the site-wide Wi-Fi, Backbone Cabling, and ICT Room Upgrade for the 5-storey Psych Health Building at Health Sciences Centre. 11 ICT Rooms were in scope for this project, which included a legacy infrastructure assessment, detailed design drawings, and construction oversight. The project included new Fibre Optic Cabling Backbone between each ICT Room and the installation of a new Wi-Fi canopy with 150 Wireless Access Points. Upgrades included Power, Racking, and Cable Management, as well as the consolidation of existing infrastructure to reduce the overall footprint and facilitate maintenance.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with Daemon Defense Systems for the site-wide Wi-Fi, Backbone Cabling, and ICT Room Upgrade for the 2-storey Gimli Health Centre (Johnson Memorial Hospital). 3 ICT Rooms were in scope for this project, which included a legacy infrastructure assessment, detailed design drawings, and construction oversight. The project included new Fibre Optic Cabling Backbone between each ICT Room and the installation of a new Wi-Fi canopy with 40 Wireless Access Points. Upgrades included Power, Racking, and Cable Management.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with Daemon Defense Systems for the site-wide Wi-Fi, Backbone Cabling, and ICT Room Upgrade for the Beausejour Health Centre. 2 ICT Rooms were in scope for this project, which included a legacy infrastructure assessment, detailed design drawings, and construction oversight. The project included new Fibre Optic Cabling Backbone between each ICT Room and the installation of a new Wi-Fi canopy with 27 Wireless Access Points. Upgrades included Power, Racking, Cooling, and Cable Management.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with Daemon Defense Systems for the site-wide Wi-Fi, Backbone Cabling, and ICT Room Upgrade for the Russell Health Centre. 3 ICT Rooms were in scope for this project, which included a legacy infrastructure assessment, detailed design drawings, and construction oversight. The project included new Fibre Optic Cabling Backbone between each ICT Room and the installation of a new Wi-Fi canopy with 26 Wireless Access Points. Upgrades included Power, Racking, Cooling, and Cable Management, as well as the consolidation of existing infrastructure to reduce the overall footprint and facilitate maintenance.

D. H. Neill Design Services teamed up with Daemon Defense Systems for the site-wide Wi-Fi, Backbone Cabling, and ICT Room Upgrade for the Minnedosa Health Centre. 2 ICT Rooms were in scope for this project, which included a legacy infrastructure assessment, detailed design drawings, and construction oversight. The project included new Fibre Optic Cabling Backbone between each ICT Room and the installation of a new Wi-Fi canopy with 24 Wireless Access Points. Upgrades included Power, Racking, and Cable Management, as well as the consolidation of existing infrastructure to reduce the overall footprint and facilitate maintenance.