Women’s College Hospital (WCH) is an ambulatory teaching hospital with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions consisting of a 40,295 m², 10-storey building with 18,561 m² of three-level below-grade parking. The facility is in downtown Toronto.
The initiative included replacing 12 existing EV chargers and adding 8 new chargers. BBGI donated five of the eight new EV chargers and added new signage to highlight the availability and location of them. The initiative was proposed by the hospital and was implemented in collaboration with the Women’s College Partnership (WCP), BBGI’s Portfolio Company created for the design, construction, financing, maintenance, and rehabilitation of the hospital.
The initiative was introduced by the hospital and issued as a variation to the Portfolio Company to implement the project. The Portfolio Company’s subcontractor, Black and McDonald, supported the hospital in selecting the best proposal. The funding was split between the hospital and the Portfolio Company, which contributed c.£5,000, covering the cost for 5 of the 20 new EV chargers. Currently, on most business days, all 20 charging stations are being used. The 20 charging stations will allow an estimated 10,000 vehicles to be charged per year.
In collaboration with the talented teams at WCH, we’re proud to not only be saving CO2 emissions, but also encouraging more people to use EV powered vehicles by adding new and improved EV stations, which we’ll add to as demand grows for them by WCH staff and patients. We’ll continue to explore adding and improving EV charging stations across our investment portfolio.
David Damboise
BBGI Director
