Allan Memorial Institute

Engineering Firm Uses Drone to Inspect Exterior Facade of the Allan Memorial Institute

A notice from engineering specialist, Can-Explore, posted at the main entrance of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Allan Memorial Institute (AMI) in downtown Montreal, confirms three-days of inspections by drone of the buildings exterior facade.

To guard the public against crumbling concrete cladding and collapsing or cracking facades, the Quebec government, on March 18, 2013, passed Public Buildings Safety Act. Bill 122 of the Act requires buildings with five floors or more above ground to be subject to verification and maintenance.

Does the AMI tower qualify the property for the five-floor minimum?

The province construction, safety and building watchdog, Régie du Bâtiment du Québec (RBQ), requires the mandatory facade inspections be performed by an architect or an engineer every five years. 

Images from the drone orbiting the AMI’s facade will shed light on the building’s exterior structure. However, its presence raises the question – Why? An answer the posted memo, unfortunately, did not provide. 

  • CURIOUS – One may ask why the MUHC scheduled the inspection during the winter month of January and not in the coming spring, just weeks away? Who ordered the inspections??
  • FRUGAL – Does the engineering firm offer a discount rate during the ice and snow months of the year? Frugality is always welcomed in cash strapped health care networks.
  • CATASTROPHIC – Is a developer interested in the real estate, are they assessing their possible investment.
  • OPTIMISTIC – The MUHC with support from the province’s health ministry, want to know the cost of returning this gem, back into the in-patient psychiatric healing centre it once was.

A list of questions has been emailed to the MUHC communications department, and we will follow up here when and if a reply is received.

Memo from Can-Explore taped to AMI main entrance. Photo: MB

Read More: The Former Royal Victoria Hospital Earns Millions as Film Sets for TV Series and Movies

admin

Manuel's Blog brings the good, the bad and the muddy regarding Quebec's healthcare environment, the employees and the community they serve. To provide special attention to the small details, consequently enabling healthcare workers to Work In Dignity™ while offering the community the best care possible.

Recent Posts

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms can Look Different in Adults – Here are 4 Signs to Watch For

Knowing what to look for is important, so people can get support to help them…

3 years ago

COVID 6th Wave: MUHC Bans In-Person Staff Meetings and Gatherings – CEO Gfeller to Address Workers Monday

Image: Laura James With 10,000 healthcare workers already off the job amid the sixth wave of pandemic…

3 years ago

You Need to Ask This Vital Question When Your Boss Calls You to a Meeting.

Photo: Anete Lusina If your employer invites you to attend a meeting, you MUST ask…

3 years ago

Staff Shortages Force Officials to Reduce American Healthcare Workers COVID Isolation Period

The C.D.C. also affirmed there is no need to quarantine at home following high-risk exposures…

3 years ago

To Reduce COVID Surgery Backlogs in Canada, Make It Available on Weekends – Harvard Expert

Hospital executives who have hired Litvak describe him as a genius and a pioneer in…

3 years ago

Experts Discuss Early Signs of Omicron and What to Assume

Photo cottonbro / Pexels Many people focus on worst-case scenarios in the days following the…

3 years ago

This website uses cookies.