Kent Institution Mechanical Upgrades

Wildstone completed a comprehensive mechanical upgrade at Kent Institution, a maximum security federal facility in British Columbia, replacing aging air handling and hydronic systems across all 10 main buildings over an 82 week program.

The project began with phased demolition of existing air handling units, ductwork, hydronic heating and cooling systems, boilers, domestic hot water systems, and DDC controls. In their place, Wildstone installed 10 new AHUs with reconfigured zoned ducting, a high efficiency hydronic heating and cooling system anchored by new high efficiency boilers and roof mounted air source heat pumps, and an entirely new chilled water piping system. The upgrade included 27 fan coil units, 23 split AC units, zoned heating units, and a full zoned DDC controls overhaul, supported by structural steel upgrades to accommodate the new rooftop equipment.

Executing this scope inside a fully occupied maximum security institution required strict adherence to facility security protocols and tight sequencing to keep operations running throughout construction. Due to security protocols, we are unable to post photos of this project.