The right operational steps by healthcare facilities managers can lead to sustainable healthcare operations, according to an article on the Facilities Net website.
Healthcare facility managers must balance using energy efficiently with keeping patients, visitors, and employees comfortable and safe, while adhering to regulations.
Many areas of a hospital have sensitive environmental needs, and those same spaces are also heavily regulated, said Richard Boor, director of plant operations at Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
For example, there are numerous areas that need to be monitored for airflows and must meet code requirements for temperature, pressure, and relative humidity. When it comes to having a safe, quality environment, no other commercial buildings are under the microscope in the way healthcare facilities are
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