Sustainable Operations - April 2019

Integrating modern equipment into existing spaces

The size of the new equipment, the need to reconfigured floor plans and existing building constraints must be considered

4/25/2019



Emory University Hospital Tower awarded LEED Silver

The building meets standards for air quality, energy efficiency and for using locally sourced materials

4/18/2019



Net-zero energy buildings no longer a radical concept

A wide range of building types and sizes can achieve net-zero status

4/16/2019



New Tucson healthcare facility focuses on technology, patient comfort

The number of hospital beds will go from 479 to 649

4/12/2019



How Gundersen Health System achieved energy independence

Director of engineering and operations used his process improvement expertise to save energy, deploy renewable energy projects and drive out waste

4/10/2019



Solar power, other tech, can save hospitals money and energy

Technologies can help can cut costs and improve energy efficiency

4/8/2019



Program helping hospitals cut energy use

Program run by New Jersey utility lets hospitals use interest-free, on-bill repayment to install energy-saving upgrades

4/4/2019



Healthcare system adds helipad using job order contracting

The total project timeline took approximately six months

4/4/2019



How are transforming a healthcare facility and buying a car similar?

Focus on the outcome and the rest should follow

4/3/2019



Healthy light: How to design tunable or dynamic lighting to benefit patients and staff

In medical facilities, balanced lighting choices can stimulate the circadian system while providing illumination for round-the-clock care

4/3/2019



Hospitals opening ERs that cater to mental health patients

Emergency rooms have become the only care option for many people

4/2/2019



Maryland hospital's neonatal couplet care rooms encourage bonding

Keeping babies close to their families may shorten hospital stay for some

4/2/2019



Wyoming ER renovation to provide more privacy, security

The new ER will have four treatment rooms with glass doors with privacy curtains that can be drawn when needed

4/1/2019



N.Y. hospital energy update could reduce annual costs by $220,000

The upgrade is expected to reduce the hospital's heating and air conditioning energy use by 50 percent

4/1/2019



 
 
 


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