Boston safety net hospital aims to become city's greenest

Boston Medical Center expects a 50% reduction by 2020


Boston Medical Center, one of the city's safety net hospitals, is working to become city’s greenest healthcare facility, according to an article on the Boston Globe website.

The hospital expects a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 due to its efforts.

BMC officials say they have reduced emissions by 20 percent over the last four years, thanks to a series of upgrades to heating, cooling, and ventilation systems, and other changes. Now, the hospital is incorporating energy efficiency measures as part of a $300 million renovation of its campus, the article said.

The upgrades are expected to knock $11 million off the hospital’s annual energy bill.

Read the article.

 



September 23, 2015


Topic Area: Energy and Power


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