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A coalition of health care systems issues a six-point agenda on how to transform the industry by tackling waste, runaway energy consumption, lax supply chains and other obstacles to sustainability....
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Anyone with an interest in the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating and assessment systems can weigh in on what will become the next version of LEED......
Three healthcare organizations teamed up to create a online hub of information and resources for bringing sustainability into hospitals....
A survey of healthcare professionals finds widespread undervaluing of the energy and cost savings from greening hospitals, even while the majority recognizes the importance and urgency of making......
Herman Miller Inc. and its Nemschoff, Brandrud and Herman Miller Healthcare subsidiaries are introducing their latest green designs in hospital furnishings for patient, visitor and exam rooms....
Kingston General Hospital has enlisted Honeywell for a $10.5-million upgrade that will bring solar power and a host of other energy efficiency measures to the 456-bed research and teaching......
The University of California in San Francisco celebrated the groundbreaking yesterday for its $1.5 billion sustainably designed medical center in the city's Mission Bay area. In Oakland, ground......
Launched just five months ago, the Greening the OR Initiative has been adopted by more than 55 hospitals and healthcare facilities in the United States....
As we approach what will be for many in the U.S. a long, vacation-filled weekend, it's time to reflect on something those leading the sustainability movement need more than almost anything else:......
Anthem Blue Cross, Bank of America and San Diego Gas and Electric also contributed funds or bond financing to the new La Maestra Community Health Center, which could be the first structure of its......
Healthcare organizations are more likely to invest in energy efficiency upgrades and efforts at their facilities than other industries in North America, according to research from Johnson Controls......
With the average hospital using more than twice the amount of energy as other commercial buildings, energy efficiency represents a huge opportunity for the healthcare industry....
When purchasing equipment and materials, the initial cost trumps any sustainable features or life expectancy for the majority of healthcare professionals surveyed at recent seminars.......
As the healthcare industry strives to reduce its environmental footprint, the makers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices are working to curb their use of energy and water and run their......
By redesigning the way they use energy, hospitals can reduce consumption by 60 percent, and a newly built, code-compliant facility can save about $730,000 a year, according to new research....
The American industrial food system is bad for the planet, bad for farmworkers and bad for consumers. But a number of leading thinkers are putting solutions in place to make eating a sustainable......
It's been awhile since I've written about some of the big picture stuff and my inspiration to do so comes from Tom McKeag's immensely thought-provoking piece, "Giving Green Buildings a......
Kaiser Permanente, Catholic Healthcare West, supply chain solutions provider Broadlane and the performance-oriented hospital group Premier are endorsing environmental standards for......
With a membership of more than 1,000 healthcare institutions, industry group Practice Greenhealth is taking aim at one of the bigger waste-generating centers in hospitals: operating rooms......
A recent survey of 15,000 people in 11 countries found that employee health is going to be the new top concern for companies. Here's why....
In a move affecting more than $1 billion in goods each year, Kaiser Permanente is now requiring its suppliers to provide environmental data on all medical equipment and products purchased by the......
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