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Making buildings healthier and more sustainable also enhances organizations’ core purposes.
by James Ball
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Kaiser Permanente already sees microgrids as its “first line of defense.”
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Hospital, heal thyself.
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Gundersen Health Systems became the first U.S. hospital to reach renewable energy independence, saved $3 million and improved community health.
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As health and wellness take on a bigger role among building decision makers, new data spells out a clear ROI for greener workplaces.
by Elsa Wenzel
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The health care company’s sustainability exec discusses the relationship between health care and the environment, from farmers markets to landfill diversion.
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Kaiser, Tenet Healthcare and others have embraced wellness and environmental initiatives to improve health.
by Janet Howard
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By turning to kaizen principles, Beaumont Health System has saved significant energy and money.
by Glen Staton
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The healthcare provider has mandated that all new buildings -- more than 100 over the next 10 years -- must meet LEED Gold standards.
by Kathy Gerwig
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Aditazz, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch and Perkins+Will win Kaiser's "Small Hospital, Big Idea" design contest for concepts to build an innovative, net-zero energy hospital.<br />
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A team of healthcare architects and computer chip engineers, a San Francisco engineering company, and a multidisciplinary design and consulting firm are vying to create the ideal plan for a smaller, smarter, more sustainable hospital for Kaiser Permanente.
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The green dentistry movement takes another step forward with the first LEED certification for a private pediatric dental office, a practice in California's Marin County.
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In the first audit of its years-long shift to electronic health records, Kaiser Permanente found that the project has eliminated 1,000 tons of paper waste, 68 tons of x-ray film (and the chemicals to process it) and saves patients millions of gallons of gasoline.
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The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED standard for healthcare has become official, providing a comprehensive framework for environmentally responsible building, renovation and operation of hospitals and other medical facilities.
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Kaiser Permanente is asking architects, engineers and others with a vision for transforming healthcare to help them create a smaller, greener hospital in the organization's first design contest for a new facility.
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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.
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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 healthcare more energy efficient.
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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 hospital in southeastern Ontario.
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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 was broken this week for the new $244 million Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Patient Care Pavilion for Sutter Health, which also will be built according to green designs.
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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 kind to earn LEED certification.
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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 Inc. and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.<br />
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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.
by Nick Fassler
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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 facilities more responsibly. Thera Kalmijn examines their efforts in Part 2 of her series on green initiatives in the healthcare industry.
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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 Smarter Skin."<br />
by Rob Watson
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Healthcare facilities are second only to the food industry in producing waste. Yet in some sectors of the healthcare industry, major players have been slow to go green.