Massachusetts Hospital Earns LEED Gold Certification
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, a Partner’s Healthcare affiliate, recently celebrated the award of LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the construction of their new “green” Replacement Hospital. Working closely with the architect, Thomas, Miller & Partners, as well as the hospital, Columbia Construction captained the entire LEED process.
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital’s new, 90,000-sq.-ft. facility opened in the Summer of 2010 and features two floors of centralized, state-of-the-art services and technology and includes operating rooms, a medical/surgical unit, intensive care unit, physical therapy department, an emergency department, and medical imaging/laboratories.
Sustainable building elements include an array of more than 200 solar photovoltaic panels that provide the hospital with 45 kilowatts of power. Other features include a rooftop healing garden which functions as a wellness area for patients. The LEED Gold facility also includes multiple water-saving and energy-saving technologies, which resulted in 36% and 25% respective savings. In addition, more than 80 percent of the waste generated during the demolition and construction of this project was diverted from landfills, and 41 percent of building materials and supplies were purchased from companies located within 500 miles of the project site.
As an affiliate of the Planetree Model of Care, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital was able to meet this innovative credit by incorporating many Planetree patient-focused elements into the new facility that enhanced patient healing; including views, natural light, privacy, and access to healing gardens.
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