Climate Action and Sustainability in Academic Medicine

The health sector cannot achieve net zero emissions without reducing the carbon footprint of its existing facilities. But how can we do that?

A new, groundbreaking analysis by the American Society for Health Care Engineering (AHSE) and Providence St. Peter Hospital establishes the technical and financial feasibility of electrifying the existing hospital building’s thermal load. Join the study authors in an overview of energy consumption and carbon emissions associated with hospital building operations and learn from a case study focusing on the technologies implemented, costs incurred, and the project timeline.

Why this meeting is for you:

• For sustainability and healthcare engineering professionals: The study's lessons are directly applicable to your own challenges and opportunities in electrifying existing hospital facilities.
• For faculty, students, residents, and staff: This meeting isn’t just for engineers! Learn about the challenges of going all-electric and how you can be champions of the cause.
   

Panelists include:

• Geoffrey W. Glass, PE, Healthcare Sustainability Consultant, Octet Works
• Fred Betz, PhD, LEED AP, Co-Founder, NeuMod Labs
• Kara Brooks, MS, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate Director of Sustainability, American Hospital Association

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Launched in 2023, the Climate Action and Sustainability in Academic Medicine Community forum is designed for individuals at academic health systems who have a professional or educational interest in sustainability and climate action across their organizational missions (clinical care, research, education, community engagement, and operations and facilities). This community is supported by the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and Practice Greenhealth.