Tools and resources

Webinar: When Leaders Say "Yes" to Energy

• Leadership
• Webinar
• Energy

It is common for health care leaders to challenge proposed energy projects. How does Al Neuner, Geisinger Health System vice president of facilities operations convince his leadership to say “yes” every time? Learn the innovations and approaches Geisinger Health System utilized enabling them to earn a 100 Energy Star score while translating energy savings to human health impacts.

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Data 101 series: Energy benchmarking – how to conduct an energy baseline

• Energy
• Webinar

Don’t know your hospital’s energy utilization index or Energy Star score? No problem. The Healthier Hospitals Leaner Energy Challenge, a program within Practice Greenhealth, has all the tools and tips to get a hospital started. Level 1 encourages facilities to establish a baseline, empowering users to understand where their hospital is performing in national benchmarks.

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Boston Medical Center: Strategic energy management plan

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Exemplary Document
• Boston Medical Center
• Policy

Boston Medical Center provides an example of a strategic energy management plan that details conservation measures.

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Northshore University Health System strategic energy management plan

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Exemplary Document
• NorthShore University HealthSystem
• Report

Glenbrook Hospital is a 699,550 square foot, 173-bed hospital offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including cancer care, cardiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and radiology. Based on results from the comprehensive energy audit, it was determined that some energy cost reductions can be achieved at relatively low investment levels, while others will require…

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Spectrum Health strategic energy management plan

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Exemplary Document
• Spectrum Health

Spectrum Health System is adopting energy-efficient operating strategies to improve performance, lower costs and conserve natural resources. The Spectrum Health Energy Management Team will support the development and implementation of the energy management plan by providing resources and guidance to promote responsible energy management practices on a system wide and local entity approach.

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Midwest hospital saves time and labor costs with improved boiler technology

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Case Study

3D TRASAR technology for boilers helps a Midwest hospital improve boiler results, reduce testing and control time by 80 percent, and save $10,940 in labor costs.

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Hospital reduces emissions, reduces energy costs by $84,000

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Energy Case Study
• Case Study
• Buildings

A subject site is a 455-bed hospital in the Midwest with a large laundry operation servicing three ancillary long-term care sites in addition to the main hospital and physician buildings. The main hospital building was built in 1965. SITUATION The Engineering staff was challenged to help the site (and IDN) meet overall budget reduction goals in energy use cost reduction driven by National…

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Energy Efficiency Financing for Hospitals

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Guide

Most hospitals recognize that there are substantial opportunities to reduce energy use in their facilities that are cost-effective on a life-cycle basis. The challenge is that hospital budgets are generally tight and therefore funding the up-front capital to make energy-efficiency investments can be difficult. Fortunately, there are a variety of financing arrangements that hospitals can consider…

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Virginia Mason Medical Center energy and water efficiency master plan

• Exemplary Document
• Energy
• Water
• Engaged Leadership

In August 2014, Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) engaged McKinstry to create a long-term energy and water use reduction master plan focused on their downtown campus. The overarching goal during the development of the plan was to provide a roadmap and multi-year action plan for how VMMC can reduce energy and water use to achieve the 2030 Seattle District energy goals. This is an opportunity to…

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Health Partners energy management plan

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Exemplary Document
• HealthPartners
• Policy

HealthPartners has created an energy management plan that provides structure, guidance, and organization on how HealthPartners manages its operations, construction, and renovations with respect to energy efficiency. This plan focuses on integrating efficiency and sustainability strategies to improve performance, lower costs, and conserve natural resources and is intended to support enterprise…

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