Tools and resources

St. Cloud, Va. water business case

• Water
• Exemplary Document
• St. Cloud
• Report

Open this resource to view a St. Cloud VA water savings report with existing use, proposed use, and potential savings.

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NorthShore University Health System: Education

• Water
• Less Water
• NorthShore University HealthSystem
• Exemplary Document
• Report
• Presentation
• Education

Open this resource to see a report on water use and options for savings at NorthShore University Health Systems. Three options to reduce water use are presented along with their respective benefits, risks, and potential savings.

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Kaiser Permanente Irvine: Posters

• Water
• Kaiser Permanente
• Kaiser Permanente Irvine
• Exemplary Document
• Poster

Concerned with growing water scarcity, water-quality risks, and increasing water costs, among other factors, Kaiser Permanente has stepped up its efforts to conserve water by lowering their water consumption  and reducing chemical waste and other hazards that pollute.

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NYU Langone: Water management plan

• Water
• Exemplary Document
• NYU Langone Medical Center

Water and sewer costs in New York City have increased 131% since 2006 and 1,395% since 1980, well outpacing the cost increases of other utilities as well as general inflation. At the same time, water supplies have become increasingly strained and issues continue to be fueled by a changing climate. As water becomes a more critical resource, water conservation must become a higher priority for both…

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Carolinas Medical Center: Behavioral water reduction in operating rooms

• Water Case Study
• Water
• Carolinas Medical Center
• Case Study
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) There are over 50 million inpatient surgeries annually in the United States according to the CDC, and the majority of clinicians still practice the tradition of hand washing with soap as standard procedure. Carolinas Medical Center’s Green OR Committee discovered that only 22 percent of their clinicians were utilizing waterless scrubs (alcohol-based hand rubs). After facility…

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St. Elizabeth Hospital: Free cooling

• Case Study
• Water
• St. Elizabeth Hospital
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) On January 2015, the Fremont Tower, a 90-bed inpatient unit was open to patients in addition to a more efficient central utility plant. Between seven options for plant upgrades, a 90-ton heat recovery chiller (HRC) and cooling tower cooling strategy with a shoulder boiler were selected to enable free cooling and improve load performance during low load hours.

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NorthShore University HealthSystem water reduction case study

• Water
• NorthShore University HealthSystem
• Case Study
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) implemented an enterprise approach to cooling water management. This increased operational efficiency by 5.5 percent and resulted in ~1.2 MM gallons of water saved and $8,175 dollars in annual savings. In addition, energy efficiency and organizational communication were improved. The program has a simple payback of 22 months.

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HealthPartners: Composting and animal feeding to reduce food waste

• Food
• Case Study
• HealthPartners
• food waste
• Waste
• Toolkit

A Practice Greenhealth Case Study “Organics recycling and food waste diversion remain very important to us, and we are slowly but surely working to expand both the number of facilities with organics recycling and the types of materials that can be recycled.” – Allison Egan, HealthPartners Sustainability Consultant HealthPartners wanted to reduce sending organic waste to the landfill. They…

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Mayo Clinic Health System: Water reduction

• Water Case Study
• Case Study
• Water
• Mayo Clinic
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) A trend in increasing water consumption triggered action by the Mayo Clinic Health System Energy Team to determine a cause and recommend an improvement plan. Not only did the increase in water consumption correlate with increases in water and sewer charges, but it caused concern for environmental impact. A goal was established to decrease water consumption by three percent.

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Providence St. Peter Hospital: Water reduction

• Water Case Study
• Water
• Case Study
• Providence St. Peter Hospital
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) Over the last 14 years, Providence St. Peter Hospital, located in Olympia, Wash., has reduced water consumption by 58 percent and saved over $2.5 million. Learn about the projects that achieved these results.

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