Developing Healthcare

Hospitals spend $10 billion every year disposing of waste according to the American Hospital Association. As industries everywhere are “going green,” healthcare facilities are implementing green technology programs as well, and the applications can be overwhelming. Not only do sustainability initiatives help reduce hospitals’ carbon footprints, but also increase operational efficiency and promote the patient [...]

I have spoken of hospital lighting upgrades generating energy savings and reducing operating costs in an earlier post and wanted to revisit it with new research. In my last post I mentioned how on average, lighting costs are 16% of hospitals total energy consumption; composing over 40% of a hospitals electricity usage. The two techniques [...]

At the last Interface Medical Office Conference I attended, a common theme among hospital executives was conserving their capital and investing it into the infrastructures of their hospitals. Infrastructure upgrades typically include heating ventilating and cooling systems (HVAC), health information technology such electronic health records, and very importantly, lighting upgrades. Upgrading to more efficient lighting [...]

Nationally acclaimed environmentally innovative medical facilities and their forward thinking executives deserve recognition for their specific advancements in our industry. Professionals in medical real estate need to align symbiotic strategies reflecting sound development models with  “green” practices and theories.  In healthcare this attitude not only improves patients’ well being, but promotes the hospital’s bottom line. [...]