Hospital Cabling Infrastructure Supports Sustainability
As a large consumer of energy resources, health care facilities face significant operating costs and are threatened by rising and volatile energy prices.
March 6, 2013
Ohio Hospital Grows First Green Roof
CANTON, Ohio — Green roofs are sprouting up atop hospitals across the country in a green building trend that is here to stay — at least until another one takes over.
Studies Make Case for Green Building
NEW YORK — Two studies from McGraw-Hill Construction (MGH) and one developed by Turner Construction, both international building contractors headquartered in New York, show that the demand for green buildings continues to increase despite the struggling worldwide economy.
In fact, one MGH study indicates that 81 percent of U.S. executives believe the public expects them to “institutionalize” sustainability.
Five Facilities Receive Energy Star CHP Award
SAN DIEGO — On Feb. 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a total of five medical centers and universities with the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Award for their efforts to reduce emissions while increasing energy efficiency. The awards were presented at the International District Energy Association’s Annual Campus Energy Conference in San Diego.