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Lighting retrofits at Mass General cut energy costs
Hospital projects annual energy savings for the entire project will total over 7 million kWh
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Sustainability
Sustainability
Ascension hits Better Buildings Challenge goal three years early
The system aligned its 141 acute care hospitals around a common goal
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Sustainability
Health care facilities take many routes to go green
Has your health facility established clear environmental sustainability goals?
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Sustainability
Boston hospitals continue to set the pace for reducing emissions
Health facilities cut energy use by 9.4 percent, emissions by 29 percent from 2011 to 2015
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Sustainability
Hospital celebrates Earth Day with cogeneration plant
Baltimore Washington Medical Center's new plant creates a more efficient, reliable power supply
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Interview
A new green standard for health care facilities
Michael Sheerin talks about the ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 189.3 sustainability document
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Energy efficiency
UMass Memorial Health Care launches energy plan for long-term sustainability
Health system starts with lighting upgrade, then expands to renewable energy, cogeneration plant
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Energy efficiency
Health system lightens up to cut energy use and improve security
McLaren Health Care launches lighting retrofit project expected to save $1.6 million annually
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Energy management
Not your father's energy management system
Advances in chillers, boilers and building automation prompt new thinking on health care energy investments
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News
ASHE accepting Energy to Care award nominations
Also this week: Studies address harmful bacteria in sink drains and on floors
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