GreeninG HealtH Care CHallenGe reCoGnizinG tHe most enerGy effiCient HealtH Care faCilities in nortH ameriCa. Across North America a growing number of hospitals are leading the effort to lower energy use and cut emissions. Hospitals are at the heart of every community, and should be the flagships of sustainability. The Greening Health Care Challenge will identify those facilities that are the top performers in energy and water use. The Challenge is open to all hospital facility types across North America and there is no cost to participate. You only need to contribute one year of energy use data and a basic profile of your hospital. In return, you will receive a concise assessment report showing how your hospital compares, and highlighting areas for improvement. Top performers will be recognized and profiled in 2012. Greening Health Care is the largest program of its kind in North America, working with facility managers since 2003 to help them benchmark and improve their energy and environmental performance. We know how efficient facilities can be, and what it takes to make them better. Our large database of facility performance and best practices will be shared with participating hospitals through the Greening Health Care Challenge. tHe CHallenGe There is a remarkably wide range of energy intensity (energy used per square foot) of hospitals. Most higher intensity facilities have considerable potential to lower energy use and costs and to cut emissions. The starting point for improvement is knowing where you stand. The chart shows the total energy performance of over 50 hospitals, with several using as much as three times more energy per square foot than other comparable facilities. By taking part in the Greening Health Care Challenge you will see where you fit in this range, and obtain energy performance indicators which point to areas for improvement. Benchmark results are normalized for weather differences and other material variables between the buildings. GreeninG HealTH Care CHallenGe CUrrent memBersHiP Alberta Health Services Baycrest Centre Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Credit Valley Hospital Facilicorp New Brunswick Georgian Bay General Hospital Glengarry Memorial Hospital Haldimand War Memorial Halton Healthcare Headwaters Health Care Centre Hospital for Sick Children Humber River Regional Kingston General Hospital Markham Stouffville Hospital Muskoka Algonguin Healthcare North York General Hospital Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Sciences Penetanguishene Hospital Providence Centre, Toronto Ross Memorial Hospital St. John’s Rehab Toronto East General Hospital Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Trillium Health Centre West Park Healthcare Centre William Osler Health System
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GreeninG HealtH Care CHallenGereCoGnizinG tHe most enerGy effiCient HealtH Care faCilities in nortH ameriCa.Across North America a growing number of hospitals are leading the effort to lower energy use and cut emissions. Hospitals are at the heart of every community, and should be the flagships of sustainability.The Greening Health Care Challenge will identify those facilities that are the top performers in energy and water use. The Challenge is open to all hospital facility types across North America and there is no cost to participate. You only need to contribute one year of energy use data and a basic profile of your hospital. In return, you will receive a concise assessment report showing how your hospital compares, and highlighting areas for improvement. Top performers will be recognized and profiled in 2012.Greening Health Care is the largest program of its kind in North America, working with facility managers since 2003 to help them benchmark and improve their energy and environmental performance. We know how efficient facilities can be, and what it takes to make them better. Our large database of facility performance and best practices will be shared with participating hospitals through the Greening Health Care Challenge.
tHe CHallenGeThere is a remarkably wide range of energy intensity (energy used per square foot) of hospitals. Most higher intensity facilities have considerable potential to lower energy use and costs and to cut emissions. The starting point for improvement is knowing where you stand.
The chart shows the total energy performance of over 50 hospitals, with several using as much as three times more energy per square foot than other comparable facilities. By taking part in the Greening Health Care Challenge you will see where you fit in this range, and obtain energy performance indicators which point to areas for improvement. Benchmark results are normalized for weather differences and other material variables between the buildings.
GreeninG HealTH Care CHallenGe
CUrrent memBersHiPAlberta Health Services Baycrest Centre Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Credit Valley Hospital Facilicorp New Brunswick Georgian Bay General Hospital Glengarry Memorial Hospital Haldimand War Memorial Halton Healthcare Headwaters Health Care Centre Hospital for Sick Children Humber River Regional Kingston General Hospital Markham Stouffville Hospital Muskoka Algonguin Healthcare North York General Hospital Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Sciences Penetanguishene Hospital Providence Centre, Toronto Ross Memorial Hospital St. John’s Rehab Toronto East General Hospital Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Trillium Health Centre West Park Healthcare Centre William Osler Health System
kinGston General HosPital“Kingston General Hospital has strong executive support for our energy initiatives, and grass roots commitment from across the organization. Over the past 5 years we have undertaken a series of in-house energy conservation projects, while also managing major renovations and expansions to meet rigorous LEED standards. Today we have 20% more space than 2 years ago with lower energy use than in 2008. Now we are embarking on a further hospital-wide energy and water conservation project forecast to save an additional $750,000/year.”
Chris Mackey, Director of Facility Engineering and Maintenance Services, Kingston General Hospital
Greening Health Care is the largest program of its kind in North America, helping hospitals work together to lower their energy costs, raise their environmental performance and contribute to the health and well-being of their communities. Members manage data, assess their performance and track savings using a powerful online system. They share knowledge and best practices through workshops,webinars and networking to help plan, implement and verify improvements. This is a program of The Living City managed by Toronto and Region Conservation.
reCoGnizinG toP PerformanCe Get your 2010 information in by march 31, 2012 to receive your individual assessment report. Facilities which are in the top quartile (top 25%) will be recognized in the Challenge report in 2012. All top performers will be contacted prior to publication. All submitted information will be kept confidential and only published in an aggregated, anonymous form.
How to PartiCiPateIt’s easy to participate in the Greening Health Care Challenge and there’s no cost. Here are the three steps:1. Contact Brian Dundas at (416) 661-6600 ext 5262, or [email protected] to participate and he will email you the Excel workbook file for you to complete. 2. Enter your 2010 energy billing data, the area of your hospital, and a simple building information profile into the workbook and email it back. 3. We will send your assessment report which will show where your building stands and areas for improvement.The top 25% of facilities will be contacted for recognition in the Challenge report in 2012.For more information contact Brian Dundas at (416) 661-6600 ext 5262, or [email protected] Visit the Greening Health Care Challenge at greeninghc.com
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