Decarbonization
Decarbonization is reducing CO2 emissions resulting from human activity, with the eventual goal of eliminating them. In practice, getting to zero net emissions requires shifting from fossil fuels to alternative low-carbon energy sources.
Use actual data to estimate the benefits that would come from participating in the Energy to Care Program.
One tool for benchmarking health care facilities is Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager.
- Operational Excellence
- Performance improvement
- Leadership
- Health Care Facility Management
- Infrastructure
- Benchmarking
- Financial Management
- Capital Equipment
- Energy Management
- Facility Engineering
- Workforce
- Organizational Change
- Workforce Education
- Decarbonization
- Sustainability
- Planning, Design, and Construction
The EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager has broken down the data for facilities in Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager in a guide, “Energy Use in Hospitals”
Kitchen ventilation, for both exhaust and makeup air, represents a significant opportunity for kWh and kBTU reductions in health care facilities.
- Operational Excellence
- Performance improvement
- Leadership
- Health Care Facility Management
- Infrastructure
- Benchmarking
- Financial Management
- Capital Equipment
- Energy Management
- Facility Engineering
- Workforce
- Organizational Change
- Workforce Education
- Ventilation
- Sustainability
- Decarbonization
- Planning, Design, and Construction
When engaging employees in sustainability, it’s best to use a combination of methods.
- Operational Excellence
- Performance improvement
- Leadership
- Health Care Facility Management
- Infrastructure
- Benchmarking
- Financial Management
- Capital Equipment
- Energy Management
- Facility Engineering
- Workforce
- Organizational Change
- Workforce Education
- Sustainability
- Decarbonization
- Planning, Design, and Construction
Kathleen Stanley from CLEAResult Consulting sat down with Sturdy Memorial Hospital’s utility manager Russ Reeves to discuss the success he has had in energy efficiency for the hospital.
The hidden savings can make you wealthy, but you must find it first.
- Operational Excellence
- Performance improvement
- Leadership
- Health Care Facility Management
- Infrastructure
- Benchmarking
- Financial Management
- Capital Equipment
- Energy Management
- Facility Engineering
- Workforce
- Organizational Change
- Workforce Education
- Sustainability
- Decarbonization
- Planning, Design, and Construction
To execute a balanced energy management program, you must not neglect the procurement side of the business.
Energy efficiency—or energy productivity, takes a village or team to produce results.
- Operational Excellence
- Performance improvement
- Leadership
- Health Care Facility Management
- Infrastructure
- Benchmarking
- Financial Management
- Capital Equipment
- Energy Management
- Facility Engineering
- Organizational Change
- Workforce Education
- Sustainability
- Decarbonization
- Planning, Design, and Construction
This first step on the energy efficiency journey is viewing the hospital portfolio as from a mountaintop.
- Operational Excellence
- Performance improvement
- Leadership
- Health Care Facility Management
- Infrastructure
- Benchmarking
- Financial Management
- Capital Equipment
- Energy Management
- Facility Engineering
- Workforce
- Organizational Change
- Workforce Education
- Sustainability
- Decarbonization
- Planning, Design, and Construction