Fairfield invested more than $55,000 in parking lot and garage lighting upgrades, receiving more than $16,600 in incentives in the process – effectively offsetting 30% of the hospital’s capital costs.

For Fairfield’s two engineering professionals, although the installation of LED lighting was an expensive step, “we wanted to be ahead of the game,” Cupp said. By installing LEDs we’re not only saving more energy, but we’re more effectively and aggressively controlling our costs.” Burgess added that by demonstrating to hospital administrators the energy savings produced plus the incentives Fairfield received from AEP Ohio, “it makes it easier for us going forward with additional energy saving ideas.”

Read the full report:   https://www.aepohio.com/global/utilities/lib/docs/save/business/programs/SuccessStories/FairfieldMedical_CaseStudy9-2014.pdf

Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. It was founded in 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, and today has over 1,400 beds at its main campus and 4,400 beds system-wide; making it one of the largest hospitals in the United States. Cleveland Clinic has been exploring energy efficient alternatives for many years.

In 2009, Cleveland Clinic joined the Hospital Energy Alliance (HEA) formed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under its Commercial Building Energy Alliance (CBEA). The CBEA brings together similar types of end users to exchange information and leverage buying capacity to help expedite market adoption of energy-efficient technologies and design practices. One activity undertaken was the develop

Read the full report:   http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/alliances/cleveland_clinic_case_study.pdf

As part of ongoing activities for Beaumont Health System that include Facility Management and Energy and Sustainability Services (ESS), Jones Lang LaSalle has been asked to keep the hospital apprised of prospective new sustainable technologies as they emerge. As part of that process, we had learned about a breakthrough Heat Spreader™ technology used by the Future Energy Group LLC to limit the junction box temperature far below previous “normal” levels, allowing for the modules to run at only one degree C above ambient temperature. Keeping circuit boards cooler enables 100,000+ hour fixture life and increased efficiency – which translates into higher output – enabling lower wattage output to be used in many commercial applications.

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Baystate Health’s (Baystate) ambition is for the health system to become the leader in helping create the most energy efficient, safe and effectively managed buildings in the health care industry.

Baystate performed initial benchmarking and saw numerous opportunities to improve including redoing controls, replacing boilers and pumps, retrocommissioning, lighting upgrades, and mechanical upgrades. For example, in the Operating Rooms (OR), they worked to improve the quality of air and partnered with the OR staff to show them the importance of this initiative. Not only were they able to improve communications between Facilities and Operating Room staff, but reduce the amount of energy spent as well.

Read the full report:   http://www.healthierhospitals.org/sites/default/files/IMCE/baystate_health.pdf

The core mission of a health care facility related to patient health, safety and comfort is always a higher priority than improving the building’s exterior lighting system.

But when employees and visitors started fearing for their safety when approaching and leaving St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., because the lighting around the hospital was insufficient, the owners of the facility, Dignity Health, recognized the problem.

“Many employees and visitors who arrived in the evening complained about burned-out lights and dark areas,” says Joe Garibay, the St. Mary engineering manager, who adds that outdoor lighting at hospitals is a nationwide issue. “A lot of (engineering managers) say it’s budget. They don’t have the money to replace the systems, but they really need them badly.”

Dignity Health owns 38 hospitals in California, Arizona and Nevada. Many of the facilities are similar to St. Mary — older, urban hospitals featuring outdoor lighting systems that date back to the 1990s and sorely need upgrades to improve energy efficiency and security.

Read the full article here.

With 7 hospitals and 22 physician locations serving more than 9 Wisconsin counties, ThedaCare has ample room to implement and reap the benefits of building efficiency measures. At the Appleton Medical Center, ThedaCare’s Lighting Energy Efficiency in Parking (LEEP) Campaign Award winning project involved replacing inefficient medium-wattage HID lighting fixtures at a 126,000 square foot parking structure with high efficiency low-wattage LED fixtures. The resulting energy savings exceed 80 percent of the previous usage. A 100-year old company and the third largest health care employer in Wisconsin, ThedaCare has now implemented LED exterior lighting throughout Appleton Medical Center.

Read the full report:   https://www4.eere.energy.gov/alliance/sites/default/files/uploaded-files/LEEP%20CS%20-%20Thedacare.pdf

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