Sustainability to the fore in ASHE advocacy efforts
The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) advocacy staff has spent much effort on sustainability, particularly how to define the terminology commonly used in that field.
Focusing on water issues through ASHRAE standard
For example, the concept of minimizing carbon emissions is connected to terms such as 鈥渃arbon neutral,鈥 鈥渃arbon zero鈥 and 鈥渃arbon negative.鈥 All of these terms mean somewhat the same thing but, without clear definitions, it鈥檚 difficult for a hospital to meet a particular carbon-related goal.
Related Resources
Checklists/Tools
The intent of this toolkit is to provide resources that will help you reduce energy consumption and get the most value out of the Energy to Care鈥
On-Demand Educational Webinars
We hope you can attend this session to learn more about the new and emerging health care technologies designed to meet patient and business needs.
Checklists/Tools
Use actual data to estimate the benefits that would come from participating in the Energy to Care Program.
Resources
One tool for benchmarking health care facilities is Energy Star鈥檚 Portfolio Manager.
Resources
The EPA鈥檚 Energy Star Portfolio Manager has broken down the data for facilities in Energy Star鈥檚 Portfolio Manager in a guide, 鈥淓nergy Use in鈥
Resources
Kitchen ventilation, for both exhaust and makeup air, represents a significant opportunity for kWh and kBTU reductions in health care facilities.