Energy resources, tools, case studies, measurement, educational programs, articles

 

• Organizations, tools
  • Better Bricks- Strategic Energy Mgmt Plans
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • American Society of Healthcare Engineers
  • Department of Energy
  • Practice GreenHealth
  • Health Care Without Harm
  • ASHRAE Energy Resources
• Case studies on energy
• Measurements
  • PGH - Energy Impact Calculator
  • EPA - Portfolio Manager
  • ASHE - E2C Energy Efficient Commitment
• Audioconferences
• Articles and readings

   

 

Organizations, tools

Strategic Energy Management Planning Tools (SEMP) - from BetterBricks

An initiative of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and supported by local electric utilities in the Northwest.

Tools, resources, case studies, checklists, spreadsheets, calculators, for making the case to leadership, energy management planning, calculating life cycle costs, financing options, improving building operations, building system diagnosis, building high performing design and construction, sample RFPs for equipment, tips for staff and public awareness of energy efficiency, tools for tracking and recognition. The Hospitals and Healthcare resources section is organized by the SEMP steps and includes tools such as PowerPoint presentations and management plan templates.

http://www.betterbricks.com
 

United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)

The U.S. EPA has numerous energy-related resources, including the ENERGY STAR program and energy benchmarking tools as well as concepts, real data and proven strategies. Please visit their Web site for a complete listing. Among the tools offered by EPA are:

• Summary of Services, Resources and Tools
• Portfolio Manager – An energy tracking and benchmarking tool.
• CO2 tracking in Portfolio Manager
• Sample energy performance report for a facility More information about Portfolio Manager from EPA at:
  http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=evaluate_performance.bus_portfoliomanager
• Quick reference guide and directions for using EPA’s Portfolio Manager to track and quantify savings and apply for recognition (from ASHE E2C initiative)
• Energy Star for Healthcare program – Products, programs and recognition programs for energy cost savings, energy efficiency and pollution prevention.
  • Please ask our contracted suppliers about their Energy Star products.
• Green Power Partnership - Benchmarks tools for green power purchases, information on market viable solutions and recognition programs. http://www.epa.gov/grnpower/
• Climate Leaders Partnership – Guidance and assistance in developing long-term comprehensive climate change strategies and setting a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal. http://www.epa.gov/stateply/

The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)

ASHE of the American Hospital Association is a professional organization that is dedicated to creating an environment for healing. In addition to the Energy Efficiency Commitment (E2C), supporting the goals of the EPA’s Energy Star Challenge, ASHE has established a peer networking forum, sharing of tools and best practices, case studies, awards, educational programs, data management and benchmarking using EPA's Portfolio Manager

In partnership with EPA’s Energy Star, ASHE launched the Energy Efficient Commitment (E2C) program. Building on the successes of energy benchmarking through EPA Energy Star and the publishing of ASHE's Healthcare Energy Guidebook, E2C shares fundamental concepts, real data, proven strategies, financial tools, and local success stories by ASHE members.

Assistance is provided to uncover energy savings in building designs and operations and benchmarking of energy usage with EPA’s Portfolio manager with a special ASHE benchmarking group. E2C also has established a peer networking forum and Web site to share best practices, case studies, and education program information. Recognition awards are given for achieving a 10 percent documented energy savings.

• ASHE's Energy Efficiency Commitment (E2C) initiative
  • Quick reference guide with step-by-step directions for using EPA’s Portfolio Manager to track and quantify savings and apply for recognition
  • ASHE Energy Efficiency Commitment (E2C) helps support the goals of EPA's Energy Star Challenge
• EPA Portfolio Manager
  • CO2 tracking in Portfolio Manager
  • Sample energy performance report for a facility
    More information about Portfolio Manager from EPA at: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=evaluate_performance.bus_portfoliomanager

Department of Energy (DOE)

• EnergySmart Hospitals – Supports hospital leaders in increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, includes tools, resources, energy design guides, training on energy management and retrofitting, tech assessment and case studies.
• Hospital Energy Alliance is an industry-led commercial building energy alliance of the DOE and a forum for hospital leaders to share insights, experiences and publicize best practices in efficiency
   

Practice Greenhealth (PGH)

Practice Greenhealth is a new non-profit membership organization that combines and builds on three powerful initiatives to improve environmental performance in healthcare.

It is the successor to Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E), which has joined forces with the Green Guide for Health Care (GGHC) and the Healthcare Clean Energy Exchange (HCEE), with the combined goal of creating programs designed to improve environmental performance in healthcare.
 

• H2E has had 10 years of experience in providing tools and resources to support environmental sustainability in healthcare.
• GGHC is the first and only voluntary best practices tool kit for design, construction and operation of healthcare facilities. The U.S. Green Building council has used GGHC as the framework document to develop a new LEED for Healthcare standard, which is expected to be released in July 2008.
• HCEE - The Healthcare Clean Energy Exchange, is a new national energy program of Practice Greenhealth designed to assist members in improving their energy strategy and practices in response to the healthcare sector’s intensive use of energy and the impact to respiratory ailments, pollution, climate change and the accumulation of persistent toxic materials. HCEE also leads custom-tailored, healthcare focused, Web-based clean energy and environmental commodities reverse auctions to help healthcare facilities contain or reduce their energy costs, lock in more stable pricing, and be good stewards of our stressed and fragile environment.
  
  HCEE also provides on-site assistance to hospitals to look at energy use, consumption, and energy intensity and assists hospitals with implementing energy reduction strategies and programs. HCEE also assists hospitals with developing baseline energy data, cost-effective targets and tracking of progress.
• Energy Impact Calculator (EIC)
  New tool from Practice Greenhealth's Clean Energy Exchange estimates public health impact (e.g., mortality, respiratory illness) and treatment costs related to annual quantity of pollutants from energy use (e.g. nitrous oxides, sulfur dioxide). Calculate how your energy use impacts health using the Energy Impact Calculator, located on the Practice Greenhealth Web site at...
  http://www.practicegreenhealth.org/tools/eic
  • Summary of EIC
  • Sample EIC Report
  • Calculate energy impact using EIC

Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)

HCWH is an international coalition of 450 groups in 55 countries working to reduce the environmental impact of the healthcare industry. Just as the Hippocratic Oath promises to "First, do no harm," HCWH is based on the premise that healthcare providers have a responsibility to eliminate practices that harm public health and the environment. HCWH has many position papers and resources on safer medical products, medical waste, design and construction operations, healthy food, workplace safety, and environmental justice.

HCWH and Practice Greenhealth have developed a Health Impact Calculator that evaluates energy use and sources of energy (fossil fuels or renewable sources) and costs related to these fuel sources and also calculates the health impact (e.g., asthma, respiratory illness, etc).

ASHRAE Energy Resources

"Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Hospital and Healthcare Facilities: Achieve 30% Energy Savings Toward Net Zero Energy Building"

• Download free resource at: http://www.ashrae.org/publications/page/1604

Addressing Climate Change in the Healthcare Setting

Authors: Practice Greenhealth and Healthcare Without Harm booklet provides specific steps and suggestions for healthcare organizations to address climate change, including fleet management, local sourcing, energy and water conservation strategies, and green energy.

• Addressing Climate Change in the Health Care Setting (.pdf)(868KB)
• Checklist Adapted from PGH- Climate Change (.doc)(567KB)

Funding Sources

• Database of State and Federal Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)
  A comprehensive source of info on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency- site funded by the U.S. Department of Energy http://www.dsireusa.org/index.cfm?EE=0&RE=1

 

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Case studies on energy

• CHW’s environmental vision powers successful energy conservation - healthy building initiative
• Emory & Univ. of Florida improve lighting efficiency
• Emory & Univ. of Florida use integrated design to build energy efficiency in HVAC Systems
• Excellus BlueCross BlueShield saves $450,000 on electric power through Premier’s SPHERE Web-based reverse auction program
• Geisinger saves and $3 million annually with energy efficiency
• Gunderson Lutheran Health System goal - energy neutral by 2014
• New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s energy efforts net national acclaim, bottom-line savings
• PeaceHealth implements a Strategic Energy Mgmt Plan (SEMP)
• PeaceHealth commits to energy efficiency through SEMP
  from BetterBricks at www.betterbricks.com
• Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital energy conservation plan
• Saint Francis Care, Hartford, CT saves on energy efficient programs
• Saint Francis Care, Hartford, CT earns second energy star designation
• St Francis Hospital, Maryville MO earns energy recognition from ASHE and EPA
• St. Joseph hospital achieves energy star
• Saint Joseph-Mercy slashes energy costs in midst of building boom
• Tri-City implements energy efficient equipment and processes
• West Jefferson earns Energy Star with Johnson Controls support
• Additional case studies available on ASHE E2C and EPA Energy Star
• View more case studies on environmental initiatives at Green Corner

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Measurement

Practice GreenHealth Healthcare Clean Energy Exchange

Energy Impact Calculator (EIC) New tool to measure public health impact (e.g., mortality, respiratory illness) and cost of illness related to annual quantity of pollutants from energy use (eg carbon).

• Summary of EIC
• Sample EIC Report
   

EPA Portfolio Manager

• CO2 tracking in Portfolio Manager
• Sample energy performance report for a facility
  More information about Portfolio Manager from EPA at: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=evaluate_performance.bus_portfoliomanager
   

ASHE's Energy Efficiency Commitment (E2C) initiative

Quick reference guide with step-by-step directions for using EPA’s Portfolio Manager to track and quantify savings and apply for recognition

Premier SPHERE program

• SPHERE Overview
• SPHERE Reverse Auction Summary

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Previously recorded audioconferences

Learn more about participating in a reverse auction for energy procurement, which will save money, lock in more stable pricing and reduce your carbon footprint through greener, cleaner energy. Audio and slides from this teleconference are now available online.

• Audioconference held August 14, 2008

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Articles and readings

General Articles on Energy

• The bright side of Energy Conservation, by Gina Pugliese and Nick DeDominicis in Materials Mgmt in Healthcare Nov 2008
• Healthcare Industry’s Energy Efficiency Priorities, in Healthcare Design, July 2008
• Addressing healthcare’s energy and climate change challenges, by Nick DeDominicis, in Healthcare Design, April 2008
• The Energy Picture: Where are we now? Where are we headed? by Clark Reed, EPA, in Inside ASHE
• Business case for energy efficiency; carbon footprint. from R. Guenther, G. Vittori: Sustainable Healthcare Architecture, Wiley 2008
• Reducing Energy Demands, case studies, and renewable energy, from R. Guenther, G. Vittori: Sustainable Healthcare Architecture, Wiley 2008
• Greening the Healthcare Sector: The Business Case from Practice Green Health
• Carbon Footprint - a primer
• Greenhouse Gases - a primer

Green Building Certification (e.g., LEED, Green Guide for Healthcare)

• Energy Star and LEED
• Options - Accounting for green building features

Resources

• EPA: Services, Resources and Tools
• Department of Energy, EnergySmart Hospitals initiative

 

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