Green Build Series: Climate Change Mitigation Strategies around Energy Efficiency and Green Buildings for the Healthcare Sector

Session Description 

This webinar will delineate the science linking climate change impacts to human health and provide climate mitigation strategies for the health care sector by examining current energy consumption and pinpointing energy saving measures. We will discuss addressing behavioral change initiatives, and adopting practices including buying green power, retrofitting buildings and incorporating green building and smart landscaping into hospital design, identifying proper site locations and purchasing environmentally sustainable materials.

Construction SpecialtiesSponsor

Creating products that make buildings better.

Sponsors and co-sponsors do not participate in planning, developing and implementing the educational activity.

Learning Objectives

  • Review potential savings areas in building design and maintenance
  • Analyze implementation of cooling, heating and ventilation on-site renewable energy generation or combined heat and power technology (CHP)
  • Identify the benefits of energy efficient products, lighting & appliances, reducing “standby” energy use
  • Illustrate the methods of lowering carbon impact by using environmentally sustainable materials

Presenters

Bill Ravanesi, Healthcare Without Harm

Robin Guenther, Healthcare Without Harm

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Member: $0  Non-member:29  Construction Specialties Guest: $0

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