Children’s Research Hospital

A Children’s Hospital saves $83,760 in annual energy costs while improving comfort, sustainability, and social responsibility in the community.

This Children’s Hospital* located in the South Atlantic United States is one of the largest non-profit public systems in the United States. They specialize in pediatric medicine. The purpose of SAH is to provide top quality medical care to children without the need to travel far from home. SAH’s goals are to reduce energy consumption and decrease emissions while continuing to deliver excellent medical care for its patients.

*Due to confidentiality agreements, we are not able to provide the client name. We will refer to the firm as SAH throughout this case study.

The Challenge

SAH set a goal to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions while maintaining a high level of air quality and patient comfort. To this end, SAH was interested in implementing energy conservation measures and technologies, which help achieve these goals while taking into account their specific needs as a healthcare facility.

As part of the Healthier Hospitals Initiative, SAH committed to the challenges of engaging leadership, leaner energy, and less waste. The Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) is a national campaign to implement a completely new approach to improving environmental health and sustainability in the health care sector.