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SUMMARY:E31 &#8211\; Designing for Impact: Collaborative Strategies Fueling Sustainable Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Protecting environmental health is essential to supporting human wellbeing\, demanding innovative approaches to healthcare design. While sustainable strategies can enhance staff satisfaction and patient care\, they are often complex to implement and require strong collaboration across the entire project team. This presentation highlights the building owner’s perspective on healthcare sustainability and the critical role of architects\, engineers\, and contractors in translating sustainability goals into actionable design decisions.\nSSM Health’s new outpatient center in Sun Prairie\, Wisconsin showcases how bold early visioning and a deeply collaborative process can significantly reduce carbon emissions and elevate sustainable healthcare design. Guided by organizational sustainability commitments and patient expectations\, the owner established early goals for WELL Building Gold certification and an Energy Star score above 80\, supporting SSM Health’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The team jointly evaluated ROI\, operational priorities\, and systemwide values to guide investments. Key strategies included substantial waste reduction through lean design workshops\, a 1\,295kW solar carport array\, preservation of century old trees\, a high-performance envelope\, regional materials\, and targeted heating strategies.\nCoordinated teamwork and shared problem solving improved clinical efficiency and positioned the design to exceed performance goals\, offering a strong business case for prioritizing sustainability in modern healthcare delivery.
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