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SUMMARY:E55 &#8211\; A New Paradigm: Energy Recovery as a Driver of Low‑Carbon\, High‑Efficiency Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:As Healthcare Organizations struggle with post-pandemic construction budgets and rising operational costs driven by natural gas volatility\, it is important to derive lessons learned in designing energy efficient hospitals. Healthcare Organizations also seek to reduce carbon emissions and maintain reliable facilities\, so operational knowledge from these facilities is critical to making choices in future designs.\nOne of our research findings is that there are strikingly different operating models for facilities in Canada. In particular\, HDR's British Columbia practice has designed 4 hospitals which have recently opened with Energy Use Intensities below 110 kbtu/sf yr. Much of this is driven by common use of Heat Recovery Chillers and chilled water loops recovering waste heat from Medical Equipment. This engenders a new paradigm in hospital planning. Jason Heinrich in Vancouver analyzes the design of these facilities\, including lessons learned from the Richmond Hospital design.\nValley Hospital\, in Paramus New Jersey\, recently opened an 800\,000 sf facility with a sophisticated central plant that recovers heat\, minimizing energy costs\, projected to save over $1/2 Million annually. Joe Lorino\, Valley Hospital Facility Manager has lessons learned to inform operating engineers about these systems\, now that they have undergone a number of years of operation.
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