Greening Healthcare Facilities: An Update and Lessons Learned from the Green Guide for Health Care Pilot Program

 

This presentation will provide an overview of the core concepts that define a green health care facility and an update on the development of the LEED(r) Application Guide for Health Care and the Green Guide for Health Care metric tools. The majority of the program will focus on specific design opportunities and case studies from Green Guide for Health Care Pilot projects and other green health care facilities.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Establish a connection between human health and sustainable building practices in the design, construction, and operations of health care facilities.
  2. Assess the "nuts and bolts" of using a metric tool (such as LEED® or the Green Guide for Health Care) that establishes a framework for everything green in the project.
  3. Assess cutting edge trends in sustainable health care design, construction, and operations.
  4. List the major components of the learning curve associated with a first green health care project from the perspective of every member of the project team.
  5. Maximize the abilities of each member of the project team for a green facility by understandnig the challenges and opportunities faced by different professions during the design and construction process.

Who Should Attend?

  • Facility Managers
  • Facility Administrators
  • Healthcare Executives
  • Architects
  • Engineers
  • Contractors

Presenters and Panelists:

Adele Houghton
Project Manager
The Green Guide for Healthcare (GGHC)

Adele Houghton, Associate AIA, LEED® AP, serves as Pilot Project Coordinator for the Green Guide for Health Care.  Trained as an architect, Adele's background includes acting as an in-house green building consultant at Kirksey, a large architecture firm in Houston, Texas; policy and graphic design work at the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems in Austin, Texas; and an internship in Accessibility concerns for sustainable development initiatives at the United Nations in New York.  Adele manages the day to day business of the Green Guide for Health Care.  She is the main point of contact for Green Guide Pilot projects and leads the research initiative to evaluate and refine the Green Guide for Health Care version 2.0 Pilot content in preparation for the release of version 2.1.

Michelle Halle Stern, Architect, P.E., LEED®
Faculty National Market Sector Research Manager, Healthcare Sustainability
Perkins + Will

Michelle Halle Stern is a licensed architect, a licensed professional engineer, and a LEED Accredited Professional with over 17 years experience in the construction industry. She manages green building research for the national Healthcare Market Sector at Perkins+Will. Prior to joining Perkins+Will in 2005, Michelle directed green building initiatives and LEED consulting for an environmental non-profit that focused on sustainability work in the Great Lakes region.

From 1998-2003, Michelle was the Director of Sustainability at a large A/E firm where she was responsible for expanding the firm's expertise in environmental design through green design project management and education.

Michelle has Bachelor of Science degrees in Architectural Studies and Civil Engineering, and a Masters degree in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, all from the University of Illinois .

The author of numerous articles on environmental design, Michelle speaks frequently on green building and indoor air quality issues. She is a member of USGBC's national LEED Faculty, teaching the LEED-NC Technical Review and LEED for Healthcare Workshops. She was also the founding Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council - Chicago Chapter.

 

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