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A patient's best advocate Hospitals & Health Networks Share    
From the moment patients enter a hospital, they may encounter three types of employees: the "actively engaged," the "ambivalent" and the "actively disengaged." Patients' views of the hospital and the level of care they receive largely depend on the type of employees with whom they interact during their stay. More
Making greener flame retardants Chemical & Engineering News Share
Flame retardant coatings for clothing and foam in furniture could soon be made of environmentally benign substances such as clay and polysaccharides, according to work presented at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Denver. The new layered films might answer the call for safer alternatives to commonly used halogenated compounds, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers, that are being phased out because of toxicity concerns. More Investing in something of great importance Health Facilities Management Share
Environmental services professionals recognize that the patient environment plays a significant role in the transmission of health care-associated infections. Unfortunately, not all facilities make the same investment in environmental disinfection. One of the primary methods of disease transmission is via the hands of health care providers and the effect is a contaminated environment. More
GBCI certifies its 10,000th LEED project Green Network News Share
The U.S. Green Building Council announced that the Green Building Certification Institute has certified the 10,000th LEED commercial project. Created in 2000, the LEED green building program has become a global symbol of sustainable building certifying more than 1.4 million square feet of new and existing buildings every day. More Students give Kimberly-Clark a lesson in design thinking GreenBiz Share
A hospital may throw away every month 2,500 pounds of a soft blue papery material used to protect sterilized surgical equipment. That ubiquitous blue wrap usually ends up in landfills. The world's largest manufacturer of the polypropeline plastic-based product has been looking for a way to change that, even turning to the inquisitive minds of design students to find a solution to this perennial problem. More Facility managers asked their thoughts about green cleaning chemicals Cleaning and Maintenance Management Online Share
Enviro-Solutions, a leading manufacturer of certified, proven-green cleaning chemicals surveyed facility managers regarding a variety of green cleaning chemical issues. Fifty-five percent reported they currently are using green cleaning chemicals in their facilities; 25 percent indicated they are not. The remainder reported they use them only intermittently. Eighty percent of those now using green cleaning chemicals reported they tried chemicals from different manufacturers before making their final product selection. More September is Mold Awareness Month CleanLink Share
Mold can be a serious problem after a violent storm such as Hurricane Irene, which just hit the United States. And sure enough, September is Mold Awareness Month, designed for homeowners and facility managers to evaluate the possibility of mold growth in their properties under normal or emergency situations. More Economics, efficiency, energy and environment: Seminar at Inova Fairfax Hospital Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute Share
Plan to attend this half-day seminar Sept. 16, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., where you'll meet some of the most knowledgeable experts in health care. Topics include "Health care Reform's Effects on Capital Investments" and "How 10 Forces are Changing Health care Design," as well as "Health care Sustainability Trends and Implications," which will be presented by Seema Wadhwa, LEED AP, director of sustainability at Inova Health, and Anna Gilmore Hall, executive director of Practice Greenhealth. Following the seminar, you will have the option to tour Inova Health's 11-story patient tower that is under construction. LEED Silver is being sought on the project, which consists of 174 private intensive care and medical/surgical patient rooms. Register here. This seminar is presented by the educational team at the Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute and IFMA Healthcare Council. More |
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