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Facilities Manager Peer Exchange Meeting

May 17, 2013

 

Participating Hospitals

  • Lurie Children's Memorial
  • Mt. Sinai Hospital & Schwab Rehabilitation Institute
  • Norwegian American Hospital
  • Presence Health
  • Saint Bernard Hospital
  • Shriners Hospital for Children - Chicago
  • University of Chicago Medical Center

NOTE: If you would like to learn more about any of the following peer exchange discussion topics, please contact the CGHI team and we will connect you with the appropriate hospital(s).

Public Recognition of Hospital Efforts

Peter Locke talked about the CGHI team's effort to obtain media recognition of CGHI hospital sustainability accomplishments. Click here for the presentation.

  • Planning media coverage of achievements and goals
  • Leveraging hospital PR departments

Retro-commissioning

Jay Amundson (Nexant) and John Villani (Grumman/Butkus) provided a detailed overview of retro-commissioning. Click here for the presentation.

  • 1-3 year old and older buildings
  • Chilled water systems
  • Monitoring-based commissioning

Demand Response

Josh Bruschuk (Mt. Sinai) and Kellen Bollettino (Comverge) presented on how a demand response program can benefit hospitals.

  • The market and upcoming changes (including economic DR, summer DR, peak shaving, frequency regulation, etc.)
  • Types of programs available to hospitals, with:
    • Minimums (kWh) to participate
    • Summary of how it works
    • Potential revenue ranges

ComEd PY6 Program

  • Peter Locke provided an overview of ComEd's PY6 Program, including the new, hospital-only Facility Assessment Program.

Event Specifics

  • Date: Friday, May 17, 11:30 - 1:00
  • Location: Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT) - 445 N Sacramento Blvd. Google Map