By Healthcare Facilities Today

The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) is recognizing hospitals for their efforts to reduce energy consumption as part of ASHE's Energy Efficiency Commitment (E2C) program. 

The program encourages hospitals across the country to cut energy consumption by 10 percent or more over a 12-month period in support of the goals of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Challenge.

“These hospitals should be celebrated for making energy efficiency commitments that have shown real results,” said ASHE Executive Director Dale Woodin, CHFM, FASHE, in a press release. “Hospitals across the country may face different energy challenges, depending on their location, age, and other factors. But the E2C program shows that healthcare facilities can significantly cut energy use regardless of their situation, and the first step is making a commitment to do so.”

Several facilities have been previously recognized through the program for lowering energy consumption and were recognized again. The E2C program acknowledges repeat winners who reduce energy consumption by an additional 5 percent or more.

ASHE recognized the following hospitals April 22 in honor of Earth Day:

5 percent reduction

10 percent reduction

15 percent reduction

20 percent reduction

25 percent reduction

30 percent reduction

In addition to the facilities recognized in April, ASHE also congratulates hospitals recognized in late 2012 and early 2013 for energy savings, including:

Additional information on ASHE’s E2C program is available at ashe.org/e2c. 

ASHE also outlines hospital energy-saving strategies on its recently expanded Sustainability Roadmap website at sustainabilityroadmap.org.