Cleveland Clinic's green revolving fund paying off

Green fund helps pay for lighting retrofit, building automation upgrade


Cleveland Clinic's $7.5 million green revolving fund (GRF) is helping to pay for energy projects including a lighting retrofit and building automation upgrade, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.

The find has been called the largest of its kind in the healthcare field and one of the largest in any business sector.

Jon Utech, senior director of Cleveland Clinic's Office for Healthy Environment, says the system is undertaking a major LED replacement project at its main campus.

The system also is upgrading the building automation system (BAS) on its main campus and at its other facilities.

Read the article.

 

 



July 27, 2016


Topic Area: Energy Efficiency


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