Virginia facility planned with graywater recycling system
To meet goal for a 25 percent campus-wide potable water use reduction the University of Virginia Health System will collect and filter storm water and condensate from the air handling unit, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
To meet the goal for a 25 percent campus-wide potable-water-use reduction the University of Virginia Health System will collect and filter storm water and condensate from the air handling unit, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. This water will be pumped to the adjacent campus chiller plant, offsetting more potable water than is used by occupants in the hospital extension, making the project net zero for water use.
Read the article.
January 17, 2017
Topic Area:
Sustainable Operations
Recent Posts
Bringing in qualified engineers before a lease is signed or purchase agreement finalized can save healthcare organizations time, money and headaches.
The new hospital facility is expected to open in 2029.
Lighting manufacturers discuss how certain types of lighting impacts a patient’s mood and health.
CMS and WPS alerted individuals about a potential data breach from the third-party software MOVEit.
The two-story facility will have 120 beds and provide 84,700 square feet of indoor and outdoor recovery space.