A Program of
Working together for healthier communities
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 The Living City is a collaborative initiative among business, communities, governments and other stakeholders to create and deliver programs that achieve significant, measurable change in the sustainability of city regions
 Under this sustainable community banner, hospitals are invited to work together through Greening Health Care towards excellence in energy efficiency and environmental management
 This collaborative model is being extended to hospitals across Ontario

Energy use and environmental impact of a hospital facility are determined by the nature and scale of its services; facility design, condition and operations; and the actions of staff, patients and visitors
 Design
 Age & condition
 Retrofits
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Operations
Maintenance
 Hospital type
 Hospital services
 Medical equipment
 Actions by staff, patients
& visitors

A program to help hospitals work together to improve energy and water use efficiency, lower emissions of solid waste and pollution, and be recognized for fiscal and environmental stewardship
Benchmarking
Workshops
Funding & Resources
 lower energy & operating costs
 reduced environmental impact
 infrastructure renewal
 government & utility funding
 fiscal & environmental stewardship

 Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
 Markham Stouffville Hospital
 North York General
 Providence Centre
 Rouge Valley HS
 Scarborough Hospital
 St. Joseph's Health Centre
 St. Michael's Hospital
 Sunnybrook & Women's College
Health Sciences Centre
 Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
 University Health Network
 West Park Healthcare Centre
 York Central Hospital

Greening Health Care Website
 utilities management system
 performance benchmarking
 best practices checklists
 energy targeting and action planning
 monitoring actual savings
 on-line utility budgeting and analysis tools
 networking

Benchmarking energy and water use and waste production identifies best practices, and highlights opportunities for savings
Year 2 vs. Year 1
Overall Change
+6,092,863 ekWh
+4.2%
 energy
 water
 waste
 load factor
 power factor
 annual trends
 seasonal patterns

 facilitated workshops
 sharing knowledge with peers
 engagement with technical experts
 action plan development
 review and analysis of savings
 problem-solving
 networking

Where common opportunities are identified, collaborative projects are developed:
 participant-directed
 evaluation of new technologies
 auditing and implementing common measures
 engaging product and service suppliers and funding agencies
 shared resources
 economies of scale
 group purchasing

Monitoring actual monthly savings, normalized for weather and pricing differences, highlights successes

Awards
Program Reporting
Newsletters
Media
Events
 demonstrating and celebrating fiscal and environmental leadership within each hospital, to governments, and to local communities
Most energy efficient hospitals in 2004:
West Park Healthcare Centre (chronic care) and
Scarborough Grace Hospital (acute care)

Bernie McIntyre
Toronto & Region Conservation
(416) 661-6600 Ext 5326 bernie@thelivingcity.org