Thursday, September 13th, 2007 - 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

ACHIEVING HIGH-PERFORMANCE HOSPITALS:
State & Federal Policy and Case Studies

Sponsors: Benjamin Moore, Computer Floors Inc./ASM, C/S Group, Forbo, Natural Cork, Tate Access Floors, Zeftron, Zumtobel Staff Lighting, GreenDepot, NYSERDA

Ms. Guenther’s lecture will cover:

Robin Guenther will present an overview of green hospital construction in the U.S. and abroad, a summary assessment of LEED achievement by the hospital sector to date, policy directions outlined in the 2006 Guidelines for Healthcare Construction (and 2010 ideas), the status of LEED for Healthcare, the future of the Green Guide for Health Care and her personal assessment of the future trends.

Case Study – New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH):

Ms. Kearney will present a case study of NYPH’s comprehensive energy program. This energy program, widely regarded as the largest ever undertaken by an American hospital, has been recognized by the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy as the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for three years in row (2005, 2006, 2007) for its outstanding contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through sustained excellence in energy management. NYPH is the only healthcare facility to have garnered this honor for three consecutive years and shares this mark of distinction with Fortune 500 companies such as 3M and Toyota.

SPEAKER BIOS:

Robin Guenther FAIA is principal of Guenther 5 Architects, a New York City healthcare firm. Her work has been published nationally and internationally.

Jennifer Kearney serves as the Director Of Energy Programs for New York-Presbyterian Hospital (“NYPH”), the largest not-for-profit, non-sectarian hospital in the country providing state-of-the-art inpatient, ambulatory, and preventive care in all areas of medicine at five major centers based in and around New York City. NYPH is also New York's largest private-sector employer and is among the top 5% of energy users within NYC.

In her role, Jennifer manages a $60 million energy procurement portfolio including all power, renewables, natural gas and fuel oil. In addition to procurement of supply, Jennifer has developed a comprehensive energy program to include conservation, demand response, and green building initiatives. Over the past three years her effort has resulted in an overall improvement of energy performance rating of more than 30% in the EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and savings in excess of $6 million to the New York-Presbyterian Hospital bottom line.

Jennifer has both authored and been the subject of several articles published in national journals on the subject of energy purchasing, engineering, and cogeneration. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Carolina. She is actively involved in several industry groups such as the Association of Energy Engineers, US Green Building Council, EPA ENERGY STAR Partnership, CHP Partnership and Green Power Partnership, the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and Hospitals for a Healthy Environment. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the New York Energy Consumers Council and edits the newsletter, “Power Moves.”