Uplift Podcast: Think Net-Zero and Electric Hospitals Are Impossible? Think Again.
SCROLL DOWN TO LISTEN
Hospitals and healthcare buildings are some of the most resource-intensive on the planet. On average, they use twice the energy of most other building types. Luckily, energy-efficient design strategies paired with legislation regulating carbon emissions are helping hospitals lower their energy use, without compromising patient care or experience.
On this episode, we're joined by Jonathan Slutzman, Director of the Center for Environment & Health and Medical Director for Environmental Sustainability at Massachusetts General Hospital, and NBBJ’s Tom Sieniewicz. We’ll discuss net zero and electric hospitals, advancements in sustainability for large medical centers, and strategies for hospitals to lower their energy use and achieve groundbreaking performance.
About Our Guests
Dr. Jonathan E. Slutzman is the Director of the Center for the Environment and Health and the Medical Director for Environmental Sustainability at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He additionally practices clinically as an emergency physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He holds a BSE in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton University, an Intern Engineer certificate from the State of New York, and an MD with distinction in disaster medicine from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Prior to a career in medicine, Dr. Slutzman was a consulting environmental engineer, completing projects in a variety of areas within environmental, health, and safety assessment.
