Sustainability Certification and Healthcare Buildings
Sue ClarkLEED Manager, LEED AP BD+C, WELL APSweden Green Building Council
Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare15 February 2018
SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION OF BUILDINGS
LEED RATING SYSTEM
WELL BUILDING STANDARD
SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION
the backstory
IMPACT CATEGORIES MILJÖMÅL
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SGBC-SUPPORTED CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND PROJECTS
24/7 Operations Intense energy and water consumption Multiple building campuses of varying ages, conditions Highly regulated, intense economic and life safety oversight Omnipresence of toxins (biological and chemical) Vulnerable occupants (patients)
Unique challenges for healthcare occupancies
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Universal issue across different countries and regions 46% feel administrations don’t do enough to protect staff from risks
such as hazardous substances Stress-related illnesses such as burnout affect 19-30% of healthcare
employees globally
Stress and Burnout in Healthcare Professionals
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LEED
Launched 1998 by US Green Building Council
Global system, with regional interpretations
New and existing buildings, interiors, neighbourhoods
LEED v4 features 21 adaptations, including Healthcare
Focus is largely on environmental criteria, then social and economic
countries and territories with LEED projects
65000 LEED Certified projects worldwide, 605M m²
256 certifications in Sweden, 4.45M m²
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Ny Karolinska Solna
LEED NC v2009 Gold, Phase 5
LEED NC v2009 Gold, Phase 6
Priority: minimizing energy consumption by 50%
All purchased energy from renewable sources
Also certified Miljöbyggnad Guld (first project to double-certify LEED and MB)
Rigorous materials selection to meet LEED’s low-emission requirements as well as Byggvarubedömningen for content
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Centralsjukhuset Karlstad
LEED Healthcare v2009 Gold
first LEED Healthcare certification in Europe
top 3% of LEED Healthcare projects worldwide in terms of energy performance (50% reduction)
Adapted compliance on the required ventilation standard
Materials selection to meet LEED and Sundahus
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WELL
Launched 2014 by the International WELL Building Institute
Focused on human health – not an environmental standard
Developed over seven years with input from the medical, research and buildings communities
New and existing buildings, interiors, communities
Certification based on performance verification
IMPACT CATEGORIES HOLISTIC HEALTH
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© 2016 Delos Hospitality LLC. All rights reserved.