Case Study: Sustainability: Safer Water Directly Impacts the Health of the Building Envelope

Overview of Case Study

Nurses, staff and patients need to stay hydrated. How do we do it in a sustainable way? Do hospitals care about sustainability? The answer is an astounding yes! Sustainability in hospitals is now a mainstay goal and operational objective. Many, if not all, hospitals now include sustainability as a primary organization-wide goal and initiative. Many have formal sustainability and green teams and there are sustainability champions throughout hospitals.

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