Building Green Hospitals: Healthy Alternatives for Interior Flooring & Finishing

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1 Building Green Hospitals: Healthy Alternatives for Interior Flooring & Finishing September 2007 Jean Hansen, IIDA, CID, LEED AP, AAHID Sustainable Interiors Manager HDR Architecture, Inc

2 Connecting the Issues ~ In the Trenches Understand Key Toxicants & Issues Consider Alternatives Sustainability = Health Improve Indoor Environmental Quality Ask Questions and Show Intent Lead to Market Transformation

3 Flooring Opportunities: New Facilities Design Issues all the usual suspects: Aesthetics, Broad color & pattern choices Durability Maintainable Sustainability & Health: Indoor Environmental Quality Maintenance Connections to Asthma & Respiratory

4 Flooring Opportunities: Remodeling Older Facilities Life expectancy Issues: Cost & Asbestos Mitigation Warranty claims: Greater chance of success Remove old flooring (VAT) Population at risk Health implications major decision maker

Wall Protection: Specify early Non-PVC Wall Protection Specify PVC-Free Alternatives early Create new standard for office-wide use Can be a slight cost increase

5 Wall Protection: Specify early Non-PVC Wall Protection Specify PVC-Free Alternatives early Create new standard for office-wide use Can be a slight cost increase though minimal if included originally Challenge: more limited color selections Shipping time increase Options include Arden Arch Spec, C/S Acrovyn, InPro Corp, Pawling

6 Wallcovering: New Opportunities and Options Standard vinyl wallcovering discontinued, Options rediscovered: Paint or Scuffmaster Paint: Low to no VOCs Innovations Wallcovering Carnegie Surface IQ Mock-ups requested

7 Modular Casework: Nurse Stations PVC-Free Options Metal painted panels Wood panels as accent Protection: Acrovyn 3000 Lumicor, 3 Form Modular = ergonomic, adjustable and re-usability

8 Modular Casework: Cabinetry Reusable Avoid Landfill LCA 12 year payback CARB formaldehyde As one client said Once all the garages in town are filled with the our old built-in cabinetry, what are you going to do to avoid landfill?

9 Window Coverings: Specifications Upfront PVC-Free Window Coverings Specify PVC-Free Alternatives Create new standard specification Cost increase up to 16% Challenge: limited color selections Shipping time increase + 2 weeks

10 Window Coverings: Specify early in the project Non-PVC Window Coverings Manufacturers & Product include: MechoShade Eco-veil Nysan Greenscreen Lutron Sheer Nature DesignTex Topic Color Consider use of darker shade cloth eliminate the use of black-out shades Less costly shade mechanism

11 Non-woven Upholstery: Options Options to Vinyl Upholstery LDI EnviroLeather Newly colored line Meets CA Emission Test Maharam Ledger DesignTex Journey Knoll Vibe & Pinnacle Ultraleather Pediatrics & Cancer Treatment areas

12 Woven Textiles: Finishes and Treatments What are the Safer Options? Crypton Green vs Crypton Reduction of PFCs and VOCs Open book on chemicals Avoid finishes & treatments with PFCs: Gore NanoTex Teflon Manufacturers own 2007, Designtex 2007, Designtex

BIFMA and ACT Sustainable Standards early 2008 Goals: Meaningful to marketplace Differentiate Environmentally Preferable Business and Institutional Furniture Harmonize sustainable furniture and

13 BIFMA and ACT Sustainable Standards early 2008 Goals: Meaningful to marketplace Differentiate Environmentally Preferable Business and Institutional Furniture Harmonize sustainable furniture and textile standards in industry Allow for multiple levels of achievement Be an open alternative to proprietary certification programs Provide incentives for smaller companies Available for public comment soon

DfE Design for the Environment Systematic integration of environmental attributes into the design of products & processes 3 unique characteristics: Entire life

14 DfE Design for the Environment Systematic integration of environmental attributes into the design of products & processes 3 unique characteristics: Entire life cycle considered Point of application clearly in product realization Decisions made using set of values consistent with industrial ecology or integrative systems thinking

C2C Cradle to Cradle Proprietary Protocol - MBDC Criteria focus on: Chemical hazard, recyclability, recycled content, energy, water & social responsibility

15 C2C Cradle to Cradle Proprietary Protocol - MBDC Criteria focus on: Chemical hazard, recyclability, recycled content, energy, water & social responsibility Achievement levels: silver, gold, platinum Silver primarily based on inventory, no change to product required Gold/Platinum require increasing amounts of actual change to product

16 Market Shifting Clients asking to go further than LEED, recycled content Sustainability has reached the Tipping Point And, it is expected.

17 Resources Healthy Building Network Pharos Project Green Guide to Health Care

18 Questions? Jean Hansen, IIDA, CID, LEED AP, AAHID Sustainable Interiors Manager HDR Architecture, Inc.

COMPASS SYSTEM Designed to Navigate Change

Y Compass System COMPASS SYSTEM Designed to Navigate Change Healthcare organizations face an ongoing challenge in managing their facilities: While treatment and care processes continually evolve, many