eScholarshipprovidesopenaccess,scholarlypublishingservicestotheUniversityofCaliforniaanddeliversadynamicresearchplatformtoscholarsworldwide.LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryPeerReviewedTitle:SummaryofInformationandResourcesRelatedtoEnergyUseinHealthcareFacilities-Version1Author:Singer,BrettC.PublicationDate:04-01-2010PublicationInfo:LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryPermalink::LBNLPaperLBNL-2744ESUMMARYOFINFORMATIONANDRESOURCESRELATEDTOENERGYUSEINHEALTHCAREFACILITIES–VERSION1BrettC.Singer,JenniferL.CoughlinandPaulA.MathewEnvironmentalEnergyTechnologiesDivisionLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryDATE:September8,2009PreparedinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsofCaliforniaEnergyCommissionContractCEC-500-99-013CaliforniaInstituteforEnergyandtheEnvironmentContractC-07-03AbstractThisdocumentpresentstheresultsofareviewofpubliclyavailableinformationonenergyuseinhealthcarefacilities.Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandinthesourcescitedhereinprovidesthebackgroundandcontextforeffortstoreduceenergyuseandcostsinhealthcare.Recognizingthebreadthanddiversityofrelevantinformation,theauthoracknowledgesthatthereportislikelynotcomprehensive.Itisintendedonlytopresentabroadpictureofwhatiscurrentlyknownabouthealthcareenergyuse.Thisreviewwasconductedaspartofa“HighPerformanceHealthCareBuildings”researchstudyfundedbytheCaliforniaEnergyCommission.Thestudywasmotivatedbytherecognitionthathealthcarefacilitiescollectivelyaccountforasubstantialfractionoftotalcommercialbuildingenergyuse,dueinlargeparttotheveryhighenergyintensityofhospitalsandotherinpatientcarefacilities.Thegoalofthestudywastodeveloparoadmapofresearch,developmentanddeployment(RD&D)needsforthehealthcareindustry.Inadditiontothisinformationreview,theroadmapdevelopmentprocessincludedinterviewswithindustryexpertsandafull-dayworkshopatLBNLinMarch2009.Thisreportisdescribedas“Version1”withtheintentthatitwillbeexpandedandupdatedaspartofanongoingLBNLprograminhealthcareenergyefficiency.Thedocumentisbeingreleasedinthisformwiththehopethatitcanassistothersinfindingandaccessingtheresourcesdescribedwithin.SummaryofInformationandResourcesRelatedtoEnergyUseinHealthcareFacilities–Version1AcknowledgmentsThisworkwasconductedundercontractC-07-03administeredbytheCaliforniaInstituteforEnergyandtheEnvironmentwithsupportfromtheCaliforniaEnergyCommission,PublicInterestEnergyResearchprogram,andsupportedbytheAssistantSecretaryforEnergyEfficiencyandRenewableEnergy,BuildingTechnologiesProgramoftheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyunderContractNo.DE-AC02-05CH1131.LegalNoticeThisreportwaspreparedasaresultofworksponsoredbytheCaliforniaEnergyCommission(Commission).ItdoesnotnecessarilyrepresenttheviewsoftheCommission,itsemployees,ortheStateofCalifornia.TheCommission,theStateofCalifornia,itsemployees,contractors,andsubcontractorsmakenowarranty,expressorimplied,andassumenolegalliabilityfortheinformationinthisreport;nordoesanypartyrepresentthattheuseofthisinformationwillnotinfringeuponprivatelyownedrights.ThisreporthasnotbeenapprovedordisapprovedbytheCommissionnorhastheCommissionpassedupontheaccuracyoradequacyoftheinformationinthisreport.Disclaimer1ThisdocumentwaspreparedasanaccountofworksponsoredbytheUnitedStatesGovernment.Whilethisdocumentisbelievedtocontaincorrectinformation,neithertheUnitedStatesGovernmentnoranyagencythereof,norTheRegentsoftheUniversityofCalifornia,noranyoftheiremployees,makesanywarranty,expressorimplied,orassumesanylegalresponsibilityfortheaccuracy,completeness,orusefulnessofanyinformation,apparatus,product,orprocessdisclosed,orrepresentsthatitsusewouldnotinfringeprivatelyownedrights.Referencehereintoanyspecificcommercialproduct,process,orservicebyitstradename,trademark,manufacturer,orotherwise,doesnotnecessarilyconstituteorimplyitsendorsement,recommendation,orfavoringbytheUnitedStatesGovernmentoranyagencythereof,orTheRegentsoftheUniversityofCalifornia.TheviewsandopinionsofauthorsexpressedhereindonotnecessarilystateorreflectthoseoftheUnitedStatesGovernmentoranyagencythereoforTheRegentsoftheUniversityofCalifornia.1DisclaimerincludedverbatimasrequiredbyLBNLRPMSection5.02.03.UnitedStateGovernmentsponsorshipreferstothemanagementcontractnotedintheAcknowledgments.ThespecificworkdescribedinthisreportwasfundedbytheCaliforniaEnergyCommissionthroughacontractmanagedbytheCaliforniaInstituteforEnergyandtheEnvironment,alsonotedintheAcknowledgments.SummaryofInformationandResourcesRelatedtoEnergyUseinHealthcareFacilities–Version1iTABLEOFCONTENTSLISTOFFIGURES..................................................................................................................................IIILISTOFTABLES....................................................................................................................................III1INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................11.1THEHEALTHCARESECTOR................................