The Power Smart Excellence Awards recognize business customers and retail or industry partners who demonstrate best-in-class energy management and conservation.
Vancouver Coastal Health is being recognized for Leadership Excellence in the Power Smart Excellence Awards.
Kudos
Vancouver Coastal Health is scoring high with our Energy Saving GreenCare efforts, recognized for making energy efficiency and conservation a priority in our operations. By using less energy, we are reducing the environmental impacts and reducing costs. And that does us all a world of good.
Some highlights
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is a leading Power Smart Partner and has consistently pushed the envelope with its adoption of leading-edge technology.
• Senior-level engagement with energy conservation has grown and solidified, including sponsorship by the Chief Financial Officer at VCH.
• BC Hydro and VCH partnered to establish a revolving green fund to help seed energy-efficiency projects.
• Besides implementing Continuous Optimization studies at 23 of its sites, VCH is also implementing real-time improvements at two locations.
• VCH used their Green+Leaders initiatives and Cut the Carbon Community (C3) website to champion conservation behaviors of energy, waste and carbon reduction among staff.
• From 2010 to 2011, VCH saw a 2.7 per cent reduction in energy use.
The Power Smart Excellence Awards
Leadership Excellence is a highly regarded designation. It is presented to renewed Power Smart Leaders that achieve greater levels of energy savings year-over-year, clearly demonstrating they are on a path of continuous improvement. Champions of energy conservation in the province and in their local communities, these organizations are pioneers, continuing to break new ground in integrated energy management and exemplifying what it means to be a Leader.
How you can help
You, too, can help to support GreenCare conservation efforts: Join the Cut the Carbon Community (C3) at https://c3community.ca/greencare to learn more and join the discussion.
About GreenCare
GreenCare is a Lower Mainland health care focused initiative designed to promote an environmentally conscious culture and create sustainable solutions for healthy lives and a healthy community.