Report: Green Power Usage Increases

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PARIS — A recently completed report commissioned by the United Nations reveals that the construction of renewable energy plants outpaced the building of fossil fuel powered generators in Europe and the United States last year.

 
The Renewables 2010 Global Status Report, undertaken by policy research firm Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, reports that renewable energy facilities accounted for 60 percent of new power plants built in Europe in 2009.

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Report Identifies Worldwide Increase in Green Power Projects

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PARIS — A recently completed report commissioned by the United Nations reveals that the construction of renewable energy plants outpaced the building of fossil fuel powered generators in Europe and the United States last year.
 
The Renewables 2010 Global Status Report, undertaken by policy research firm Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, reports that renewable energy facilities accounted for 60 percent of new power plants built in Europe in 2009.

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Occupancy Sensors

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Leviton’s line of occupancy sensors meets NAFTA requirements and conforms to the provisions of the Buy American Act, which makes it ideal for government installations, according to the company. The sensors feature all-digital, microprocessor circuitry that continually analyzes real-time occupancy patterns. Passive-infrared models are available in a variety of mount types and styles.
 
 
 

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Green Cancer Institute to Open in Sioux Falls

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Avera Cancer Institute opening this fall will host services that administrators say will help people transition from cancer patient to cancer survivor.
 
The $93 million, five-story facility is the most expensive project in Sioux Falls history, according to reports. The facility is twice the cost of anything Avera has previously built. The center’s construction includes a tranquil roof-top garden, 2000 gallon waterfall and wavy grass which transitions with the area’s natural landscape.

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N.Y. DOC Pharmacy Could Save Taxpayers Millions

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ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y. — The New York Department of Corrections’ new automated central pharmacy is on schedule to be completed next spring and DOC officials predict it will save taxpayers $1.5 million a year.
 
Construction is nearing completion on the 60,500-square-foot building at the Mid-State Correctional facility in Marcy, which will contain a registered pharmacy with automated dispensing equipment.

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$53 Million Hospital Expansion Under Way

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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Officials broke ground on a $53 million expansion program For Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. The expansion will double the size of the hospital’s existing emergency room to 30,000 square feet as well as significantly expand the size of the current heart and vascular institute tower. The new building will connect to the existing radiation and oncology buildings.

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Sustainable Hospitals 2011

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Sustainable Hospitals 2011 will be held in San Diego on January 26-28.  The event will examine cost reduction, LEED certification, and architectural and design practices for healthcare facilities with several distinguished speakers and a tour of La Maestra Community Health center, the first LEED Gold certified community clinic in the United States.
 
Register today and receive a discount for HC+O News readers. Download a PDF with more information HERE.
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DPR Breaks Ground on $244 Million Project

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Commercial builder DPR Construction broke ground on Sutter Health’s new $244 million Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Patient Care Pavilion in Oakland. Scheduled to open in 2014, the $350 million, 230,000-square-foot facility will include an 11-story patient care tower, a new emergency room, and will house 238 medical/surgical and acute rehabilitation beds. Also in the works is a 1,000-space parking structure.

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