Sacred Heart receives Energy Star Award
Spokane, WA - For a second time, Sacred Heart Medical Center has received the Environmental Protection Agency's "Energy Star recognition for its low energy use per-square-foot of space. The Medical Center first received this honor in 2003.
Sacred Heart Facilities manager Philip Kercher says, “Though we have little control over the price of energy, our influence over how we consume that energy (turning off lights, turning down the thermostat or shutting things off when not in use) plays a huge rule in controlling costs and maintaining our high efficiency rating.”
Kercher credits Sacred Heart employees for their conscientiousness and also the Facilities team members who take care of a large steam plant, multiple fan systems, miles of pipes and thousands of lamps. Their daily oversight is essential to lower consumption within the Medical Center’s 1.6 million square feet of building space.
Energy costs at Sacred Heart are approximately 38 percent of the Facilities department’s expense budget. Achieving the Energy Star recognition demonstrates a commitment by employees throughout the hospital to be prudent with our resources, says Kercher.
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