Decarbonizing Healthcare Facilities in a Post-Pandemic World
While commercial and educational facilities went quiet during the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and healthcare facilities worked overtime, adjusting their critical operations to ensure the safety of the public. These facilities, which already consume more than twice as much energy per square foot as hotels, schools and office buildings, now have to evaluate the impact of
Hospital Makes Low Cost Energy Changes
As Prisma progresses in energy efficiency, Jacob Warner, CEM, energy manger, suspects the recognition will continue thanks to a simple, low-cost solution. “[Our engineering director] introduced me to a group called FacilityConneX, which is a fault detection diagnostic and continuous commissioning firm,” Warner says. “We began this with a pilot program at Patewood Memorial Hospital
Finding a Balance: Establishing Cost-Effective Air Optimization & Enhanced Patient Safety
The push for increased outside air, pressure deviations, and higher level of concern on infectious disease spreading have increased the facility team with the bigger job of balancing energy costs, environmental safety, and patient comfort. Monitoring-based commissioning offers to increase the facility teams visibility and balancing of these priorities by using advanced analytics to bring
Monitoring-Based Commissioning’s Role in the Future of Revenue Recuperation and Infection Control
“Air quality is of the utmost importance to our facilities as it not only supports patient comfort but also helps to control and mitigate the spread of infectious disease(s) throughout hospitals. Using the FacilityConneX platform, we’ve been able to bring a much more proactive approach to maintenance and energy savings, reducing these costs by approximately
Thought Leadership: Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease With Fault Detection Software
Rhonda Landis, VP of Operations explored the benefits of fault detection and continuous monitoring solutions in healthcare facilities for the containment of infectious diseases and protection of patient safety in this thought leadership piece with Cleaning & Maintenance Management Magazine. With an increase in cases of Legionnaires’ disease, real-time monitoring for HVAC and water management
Thought Leadership: Infectious Disease Prevention with Continuous Monitoring and Fault Detection Software
VP of Operations, Rhonda Landis provides FacilityManagement.com with insight on how Continuous Monitoring-Based Commissioning (MBCx) can and is being used for more proactive containment of infectious diseases in hospitals. She highlights the recent spike in Legionnaires’ disease and how real-time monitoring for HVAC and water management systems can protect patient safety and prevent hospital shut
Air optimization project with Southcoast Health featured in The Standard Times & SouthCoastToday.com
The Standard Times/SouthCoastToday.com, a New Bedford-based newspaper, spoke with FacilityConneX CEO, Tom Schiller, and Executive Director of Engineering/Facilities & EVS at Southcoast Health, Christopher LeBlanc, about the recently expanded air optimization project at Southcoast Health, and the impact this project has on patient experience, maintenance efforts and energy & cost savings. Read more…
FacilityConneX 3.0 Solution Spotlight in Medical Construction & Design
The March/April issue of Medical Construction & Design featured a number of products designed to enhance efficiency and comfort within healthcare facilities, among them was the FacilityConneX 3.0 solution. Expanding on our real-time data monitoring and commissioning solution for hospital and healthcare facility managers looking to proactively enhance operational efficiency, equipment optimization and energy savings,
Healthcare/Hospital Case Study: Southcoast Health
Since 2013, Southcoast Health has utilized the FacilityConneX solution for real-time monitoring, commissioning, and fault detection & diagnostics within four of its hospitals and healthcare centers. This project continues to provide increase visibility, maximized efficiency, and ongoing energy and maintenance savings. Click to download the Southcoast Health Case Study
Thought Leadership: The benefits of Continuous Monitoring-Based Commissioning for containment of infectious diseases in hospitals
Rhonda Landis, VP of Operations at FacilityConneX shares her insight with Health IT Outcomes on the growing need for Continuous Monitoring-Based Commissioning (MBCx) for containment of infectious diseases in hospitals. With an increase in Legionnaires’ disease, real-time monitoring for HVAC and water management equipment can mitigate risks and protect patient safety. Read more…