Key Green Solutions welcomes Julia Reigler

Key Green Solutions is thrilled to welcome Julia Reigler, our newest Implementation Coordinator, to the Key Green Solutions family.
Julia is a graduate of Michigan State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Science and Sustainability. While at Michigan State, Julia worked on a community sustainability project that helped with the local farmer’s market at the Lansing State Capital. Julia also has previous work experience in customer satisfaction. Her studies have included environmental management, environmental engineering, and practicing sustainable design. Julia has a strong passion for the environment and believes that it is important to better the current environmental state.
Jeff Burks, Key Green Solutions Relationship Manager, writes “we are very excited to have Julia Reigler join our team. Her customer service skills will greatly benefit our users. Welcome Julia!”

Key Green Solutions welcomes Dignity Health as a customer


Key Green Solutions, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Dignity Health to provide exclusive sustainability management software for their 37 hospitals and other offsite facilities. The agreement represents an expansion for Key Green Solutions in the west.

“Dignity Health is very excited about our partnership with Key Green Solutions sustainability software. Our management is able to review and compare facility energy, water, waste usage/volumes and local/sustainable food purchases across the system (37 hospitals and other locations) and facilitate development of reports and applications for awards. We are able to measure our progress in meeting our goals and objectives, as well as see where we can do better and determine changes that need to be made. When we combine our great sustainability initiatives and the comprehensive web-based Key Green dashboard, the opportunities to grow as a health system are limitless.” Sister Mary Ellen Leciejewski, Director of Ecology, Dignity Health

Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Dignity Health has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software. We welcome Sister Susan Vickers (Vice President of Community Health), Sister Mary Ellen and David Jones (System Director, Energy & Facility Services Corporate Real Estate) and their high quality Dignity team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Hackensack University Medical Center has been honored with the “Sustainability Tracking Award for a Large Hospital” for 2015 from Key Green Solutions

Hackensack University Medical Center has been honored with the “Sustainability Tracking Award for a Large Hospital” for 2015 from Key Green Solutions, the leading sustainability management software company. The award recognizes Hackensack as the best performing large (500-1,000 bed) hospital that is successfully measuring, setting system goals, benchmarking, and creating and culture of sustainability. Hackensack stands out with their strong commitment to energy, waste, food, and purchasing. They achieved top 25% highest recycling, top 25% lowest in water, top 25% lowest RMW, sustainable/local food purchases over 5%, and healthy beverages account for over 55% of overall beverages.
The Key Green Solutions Sustainability Tracking Awards were presented in Dallas, Texas at the Key Green Solutions reception on May 17, 2016.

University Hospital's Bedford Hospital has been honored with the “Sustainability Tracking Award for a Medium Hospital” for 2015 from Key Green Solutions

University Hospital’s Bedford Hospital has been honored with the “Sustainability Tracking Award for a Medium Hospital” for 2015 from Key Green Solutions, the leading sustainability management software company. This award recognized Bedford Hospital as the best performing medium (100-499 bed) hospital that is successfully measuring, setting system goals, benchmarking, and creating a culture of sustainability. Bedford Hospital achieved top 25% lowest RMW, top 25% recycling, sustainable/local food purchases over 5%, and healthy beverages account for over 55% of overall beverages.
The Key Green Solutions Sustainability Tracking Awards were presented in Dallas, Texas at the Key Green Solutions reception on May 17, 2016.

Banner Health’s Ironwood Hospital has been honored with the “Sustainability Tracking Award for a Small Hospital” for 2015 from Key Green Solutions

Banner Health’s Ironwood Hospital has been honored with the “Sustainability Tracking Award for a Small Hospital” for 2015 from Key Green Solutions, the leading hospital sustainability management software company. This award recognizes Ironwood Hospital as the best performing small (0-99 bed) hospital that is successfully measuring, setting system goals, benchmarking, and creating a culture of sustainability. Ironwood stands out with their commitment to energy efficiency. They achieved the top 25% in lowest energy consumption and water consumption.

“Banner Health is engaged in a collaborative partnership with Key Green Solutions. We are excited that this comprehensive web-based, automated software influences and enhances Banner’s sustainability goals and initiatives. We utilize the software across our health system which is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ and operates more than 25 hospitals and other related health entities and services in seven states.” Sean Greer, Facility Services Director, Banner Health

The Key Green Solutions Sustainability Tracking Awards were presented in Dallas, Texas at the Key Green Solutions reception on May 17, 2016

TriHealth Hospital has been honored with the “Emerging User Award” for 2015 from Key Green Solutions

TriHealth Hospital has been honored with the “Emerging User Award” for 2015 from Key Green Solutions, the leading sustainability management software company. The award recognized TriHealth for their engagement and commitment to improving sustainability and growing the sustainability culture at their organization.

“TriHealth continually strives to be good stewards of our resources through sustainability endeavors that contribute to both healthy people and a healthy planet. Tracking and understanding our data is key to making positive changes and seeing our progress.” Katie Schneider, TriHealth Sustainability Consultant

The Key Green Solutions Sustainability Tracking Awards were presented in Dallas, Texas at the Key Green Solutions reception on May 17, 2016.

Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager with Key Green Solutions speaks on the Tele-Press Conference Release of The Hill Group, Inc. Energy Optimization Economic Impact Study

Increased energy efficiency could generate up to $22 billion in economic activity
Michigan Conservative Energy Forum releases Hill Group report
LANSING, MI – Expanding Michigan’s successful energy optimization program could generate up to $22 billion in economic activity, according to a report released today by The Hill Group, Inc.
“Increasing investment in Michigan’s energy efficiency program could significantly reduce the state’s dependence on imported energy, save families and businesses money and increase economic vitality by supporting jobs and spurring economic activity,” said Johnathan Talcott, management consultant at The Hill Group, Inc. “This report will equip policymakers with the data needed to make informed decisions about Michigan’s energy future, including long-term strategies to advance Michigan’s energy economy.”
The report was commissioned by the MCEF and examines the economic impacts of continuing and expanding Michigan’s current energy optimization program.
“This study demonstrates that further investment in energy efficiency presents a huge opportunity for Michigan—one that we can’t let pass us by,” said Larry Ward, executive director of the Michigan Conservative Energy Forum (MCEF). “Michigan’s current energy policy goals were targeted to be met and reevaluated by 2015. We need strong leadership from Lansing to make sure the positive momentum we’ve built under the current goals continues. Increasing our use of energy efficiency will build on our successes, eliminate energy waste, grow Michigan’s clean energy economy by billions of dollars and support thousands of Michigan jobs.”
The report examines two scenarios: a continuation of current policy, which caps the annual program budget at two percent of a utility’s annual revenue, and an expansion of current policy, which would remove the cap on the annual program budget.
According to the report, removing the cap on the energy optimization program and pursuing all achievable cost-effective energy efficiency could:
• Create $22 billion in economic output
• Support 163,000 job-years
• Result in $7.6 billion in employment compensation
Continuing Michigan’s energy optimization program with a budget cap could:
• Create $8.1 billion in economic output
• Support 60,000 job-years
• Result in $2.8 billion in employment compensation
“I’ve witnessed first-hand the tremendous potential for businesses to save money through energy efficiency,” said Jeff Burks of Key Green Solutions, LLC. “My company helps hospitals reduce energy waste—saving the health care industry millions of dollars on utility bills, allowing them to reduce costs and invest in life-saving technology.”
“Michigan’s business community has seen fantastic results from our energy optimization program, which helps businesses and families reduce their energy use and save money on electric bills,” said Brindley Byrd, executive director of the Michigan Energy Efficiency Contractors Association. “This report confirms what we’re already experiencing in communities across Michigan – the energy optimization programs are a pro-business policy that helps businesses grow and create jobs. We need the Legislature to take the lead in crafting a new energy policy that emphasizes clean energy efficiency. ”

Key Green Solutions receives GSA Federal Supply Schedule Multiple Award – Contract Number GS-35F-314BA

Key Green Solutions has been awarded GSA Federal Supply Schedule Multiple Award IT Schedule contract effective April 9, 2014.  The contract period is through April 8, 2019.
Mona Settle, GSA Contracting Officer, states “Congratulations on receiving your GSA Federal Supply Schedule Multiple Award IT Schedule contract under Solicitation Number FCIS-JB-980001B, Refresh 32.”
 

Palomar Health saves over $30,000 annually in waste service costs by reducing the number of pickups!

Barbara Hamilton, System Sustainability Manager at Palomar Health, states “when I was
looking at the data in the Key Green Solutions dashboard, I noticed that our Palomar
Downtown campus was paying twice as much per ton as the other two campuses for
municipal solid waste, (regular trash). Upon closer inspection, and because all the information is in the same place and easy to compare, I noticed that the waste compactor at Palomar Downtown campus was being picked up for disposal 3 times per week, and it only needed to be picked up one time per week.  Apparently the schedule had never been changed after the move to Palomar Medical Center. By catching this in the software and reducing that service, we are now saving over $20,000 per year. We made a similar adjustment at Palomar Medical Center and reduced service by one day and are saving an additional $10,000 at that campus.”
Key Green Solutions is the leading international provider of a sustainability management software suite for healthcare.  Key Green is benchmarking and standardizing energy, water, waste, food and environmentally preferred purchasing data for hospitals and
helping in their quest for increasing efficiency and managing costs as they deliver care in their facilities.  The software has interfaces to load the vendor’s electronic data, instead of
manually collecting the data in spreadsheets.