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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.

Key Green Solutions, LLC welcomes Saint Joseph Hospital, a member of Presence Health, as a customer.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Saint Joseph Hospital, a member of Presence Health, to provide exclusive sustainability management
software for their hospitals.  The agreement represents an expansion for Key Green Solutions in the state of Illinois.
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Saint Joseph Hospital has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its
sustainability management software.  We welcome Larry Dry (Vice President, Strategy and Operations), Julie Antioho (Director of Perioperative Services), Al Jensen (AVP, Facilities Management) and their high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Stanford University Medical Center and Key Green Solutions partnership highlighted in the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) landfill avoidance success story.

Success story highlighted here – http://healthierhospitals.org/get-inspired/success-stories/stanford-university-medical-center-landfill-avoidance
Stanford University Medical Center’s long list of green initiatives has been awarded special honors by the health care industry’s nationally-recognized leader in environmentally responsible operations.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is dedicated to providing leading edge and coordinated care to each and every patient. It is internationally renowned for expertise in areas such as cancer treatment, neuroscience, surgery, cardiovascular medicine and organ transplant, as well as for translating medical breakthroughs into patient care. Throughout its history, Stanford has been at the forefront of discovery and innovation, as researchers and clinicians work together to improve health on a global level.   Stanford Hospital & Clinics: Healing humanity through science and compassion, one patient at a time.
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.

Exciting Staff Updates at Key Green Solutions

Key Green Solutions has experienced some exciting staff updates this fall.
On September 7, Alyssa Antekeier, one of our Relationship Coordinators, married
Brett Buit, a U.S. Naval Fire Controlman, and become Alyssa Antekeier Buit.  In late October she moved to Yokosuka, Japan where Brett is stationed.  We are very excited that Alyssa will continue to work for Key Green Solutions from her Japanese office!!   She will continue to serve our customers in the same great manner that she has historically.
The week after Alyssa was married, Alison Waske, our Senior Sustainability Consultant, married Bill Sutter on September 14 and became Alison Waske Sutter.
In September, we also added Juleen Haartman, a part-time Data Specialist, to help manage the vendor data we receive on your behalf.  We’re very excited about the addition to our staff.

Key Green Solutions participates on an expert panel at the Greening Health Care Workshop in Toronto, Ontario on November 27, 2013.


Here is the workshop agenda: Agenda
Greening Health Care provides the knowledge and resources you need to maximize energy and operating cost savings and raise the environmental performance for your hospital to be a leader in the community.
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.

Key Green Solutions, LLC welcomes Howard County General Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, as a customer.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Howard County General Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, to provide exclusive
sustainability management software for their hospitals.
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Howard County General Hospital has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Nick Nutting (Administrator, Patient Care Services), Debra Dennis (EVS Director) and their high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions welcomes Beaumont Health, Troy campus, as a customer.

Key Green Solutions, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Beaumont Health, Troy campus, to provide exclusive sustainability management software for their hospital.  The agreement represents continued expansion for Key Green Solutions in the Michigan market.
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Beaumont Health, Troy campus, has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Ms. Connie O’Malley (Vice President, Chief Operating Officer) and her high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”