PeaceHealth SWMC ED Expansion: Lessons in LEED
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (SWMC) is a not-for-profit Catholic hospital serving the Southwest Washington community, which faces a range of complex health and social challenges. The hospital's Emergency Department alone sees nearly 7,000 annual visits for conditions that do not require hospitalization. The facility's Emergency Department expansion and renovation transforms circulation, patient flow, and access, creating a more legible, flexible, and welcoming environment for patients, families, and staff.
In this presentation by ZGF, Affiliated Engineers, Inc, and Brightworks we will explore the primary drivers of healthcare facility efficiency, emphasizing how early design decisions expand potential LEED achievement and performance optimization. By comparing current energy codes against LEED standards and defining high-performance thresholds, the session provides actionable strategies to maximize energy savings and sustainability throughout the project lifecycle.
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Learning Objectives:
Understand the key drivers of efficiency for healthcare facilities
Understand the impact of decision timing related to LEED achievement potential
Understand the relationship of current energy code vs. LEED
Understand the minimum threshold for high-performance healthcare facilities and opportunities for optimization
Speakers
Jennifer Jones, ZGF Architects
With over 20 years of experience designing a full spectrum of healthcare spaces across the Pacific Northwest, Jennifer understands the profound impact of the built environment on delivering exceptional patient care. She is passionate about designing high-performing buildings, collaborating with project teams to deliver strategies that support both people and the planet.
Rachel Atanelov, Brightworks Sustainability
Rachel Atanelov is a consultant with experience in LEED and other green building project management. She has worked with a wide range of client types and across diverse stakeholder groups, consistently bringing her projects to a successful conclusion. Rachel’s experience spans both public and private projects, and from large, urban campus developments to institutional sites. She specializes in healthcare and scientific development projects, high-rise, mixed-use developments, higher education construction, and hyperscale data centers. Her past work experience includes project management for higher education construction projects at Santa Fe College in Florida and sustainability consulting with Vidaris in New York. Her more recent involvement includes participation with the USGBC Data Centers User Forum, Building Materials & Infrastructure Working Group and continued advocacy for sustainability advancements in the Healthcare industry.
Megan Stewart, AEI
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