USA. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Energysmart initiative to increase the use of more efficient technologies in healthcare facilities across the United States. This is justified in the fact that the 8,000 hospitals in that country are among the commercial buildings that consume the most energy, so the Energysmart initiative will focus on achieving 20 percent improvements in existing hospital facilities and 30 percent, according to current standards, in new constructions. The initiative has the potential to help hospitals not only save millions in energy costs, but also to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. For example, last year care centers spent more than five trillion on energy, and had 2.5 times more carbon dioxide emissions than commercial office buildings; Unlike many buildings, hospitals must remain fully operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and also offer services during power outages, natural disasters and other events that normally cause other types of facilities to close their doors. The Energysmart initiative, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), will offer the tools, resources, case studies and design strategies needed for hospitals that wish to meet the challenge of increasing energy efficiency while still offering quality patient care. operate with cost efficiency, and keep health and work environments healthy. Energy efficiency is taken from hospitals
USA. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Energysmart initiative to increase the use of more efficient technologies in healthcare facilities across the United States. This is justified in the fact that the 8,000 hospitals in that country are among the commercial buildings that consume the most energy, so the Energysmart initiative will focus on achieving 20 percent improvements in existing hospital facilities and 30 percent, according to current standards, in new constructions. The initiative has the potential to help hospitals not only save millions in energy costs, but also to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. For example, last year care centers spent more than five trillion on energy, and had 2.5 times more carbon dioxide emissions than commercial office buildings; Unlike many buildings, hospitals must remain fully operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and also offer services during power outages, natural disasters and other events that normally cause other types of facilities to close their doors. The Energysmart initiative, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), will offer the tools, resources, case studies and design strategies needed for hospitals that wish to meet the challenge of increasing energy efficiency while still offering quality patient care. operate with cost efficiency, and keep health and work environments healthy. 
