Distribution Emergency Are Plans in Place? Disaster Preparation
Alternate supply, domestic support, 18-24 hr backup Mitigation
Recovery know how systems will react when water supply comes
back
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Water Conservation Facility Type Assessment Benchmark Facility
Mass Balance Conservation Plan
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Water Balance: Hospitals & Research Facilities Sinks
Showers Toilets/Urinals Typical Water Saving Opportunity = A 25%
Reduction Cooling Towers Boilers/Chillers Food Services (Kitchen)
Operating Room Sterile Processing (Autoclaves) Radiology (Film
Proc) Analytical Labs Pure Water Systems (RO/Stills) Medical
Air/Vacuum Irrigation Domestic: 25% (10 million gals/yr)
Non-Domestic: 75% (30 million gals/yr)
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Why Water Conservation? Wide range of water-using equipment in
hospitals Relatively easy to improve equipment efficiency Excellent
savings
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What Water Conservation Is NOT Black Box Off-the-shelf solution
Limited to bathrooms
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What Is Water Conservation? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replace
Reduce flow or frequency Replace with water-efficient models Reuse
once-through water Proven method to reduce operating expenses Most
solutions based on: Simple engineering principles Existing
equipment specs/plumbing code Off-the-shelf retrofits
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Engineered Products & Systems Non-Domestic Water Reduction
Central Sterile Equipment Vacuum Pumps/Air Compressors Radiology
Equipment Radiation Oncology Operating Room Equipment Ambulatory
Surgery Food Service Area Refrigeration Equipment Bio Reactors
Analytical/Lab Equipment Instrument Washers Cage/Cart Washers
Laundry Boiler Blowdown Water Reuse Reverse Osmosis Units Stills
Water for Injection Air Handling Unit Condensate Domestic Water
Reduction Toilets/Urinals Sinks Showers Water Supply/System Use
Analysis Cooling Towers Condenser Water Chilled Water Non-Potable
Supply Irrigation Steam System
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Ways to Reduce Water Usage Reduce Reuse Recycle Replace
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Benchmarking H 2 O Applied Technologies has conducted
engineering audits at hundreds of Healthcare facilities, resulting
in a comprehensive Benchmarking study The study with data from over
250 hospitals was presented at the 39 th Annual ASHE Conference
& Technology Exhibition, July 2002 This standard is used to
show facilities where their water use should be, based on size and
shape, and what opportunities exists to bring them in line with
best practices in water conservation. This study is available upon
request from H 2 O Applied Technologies
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Water Use Profile Impact on Best Practice Factors Type of
Facility ( Specialty) - Major Teaching with Research - Major
Teaching Hospital - City Based General Hospital - Community Based
General Regional Weather Impact Local Steam, Chilled Water
Demographics
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Conservation Opportunities Domestic Replace 3.5 gpf with 1.6
gpf in HT Areas Reduce sink flow Repair leaky fixtures Waterless
Urinals Replace old shower heads Process Equipment Replace water
cooled equipment Use alternate source of water for cooling Recover
waste water and reuse Make water using equipment more
efficient
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Conservation Opportunities Plant Operations Install non-potable
well Reuse CT/Boiler Blowdown Zero Landscaping Recover condensate
and reuse Eliminate water-cooled equipment Reduce Consumption by
30% Benchmark Set Goal Develop WCM Plan Implement Plan
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Why Water Conservation? Wide range of water-using equipment in
hospitals Relatively easy to improve equipment efficiency Excellent
savings
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Facility Managers Perspective Motivation -- what is our
incentive? Understanding -- where is water used? Who cares? Who has
the time? Where do we get the funds to implement?
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Facility Managers Perspective: Motivation A painless way to
reduce usage and costs -- no staff reductions -- no reduction in
material/service Sustainable Savings Third party can do the work
Facility Manager can take the credit No need to divert staff from
more important things
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Facility Managers Perspective: Understanding: Where is the
Opportunity? The no brainers showers, toilets, faucets - been
there, done that Toilets, etc dont excite the CFO Process equipment
Who controls the equipment? How can we effect change? No matter
what your location, water rates are increasing and supplies
becoming an issue
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Facility Managers Perspective: Who Cares? Answer: No one. New
Question: How do we get the CFO to care? New Answer: 40% ROI or
operating expense reduction without a capital investment
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Facility Managers Perspective: Who has the Time? My staff is
too busy complying with the new Environment of Care standards and
continuing operations. Exactly. Let someone else do the work
(corollary: its ok to let other people make money if your facility
benefits, too)
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Facility Managers Perspective: Where Do We Get the Funds?
Capital Dollars are scarce and must compete against program
Operating budgets are getting cut Off-balance sheet financing (i.e.
pay back installed conservation measures from savings)
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Creative NEW Funding Approach Utility Expense Reduction Program
Requires NO Capital Treated as an Operating Expense 5-Year Program
Savings Fund Program M&V Every Year
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Questions and Answers Call Tom Muratore, 617-574-1192 E-mail
[email protected]@h2oappliedtech.com
Benchmarking Study on Water Usage available upon request