Sustainability in Healthcare Industry Update: New Developments and Your Hospital

David Shore | April 12, 2023

Several sustainability developments important for hospitals and other healthcare organizations occurred in March: March 9, 2023, The White House and Department of Health and Human Services (WH/HHS) announced reopening of the Health Sector Climate Pledge to new signatories on an ongoing basis after its successful launch last year. March 20, 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Upper-room Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI): What You Need to Know Before Buying

David Shore | November 22, 2022

Heightened interest in indoor air quality is coming from all corners of public and environmental health, including the CDC and the White House, creating a renewed focus on alternative methods for “air cleaning” or disinfection technologies. Improving indoor air quality is a worthwhile goal, but implementation must be done carefully and without harm. Generally, the...

Finding Balance: Risk & Goals in Ventilation

David Shore | July 19, 2022

As COVID-19 precautions fall away, with the suspension of masking and social distancing requirements indoors in most locations, facility managers (FMs) may find that the next stage of the pandemic brings new challenges. While COVID cases have been much lower in recent months than during the height of the pandemic, it’s unlikely that FMs will...

Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Work: What Every Industry Can Learn from Summer Camps

David Shore | March 25, 2021

The arrival of vaccines to help control the COVID-19 pandemic is encouraging, but the truth is that a proven effective medical intervention will still take time to distribute and administer and for immunity to develop. And while physicians and researchers are making progress in treatment and medicines for COVID-19, it remains a reactive approach. Fortunately,...