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Eco-Friendly Practices

Reducing waste and adopting eco-friendly initiatives at the practice level can improve public perception and your profit. Renovating or constructing a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified building can demonstrate a physician’s compassion for the planet as well as his or her patients. Key features include:

• energy-efficient lamps
• high-efficiency windows
• natural ventilation and
• optimized insulation

Make Your Office Greener

Limiting noise in your office contributes to a more tranquil atmosphere and helps put patients more at ease. Noise reduction measures should provide spaces that allow the discussion of personal information to remain private.

Here are more tips to help your practice go green:

• Ask your utility provider for an energy audit to identify problem areas and solutions.
• Choose green cleaning products to improve indoor air quality.
• Cut water use in half by installing aerators on all faucets.
• Ditch disposables and switch to reusable items that can be cleaned and sterilized with less energy and water than making and shipping disposable items each time.
• Install motion sensors for lights and a programmable thermostat.
• Purchase recycled office products, make two-sided copies and recycle as many items as you can.
• Replace bottled water services with a filtration system in the water line.
• Select Energy Star-rated office machines and power down nightly to eliminate nighttime energy use.
• Use only low-VOC — volatile organic compound — carpet and paint for renovations or new construction to limit toxic emissions after installation.
• http://www.mdnews.com/news/2011_07/national_jul11_creating-a-new-normal-the-benefits-of-

 

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