Welcome to the May 2014 edition of MD H2E’s News Roundup!  In this issue, read about:

• Maryland Hospitals in the (green) news
• Howard County General Hospitals re-invigorated Green Team
• The next MD Healthcare Sustainability Leadership Council Meeting, scheduled for June 18th
• Greening from the board room
• Making your eggs cage-free
• Sustainable Food Updates
• …and much more.

Happy Spring (finally)!

The MD H2E team,

Joan, Louise, Gina, Carrie, Tarah

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  Healthcare Sustainability Leadership Council and its 2014 Officers

• 2013 Trailblazer and Environmental Health Nursing Award Applications are LIVE
• A call for Guest Writers/ Bloggers!
• Upcoming Chesapeake Food Leadership Council Meeting details
• Engaging Hospital Employees

Have a safe, happy and WARM New Year!

The MD H2E Team

Welcome to the MD H2E February 2011 News Roundup. Inside, find articles on:

- Howard County General Hospital’s “Pioneering Sustainability” Award from USGBC

- UMMC’s Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste Trailblazer Event

- MD H2E’s Newest Advisory Board Member: Robert White, Carroll Hospital Center

- MD H2E’s newest resource: An interactive map of our hospital participants!

- Upcoming Events

- 1^st Meeting of the MNA Environmental Health Committee

- Local Sustainable Poultry and National Nutrition Month

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Developing a Hospital Recycling Program

- Annual Bike Symposium

- And more!

Enjoy, and remember to send us your hospital updates so we can include it!

An article from the Howard County Times examines the effectiveness of – and problems with – Howard County’s green building legislation, the first in the state. Howard County General Hospital’s new Medical Pavilion is highlighted, having recently been recognized for “Pioneering Sustainability.”

Howard County seeing green building construction trend

From the article, by Kellie Woodhouse:

The new Medical Pavilion, a 167,000-square-foot structure on the campus of Howard County General Hospital, has all the features of a green building – a rainwater drainage system, a white roof that reflects sunlight and more.

Last week, the Maryland chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council recognized the Columbia building for “Pioneering Sustainability in a Medical Facility” at an awards ceremony in Baltimore.

Two-and-a-half years after Howard County became the first jurisdiction in the state to mandate environmentally friendly features for large projects, green buildings like the Medical Pavilion are popping up in Columbia, North Laurel and Elkridge.

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Stuart Kaplow, an attorney and chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council: Maryland Chapter, praised Howard County for its “forward-thinking” legislation.

He said that green building was becoming increasingly embraced by builders nationwide.

“In 2005, less than 2 percent of the nonresidential construction in this country was green. In 2010, it appears that number will exceed 25 percent,” Kaplow said. “It’s shocking. Real estate doesn’t move that quickly; it’s a slow moving industry.”

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WHAT MAKES A GREEN BUILDING?

Medical Pavilion at Howard County, Columbia

* Plants fed by rainwater drainage from the roof

* White roof reflects heat

* Fuel-efficient cars receive priority parking

* Construction waste was recycled and construction materials came from distributors close to the project to decrease fuel for shipping