Health Care
Cut the wrap: How to reduce hospital waste and emissions
Disposable wrap is often used to sterilize surgical tools, but reusable cases provide a more sustainable alternative. Read More
The year in biomimicry: Robots inspired by cheetahs and moon jellies
The top 10 bio-inspired ideas of 2012. Read More
3 firms win contest to help Kaiser design greener hospital
Aditazz, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch and Perkins+Will win Kaiser's "Small Hospital, Big Idea" design contest for concepts to build an innovative, net-zero energy hospital. Read More
How Greener Medical Products Can Address Health Concerns
When patients are admitted to a hospital, they expect to be treated in an environment that helps people heal. They might be surprised to learn that hospitals across the U.S. use products and materials that contain industrial chemicals that can potentially do more harm than good. Read More
Kaiser Gets Green Infusion with Safer IV Equipment
Kaiser Permanente is converting to IV bags that are free of the industrial chemicals PVC and DEHP and DEHP-free tubing in the latest major move to green its medical supply chain. Read More
View from the C-Suite: Baxter International CEO Robert Parkinson
The head of the global healthcare giant discusses the tie between personal and planetary health, the unique challenges of medical product reuse, and the impact of Kaiser's new supply-chain scorecard. Read More
Kaiser Moves Closer to Small, Smart Hospital Design of the Future
A team of healthcare architects and computer chip engineers, a San Francisco engineering company, and a multidisciplinary design and consulting firm are vying to create the ideal plan for a smaller, smarter, more sustainable hospital for Kaiser Permanente. Read More
Johnson & Johnson's Strides Toward Sustainable Healthcare
Al Iannuzzi, Johnson & Johnson's senior director of Worldwide Health & Safety, provides an insider's look at the company's efforts in eco-leadership. Read More
Eco-Friendly Dentistry: Open Wide and Say 'Green'
The term "green dentistry" can launch a raft of misperceptions, the most common being that it must be code for "Birkenstock-wearing-incense-burning-commie-pinko-leftist" dentistry. But that's beginning to change, says Ina Pockrass. With her husband, Fred, a dentist, she cofounded a green dental practice as well as the Eco Dentistry Association. Read More
Herman Miller Designs Furniture for the Green Hospitals Movement
Herman Miller Inc. and its Nemschoff, Brandrud and Herman Miller Healthcare subsidiaries are introducing their latest green designs in hospital furnishings for patient, visitor and exam rooms. Read More