CONCURRENT WORKSHOP 19

“Greening” Long Term Care

(Management and Operations)

An environmentally-friendly approach to design and construction not only promotes the health and well-being of residents and staff but can also be beneficial to your organization’s bottom line. Hear how simple solutions can drive high performance sustainability outcomes and improve building performance and energy efficiency.

Using the LEED® Canada building rating system as a guide, learn about opportunities to reduce the environmental footprint of long term care developments. Take away concrete strategies for site development, water and energy efficiency, building material selection and improvements in indoor environmental quality on both new construction and retrofits.

Objectives:

• Learn about sustainable design, energy efficiency and superior indoor environmental quality strategies applied to the development of long term care for both new building and retrofits.

• Find out how to apply technologies designed to reduce energy use.

• Understand how the integrated design process and the implementation of sustainable technologies can help reduce capital operating costs.

Santiago Kunzle Dipl. Arch. LEED® AP, is a principal of Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc. and has been involved in many of the firm’s major long term care and seniors’ retirement projects. He recently completed a feasibility study for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for the implementation of sustainable design strategies in long term care homes.

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