Carilion hospitals win prestigious ASHE awards for sustainability and energy efficiency!

Carilion Clinic is committed to sustainability and energy efficiency and our hard work is paying off! This year, multiple hospitals won awards from The American Society for Health Care Engineering’s (ASHE) Energy to Care program. ASHE, a part of the American Hospital Association (AHA), is the largest association dedicated to optimizing the healthcare built environment and Energy to Care is their program and dashboard focused on environmental sustainability and energy efficiency within hospitals. 

Congratulations to the facilities, listed below, and thank you to the dedicated Engineering & Maintenance staff for your work in making our buildings run more efficiently! Achieving these awards is the result of many years of strategic and thoughtful work to reduce the environmental impact of our buildings, which demonstrates the commitment of these teams to our environment, community, and our patients. 

Carilion Clinic won the following awards:  

Sustainability Champion Award – Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital.  

To win this award, facilities had to:  

• Track energy, water and greenhouse gas emissions in the Energy to Care Dashboard.  

• Have an ENERGY STAR score of 75 or above. 

• Be an ENERGY STAR Certified Hospital  

• Have a published Sustainability Statement, a designated Sustainability Champion on staff, and a designated Green Team. 

Sustained Performance Award – Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital, Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital  

To win this award, facilities had to:  

• Track energy and water consumption, as well as greenhouse gas emissions in the Energy to Care Dashboard.  

• Have an ENERGY STAR Score of 75 or above OR weather normalized SOURCE EUI equal to baseline (2018) or lower for 3 or more years (2018, 2019, 2021). 

Daniel Rakes and Jason Knick will be attending the ASHE annual conference to accept these awards on Carilion’s behalf. CRMH and CRBH will also be featured in an upcoming issue of ASHE's Health Facilities Management magazine. Congratulations!  

You can learn more about the awards program here: https://www.ashe.org/energytocare/awards-overview