The Green Light

Spotlight on Boulder Community Foothills Hospital

September | October 2008

In September 2008, Colorado’s Boulder Community Foothills Hospital celebrated its fifth anniversary. The 60-bed hospital, known simply as Foothills, was the first in the country to be awarded LEED certification. [read article]

By Diane Laux, ABC

Spotlight on Sarkis & Siran Gabrellian Women’s & Children’s Pavilion at Hackensack University Medical Center

July | August 2008

It’s strikingly beautiful. For some people, it’s a workplace. For others, it’s a place of healing. Some are visitors, some passing through and some stopping for a long time. [read article]

Spotlight on Kaiser Modesto Medical Center

May | June 2008

“We’re caretakers of people and of the environment.” So says Tom Cooper, Principal, Environmental Design and Research for Kaiser Permanente’s National Facilities Group. That evangelism is part of the culture of Kaiser Permanente, and it fed the creation of the health system’s flagship green hospital, Modesto Medical Center, opening in October 2008 to serve California’s Central Valley. [read article]

By Diane Laux, ABC