Water
Water Conservation in Healthcare Facilities
Why Focus on Water Conservation in Healthcare?
Health systems use significant quantities of water, from sterilization and sanitation to patient care and laundry. Focusing on water conservation offers several key benefits:
- Community Resiliency: Though hospitals can be exempted from water conservation regulations during droughts, health systems can prioritize efficient water consumption to reduce strain on local water supplies and ecosystems.
- Cost Savings: As the price of water increases, decreased water usage directly translates to lower utility bills.
- Facility Efficiency: Water heating and cooling is a source of significant energy consumption. Water monitoring and conservation efforts often lead to valuable pipe and boiler maintenance, equipment upgrades, and overall energy/utility efficiency efforts.
Oakwell’s Approach to Improving Water Infrastructure
Our engineers and sustainability experts take a multi-faceted approach to helping health systems monitor, manage, and conserve this essential resource:
Water Usage Audits and Tracking
Our team analyzes your blue, gray, and green water consumption patterns to identify areas for improvement while tracking and trending water usage.
Water-Efficient Upgrades
We recommend and implement cost-effective upgrades from low-flow faucets and retrofitting fixtures, to leak detection systems, to complete system overhauls.
Sustainable Practices Integration
We explore innovative solutions like stormwater management, rainwater harvesting, graywater reuse, and irrigation and landscaping strategies for appropriate applications.
Staff Training
We develop programs to promote water-conscious behaviors among staff, training them to be leaders.
Partner With Oakwell for Water Conservation Efforts
Oakwell can manage your system’s improvements while keeping your facilities fully functional throughout the process.
Proven Expertise
Our team has decades of experience and extensive knowledge of water conservation strategies for healthcare facilities.
Data-Driven Solutions
We calculate baseline water usage within facilities and analyze real-time data to identify impactful opportunities for water savings and oversees its implementation and maintenance.
Long-Term Partnership
We work alongside your team to integrate water management into your sustainability planning and provide ongoing support for achieving goals.
