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Hospital Energy Alliance Project Teams
The Hospital Energy Alliance (HEA) Project Teams encompass five areas in hospital building systems and operations that require best practices toolkits as well as research on innovative, cost-effective technologies. Here you will find a brief description of each Project Team.
Hospitals who want to join HEA must choose at least one Project Team of interest for their participation. Each Project Team works closely with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and national laboratories to conduct a select number of projects annually that explore energy-efficiency technologies and best practices for more energy-efficient commercial buildings. Learn more by reading the Hospital Energy Alliance Project Teams fact sheet.
Benchmarking and Measurement: Members focus on developing and implementing cost-effective benchmarking and measurement strategies to better understand hospital energy consumption and its principal contributors.
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems: Members promote energy-efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning practices that meet hospital requirements for conditioned air. Specific areas of interest include reheat loads reduction and innovative ways to meet outside-air requirements. Learn more about the technology and system specification being developed for Unitary Air Conditioner Rooftop Units.
Lighting and Electrical: Members work to develop cost-effective solutions to interior and exterior lighting challenges. HEA members serve with Retailer Energy Alliance (REA) and Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance (CREEA) members to address lighting-related challenges.
Learn more by viewing technology and system specifications developed by the Project Team and fact sheets about the Project Team's work:
- CBEA Site (Parking Lot) Lighting Specification
- CBEA High-Efficiency Parking Structure Lighting Specification
- CBEA LED Refrigerated Display Case Lighting Specification
- CBEA High-Efficiency 2'x2' Troffer Lighting Specification
- LED Outdoor Area Lighting Fact Sheet
- Lighting Measurement and Evaluation Protocol
- Exterior Lighting for Energy Savings, Security, and Safety
Read a fact sheet about lessons learned from DOE GATEWAY demonstration projects completed on LED site lighting applications to date.
Medical Equipment and Plug Loads: Members develop strategies to decrease energy consumed by diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, as well as general hospital plug loads.
Power Alternatives: Members focus on exploring and expanding hospital use of renewable energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass) and cogeneration—combined heat and power (CHP).