EFFICIENT care environments: HVAC system lives up to predictions in LEED Gold project.

The article focuses on the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Olive Branch in Mississippi, and mentions its initiative to become an energy-efficient facility and to receive the LEED Gold for Healthcare certification using the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Topics discussed include the cost associated with operating the system and its implication to the hospital, the estimated cost of energy for heat pump HVAC, and the lessons learned from the project.