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March Meeting of the Month: Decarbonizing Healthcare
March 9 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm MST
Invited Talk: Walt Vernon on decarbonizing the healthcare industry
Our meeting of the month, Saturday, March 9th 10:00 am will feature a presentation by Walt Vernon, business owner dedicated to decarbonizing the healthcare industry.
Summary
Walt will discuss the challenges we face in decarbonizing hospitals and clinics, and how it can be done. While the IRA and record level State incomes bring much needed funds, we still have hospitals who are going out of business (most rural hospitals are on their knees financially for many reasons). Healthcare, a notoriously carbon heavy industry, needs much attention and then while IRA money is available to help these hospitals, they have to come up with 50% matching funds for any decarbonization project.
Bio
Walt is the CEO of Mazzetti, an Employee-Owned Benefit Corporation whose mission is to Bend the Climate Curve. With offices across the US, India, and Africa, Mazzetti offers consulting, design, and construction services to health facilities. Walt also founded and runs the Sextant Foundation; a nonprofit organization providing renewable energy development services for low-resourced healthcare facilities.
Walt has been the Principal Investigator for numerous healthcare decarbonization research projects and publications. In 2023, he published the California Energy Commission’s Hospital Decarbonization Design Guide. He helped write the ASHRAE-REHVA Design Guide for Net Zero Hospitals, and the ASHRAE Decarbonized Hospital Design Guide.