Encircle Health Ambulatory Care Center, developed in partnership with ThedaCare, is designed to balance material choices, lighting, building systems, work-flow efficiencies and life-cycle costs to achieve sustainable goals.
Sustainable elements integrated in the hospital facility include: a detailed construction-waste management plan that diverted approximately 75% of jobsite waste from landfills; native plants that maintain erosion control; low-flow plumbing fixtures that reduce water consumption by 30% over standard fixtures; energy-efficient HVAC system that exceeds industry standards by 26%; solar panels that heat approximately 75% of domestic water load; and a dedicated heat-recovery chiller that reclaims heat generated by medical equipment.
A light-filled atrium, artwork and sculptures from local artists, and extensive views to the outdoors help in enhancing the aesthetic appearance of the Ambulatory Care Center.
The three-storey Encircle Health Ambulatory Care Center spanning 156,000 square feet is a partnership of more than 300 ThedaCare physicians, staff and specialty physicians.
Completed in October 2009, the facility provides patients in Wisconsin’s Fox Valley area with a centralised location for their outpatient healthcare needs. The facility integrates primary care and specialty care through shared registration and scheduling, an electronic medical records system, state-of-the-art diagnostics, and ancillary services.
This is HGA’s second LEED-Gold for healthcare. St. Elizabeth Hospital-Heart, Lung & Vascular Pavilion, also in Appleton, Wisconsin, previously received LEED Gold.
