{"id":11039,"date":"2023-11-07T08:56:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T08:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfp.nl\/?p=11039"},"modified":"2023-10-31T09:02:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T09:02:11","slug":"sustainability-in-healthcare-the-latest-trends-and-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfp.nl\/en\/news-and-cases\/sustainability-in-healthcare-the-latest-trends-and-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability in healthcare: the latest trends and developments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Care homes, day centres and other care premises: they have in some cases been around for a long time. Older properties are usually not equipped with the best insulation or the latest energy-efficient equipment. Add to this the fact that healthcare facilities have relatively high energy bills due to intensive use, and it becomes clear: energy efficiency measures are a major focus point for greater sustainability in healthcare.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Consequently, in recent years, healthcare organisations have been increasingly urged to become more sustainable. This is not only the result of legal considerations with legislation on energy efficiency and reporting, but economic factors also play a role. Rising gas and energy prices, for example, also encourage taking sustainability measures in healthcare buildings.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently, there have been several developments stimulating sustainability in healthcare. Five trends are listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Sustainable Healthcare Green Deal was recently concluded. This agreement creates joint commitment and also ensures that signatories periodically report on the energy usage of their real estate portfolio. The Green Deal was signed by many parties in the healthcare sector, resulting in automatic and easier compliance. After all, the Green Deal is already spurring them into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because of the various legal obligations regarding reporting of energy usage and efficiency measures, insight has ceased to be a ‘nice to have’ for healthcare organisations. It is no longer workable to constantly retrieve figures using Excel files, so a well-functioning energy management system has become more or less a necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another trend can be found in subsidies such as those for Sustainable Social Real Estate<\/a> (DUMAVA). They are accelerating sustainability efforts, especially in healthcare. The popular DUMAVA subsidy will remain in place until 2030, offering 30% reimbursement of investment in sustainability measures and up to 50% for energy advice and EPCs. As such, it provides an impetus to projects that have stalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSustainable trends in healthcare<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. The accelerating impact of the Sustainable Healthcare Green Deal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2. New subsidy opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n