WEBINAR: Colorado’s First Zero Energy Outpatient Medical Center: A Case Study of Pueblo Community Health Center’s New East Side Clinic.

As a leading health care provider in Pueblo, Colo., and a non-profit, charitable organization, Pueblo Community Health Center (PCHC) wanted to align its organizational sustainability goals with the City of Pueblo’s goal to become fully powered by renewable energy by 2035. As a result, PCHC decided to pursue the goal of a zero energy building for its new East Side Clinic, the first verified zero-energy outpatient healthcare clinic in Colorado. This case study will describe the project’s use of zero energy building strategies, the benefits to the owner and surrounding community, and the results of the project to date.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how the team created a roadmap and accomplished Zero Energy verification.
• Increase knowledge regarding goal setting, energy modeling, and integrated design.
• Understand how Zero Energy building strategies reduce energy costs for owners and provide operational efficiencies.