Parkland earns LEED® Gold award for new women’s clinic
Third Gold award for new construction project
The new Women’s & Infants Specialty Health (WISH) Clinic has been awarded the LEED® Gold Certification for commercial interiors from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, which sets voluntary standards for buildings. This is the third LEED Gold Certification Parkland has received. In 2013, it earned LEED Gold for its Tower Garage and this June received LEED Gold for the new Parkland Memorial Hospital.
The LEED rating system offers four certification levels for new construction — Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum — that correspond to the number of credits accrued in five sustainable design categories. The U.S. Green Building Council says LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a building, home or community was built to “achieve high performance” in sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
“We have had a focus on sustainability throughout the planning, design and construction of the entire new healthcare campus,” said Kris Gaw, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Hospital Operations. “To achieve three LEED Gold certifications on a project of this magnitude is a huge accomplishment.”
The new 138,628-square-foot WISH Clinic is connected by a pedestrian bridge to the Serena Simmons Connelly Tower in the new Parkland. The WISH Clinic, which opened Aug. 24, houses Parkland’s Urgent Care Emergency Center, Newborn Follow Up & Lactation Support, Gynecology Specialty Clinic, Gynecology/Oncology Infusion, Maternal/Fetal Medicine Clinic (formerly OB Complications Clinic) and OB/Gyn Sonography & Genetics.
Among the features recognized in the certification are the low-emitting materials including adhesives, paint, flooring, wood and furniture, as well as the use of regional materials, energy and water efficiency, and the clinic’s connectivity to public transportation.
The entire healthcare campus was sustainably designed. In doing so Parkland can efficiently manage and control solar heat gain, and by using recycled, local building materials it has reduced the carbon footprint.
Learn more about the Parkland's sustainability initiatives.
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