NHS Lothian has recently completed a project to make 6 of our sites more energy efficient.
Thanks to funding of £2M by the Scottish Government and further investment within NHS Lothian, a number of changes across 6 sites have been implemented to both reduce carbon and costs, making these more sustainability for the years to come.
The six sites were; Lauriston Building, Princess Alexandra Eye Hospital, Leith Community Treatment Centre, Sighthill Health Centre, Stockbridge Health Centre and Woodburn House. These changes included installing solar panels, LED lighting, Gas CHP (Combined Heat and Power) and Air Handling Unit upgrades.
These new energy efficiency measures will create a saving of 25.7% in energy costs against the 6 sites as well as reducing carbon emissions.
Ashley Mullen, Project Manager, said: “I feel the project went very well with an overall view from every site that the team were very accommodating and understanding. Working collaboratively with the services and clinics to ensure there was as little, if any, disruption to them.”
Morven Pitcairn, Physiotherapist at Leith Community Treatment Centre, said: “We had our lights upgraded in the physio dept on Monday and just wanted to highlight what a smooth and efficient process it was.
“The man in charge David checked in to find out what time would be most suitable and when we came in the next morning all lights had been upgraded and everywhere was completely clean.
“I was impressed with the whole process.”
To find out more about the work in NHS Lothian to improve sustainability go to https://org.nhslothian.scot/Sustainability/Pages/default.aspx
