Herman Miller for Healthcare will sponsor a series of teleconferences this year dedicated to sharing knowledge about sustainable design and its evolving presence in healthcare facilities. The series, hosted by Hospitals for a Healthy Environments (H2E), will focus on green building design, construction, and operations.
The first teleconference of the series will occur Friday, January 5, at 1 p.m., EST. Architect and Green Guide to Health Care Project Manager Adele Houghton will lead the 60-minute session entitled "Introduction to the Green Guide for Healthcare." She will provide an overview of fundamental concepts that define a green health care facility with specific case studies from Green Guide pilot projects.
"Herman Miller's commitment to the environment and experience with sustainable design and construction fits well with the message of this teleconference series," says Mollie Linstrom, senior program manager for Herman Miller for Healthcare. She adds, "Sharing knowledge about creating healthy environments, particularly within a healthcare setting, is just the right thing to do."
H2E's teleconferences appeal to a variety of audiences, including environmental services, safety, green building experts, administrators, clinical staff, pharmacists, laboratory staff, and food service.
Additional H2E teleconferences sponsored by Herman Miller for Healthcare include:- Connecting Hospitals to Nature, April 5, 2007
- Integrated Design in Construction & Operations, May 4, 2007
- Specifying Green Furniture & Furnishings, July 13, 2007
- Green Guide "How To": Achieving Materials and Resource Credits, September 7, 2007
- Green Guide "How To": Achieving Environmental Quality Credits, December 7, 2007
A complete list of teleconferences for 2007 may be located at www.h2e-online.org.
Individuals may register for one or several teleconferences at $79 per call or subscribe to Hospitals for a Healthy Environment and receive unlimited teleconference access for $199 per year.
About H2E
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) is based on a vision of a healthy health care system. It was jointly founded by the American Hospital Association, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health Care Without Harm, and the American Nurses Association to provide education, tools, and information about best environmental practices to help health care professionals improve operational efficiency, increase compliance, and improve the health of their communities.
About Herman Miller, Inc.
Herman Miller helps create great places to work, heal, learn, and live by researching, designing, manufacturing, and distributing innovative interior solutions that support companies, organizations, and individuals all over the world. The company's award-winning products, complemented by furniture management and strategic consulting services, generated over $1.7 billion in revenue during fiscal 2006. Herman Miller is widely recognized for both its innovative products and business practices. Herman Miller is a recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. In 2006, the company was once again cited by Fortune magazine as the "Most Admired" company in its industry and is among Business Ethics magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens." The company trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR.
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