Retro-commissioning, as the first step in a campus sustainability strategy, can reduce energy use in college and university buildings by 10% or more, making it an essential ingredient for meeting greenhouse gas reduction goals.

EH&E, an environmental and engineering consulting firm for the healthcare industry, has launched “EHEConnect” – an interactive discussion forum dedicated to Environment of Care (EC) professionals.

EH&E has found that practice interview sessions, if done properly, can dramatically improve the performance of hospital staff in actual Joint Commission surveys.

A new, free white paper can help building owners, developers, and others minimize the looming risks and costs caused by the discovery of PCBs in their construction materials.

A free white paper is helping building owners avoid the complaints, business disruptions, and out-of-pocket costs that can result when they’re forced by the construction schedule to occupy new or renovated facilities prior to “system final completion.”

EH&E announces the availability of a free white paper that details three specific strategies to improve laboratory environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance programs.

Hospitals and healthcare institutions are challenged to devise policies and procedures that allow construction projects to take place while maintaining Environment of Care standards. A free white paper that addresses these challenges is available from EH&E.

A free white paper entitled “Biosafety Review Key to Infection Control” is available to help biotechnology technicians and environmental health and safety personnel minimize the risk of infection in the laboratory.

In recent months, federal U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state Departments of Environmental Protection have begun inspecting and citing hospitals for improper disposal of pharmaceutical hazardous waste. EH&E offers a new, free whitepaper outlining six essential components for developing a compliant Hazardous Waste Drug Program.

Despite the certificate of occupancy, substantial hidden costs from unfinished systems often plague building owners after moving into newly constructed buildings. A new program introduced by EH&E draws on the firm’s experience as a leading commissioning firm to help.

A free white paper is now available to help hospitals prepare for new Joint Commission accreditation requirements and unannounced surveys.

This white paper details the six key components of an accident investigation and mitigation program that are necessary to provide improvements in the overall safety program and prevent future accidents.

EH&E, a full service environmental engineering and consulting firm, has announced Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a leading cancer research and care center in Boston, Massachusetts as a new EH&E regulatory compliance support site client.

Experts at Mt. Holyoke College and Hampshire College and EH&E will present on the topic of EH&S management systems and the details involved with developing, implementing, and maintaining an EH&S management system at the CSHEMA 2007 Conference, July 21 - 26, 2007.

EH&E, a full service environmental engineering and consulting firm, will feature their laboratory safety and regulatory compliance solutions at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo (AIHce), June 4-7, 2007.

EH&E’s environmental health and safety experts have identified three proven strategies for improving program compliance deficiencies in any company or institution with a laboratory.

Listen as the Biosafety/Radiation Safety Officer at a major research institution in Boston discusses the challenges she faces in maintaining her increasingly complex program, and a new support system designed to help.