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New Parkland designed to promote recycling

  • Published: 9/16/2013
The recycling program at the new hospital is a critical component of Parkland’s sustainability efforts. The new hospital has been designed to simplify recycling, thereby ensuring Parkland is a good steward of the earth and taxpayers’ resources.

Parkland currently estimates that almost 1,000 tons of recycling waste are being generated in the new hospital, said Mark Meadors, Sustainable Design Project Manager for HDR Architecture Inc. This includes paper, cardboard, plastics and glass generated by the caregivers, visitors and patients.

Mark said Parkland has worked diligently to provide enough recycling bins to handle this volume.

“Recycling bins will be distributed throughout the building in locations like elevator lobbies, lounges, conference areas, and classrooms and waiting rooms,” said Mark, who was involved throughout the design of the new hospital campus and works closely with BARA, Parkland’s construction partners.

While linen and trash transportation happens behind the scenes, at the new hospital a network of vertical and horizontal sealed tubes throughout the building will make it even more seamless. The system will pull material from each loading station through the use of computer monitored and controlled air-vacuum technology. Traveling at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour, material will be transported to a centralized, final collection point, offering considerable health, operational and financial advantages.

“Pneumatic tubes will remove clutter from the hospital in areas normally occupied by manual resources for waste removal including people and trash carts, which immediately improves facility aesthetics and patient safety,” said Lou Saksen, Senior Vice President of New Parkland Construction.

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