New Wishard Takes Center Stage at Greening the Heartland Event

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The ninth Annual Greening the Heartland Conference wraps up today in Indianapolis by highlighting The New Wishard Hospital project. Conference organizers say it is the largest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design initiative under construction in the city. Representatives with Wishard-Eskenazi Healthcare will discuss the effort to secure LEED designations.

May 18, 2012

News Release

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 18th, 2012) - Day 3, and final day, for The 9th Annual 'Greening the Heartland' Conference here in Indy brings to center stage The New Wishard Hospital project. This is the largest LEED documentation project currently being constructed in Indianapolis. Registered as a LEED campus project the multiple building site is just midway along its path to LEED Silver certification. Final documentation completion is anticipated in 2014.

Here today to speak on the how's and why's of this immense undertaking are representatives from Wishard-Eskenazi Healthcare. Dr. Lisa E. Harris, CEO and Medical Director for Wishard Health Services and Matthew R. Gutwein, CEO of Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County will offer an insider's look at what it takes to go LEED on a large scale. Moderating the presentation will be Heather Zeto, CEO of Platinum Earth LLC Sustainability and LEED Consulting, USGBC-Indiana Vice Chair -2012., and a member of the LEED consulting team for the New Wishard Hospital. The presentation is scheduled for today in Exhibit Hall A beginning at 11:00 am.