Updates on Maryland BEPS and Decarbonization Strategizes

BEPS and Decarbonization policy touch all parts of the health system – from planning new facilities, retrofitting older buildings, approaches to infrastructure advances, means and methods for construction, and robust operational impacts on energy consumption. In short, BEPS policy is not limited to facilities management leaders – it heralds an organizational and fundamental shift around climate change and high utilizers like hospitals and health systems.

We will hear from key Maryland BEPS policy analysts/staffers and subject matter experts in the field. They will be discussing policy changes, anticipating financial penalties, and capital impacts on health systems as climate change reform requirements evolve and take shape. This has material impact on all of us in our work to support and provide care to our patients. While the focus is on Maryland, the information shared will be valuable for all facilities in the DMV area that would like to reduce onsite emissions and energy use intensity.