#Mercy hospital joplin mo windows#

Once the sun is bright enough, the lights turn off automatically. Our parking lots have LED lights and solar sensors. Motion sensors in offices automatically turn out lights and reduce heating and cooling when no one is around.

#Mercy hospital joplin mo windows#

The building design called for energy-efficient windows that would take advantage of natural daylight yet keep out heat and cold. Crews recycled them as part of our building's foundation. Once excavation began, we hit those rocks that make the Missouri Ozarks famous. We also identified more than 400 trees on the property that could be dug up, maintained and then replanted on site after construction was complete. We studied water runoff from the property and then designed detention areas to filter water and ensure we did not have an impact on glades downstream. The sustainability efforts began before crews turned a single scoop of dirt. While it was an opportunity no one wanted, we embraced it and pledged to harden the new building against future storms while also conserving natural resources. Mercy began the task of building the new facility after an EF-5 tornado in May 2011 destroyed the Joplin hospital. But a unique cross composed of 100 solar panels at Mercy Hospital Joplin in Missouri is helping to reduce impact on the environment while serving as a reminder that caring for the Earth is an important part of caring for each other.

You will see them every where in Mercy buildings, from the windowpanes to the walls. You expect to see crosses in a Catholic health care facility. Solar panels on the roof of Mercy Hospital Joplin in Missouri.