Anthony Casias arrives at Pavilion A in the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. most mornings. As a Facilities Maintenance Supervisor in Facilities Management, once he walks through the doors to the hospital, he doesn’t stop moving. Overseeing the basement through the 4th floor as well as floors 14-17 in Pavilion A, Casias and his team maintain areas that include mechanical, radiology, operating and emergency rooms, the kitchen and pharmacy.
At the University of Kentucky, a commitment to innovation and efficiency is driving cost avoidance and conservation of natural resources in facilities across the campus and the Commonwealth. Three buildings on the UK HealthCare campus in Lexington, profiled below, offer recent highlights of this commitment to combine on-the-ground problem solving, emerging technology and collaboration to reduce energy consumption without compromising the high standards of care, comfort and reliability healthcare environments demand.