Project : Shepparton Private Hospital

Shepparton Private Hospital Project: Portable Executive Office and Exterior Roof of Ward

Date: Dec - Jan 2007

Description: Description: This organisation is very aware of looking after the environment and seriously investigating ways to do this while improving the look of their buildings. They researched the web and chose the Energy Star product.

Further requirements were to: Reduce temperature, Reduce air conditioning costs Decrease labour down time and improve conditions for staff and patients.

Project 1: Exterior Painting of Portable Executive Office Block Paint tin roof and walls of a portable office block in Energy Star
Metalflex which runs 4 air conditioners in the summer months.

Project 2: Exterior Roof Painting of Ward Paint cliplock metal roof of one ward in Energy Star Metalflex.

Results & Comments:
Reduced use of air conditioners and energy costs at both sites.
On hot days now only running 2-3 air conditioners + these are running for shorter periods in portable office. Happier staff and more comfortable environment!

Letter from Shepparton Private Hospital 29/01/07 Chris Thompson, Chief Executive Officer
We have recently used the Astec reflective paint through Mike Bailey painting as a means to improve comfort levels in the executive portable and one of the patient wards. Whilst we are still trialling the results of the ward roof being painted, the reduction in the use of airconditioners in the portable has been significant. In our portable office in previous times we would regularly have 4 box airconditioners in use. Now we use a maximum of 2-3 if the sun is extreme.

In a time where business needs to consider its impact on the environment, we see this as a necessary and practical way to reduce the need for one of the main electricity consumers in our organisation. We also see it as a necessary step in reducing the workload and pressure placed on our hospital airconditioners as they cope with the extremes of heat that summer brings.

The remarkable thing is the feel of the paint on hot days. To put your hand on the surface of the painted tin roof and feel how cool it is on a hot day is amazing.

With the results we have seen and the range of colours that are available I was convinced enough to use it on my own roof at home.

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