S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y

» Sustainability is the act of balancing the environmental, social, and economic needs of the built and natural environments for present and future generations.

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C L E V E L A N D C L I N I C A B U D H A B I H O S P I TA L

To be certified LEED Gold» Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Hospital

(CCAD) is being lauded as the "hospital of the future," and will redefine the way medical prevention and treatment are delivered in the future

Sustainable features:» Recycled grey and storm water and the

use of photovoltaics to reduce energy will help the structure achieve its anticipated LEED Gold certification.

» Annual energy costs reduced by over 50%

A R Z A N A H M E D I C A L C O M P L E X

To be certified LEED Gold» The new LEED Gold-designed 78-bed

facility anchors a terminus of the community’s central Grand Canal.

» Aimed at addressing the significant demand for specialist medical treatment in the region, the facility will provide multi-disciplinary health care services through a Spine Center, Knee and Sports Medicine Center, and a Wellness and Diagnostic Center.

» Annual energy costs reduced by over 40%

S U S TA I N A B L E R E T U R N O N I N V E S T M E N T ( S R O I )

What is it?» The SROI process accounts for a project’s

triple-bottom line—its full range of environmental, social and economic impacts.

» The process builds on best practices in cost-benefit analysis and financial analysis methodologies, complemented by state-of-the-art risk analysis and stakeholder elicitation techniques

» Results are presented in innovative ways that help clients and their stakeholders prioritize projects, better understand trade-offs and evaluate risk.

S R O I P R O C E S S

» Elements such as water quality or CO2 currently have no tradable value and are not captured by financial return on investment analyses.

» SROI Process assigns a monetary value to such elements can sometimes involve a high-level of uncertainty. SROI relies on evidence and expert opinions to determine the economic, social and environmental value of investments.

» As an example, the divergent perspectives on the value of a ton of CO2 can be shown as a distribution of potential values. The median value is one that is supported by the U.S. Federal Government.

S R O I - C A L C U L AT I N G T H E T R I P L E B O T T O M L I N E» SROI adds to traditional financial analysis the monetized value of non-cash benefits and externalities

Project Cash Impacts

Internal Non-Cash Benefits

External Costs & Benefits

Capital Operations & Maintenance Productivity

Health & Safety

MobilityGreenhouse

GasesCriteria Air

ContaminantWater & Solid

Waste

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