Design Hive: Tariq Amlani on healthcare decarbonization
February 11, 2025
Healthcare sector leader Tariq Amlani talks about the challenges of designing for resiliency and decarbonization in Canada
On this Design Hive episode, Healthcare sector leader Tariq Amlani talks about designing hospitals for decarbonization and extreme events.
The healthcare sector is a significant contributor to carbon emissions and global warming. Many healthcare systems are interested in reducing their carbon emissions. But decarbonizing healthcare isn’t a simple matter of electrification.
In this episode, healthcare sector leader Tariq Amlani explains what’s driving decarbonization efforts in Canada’s hospitals. He talks about the special power and resiliency requirements that hospitals have. Tariq tells us why the grid in some regions is friendlier to electrification than others. And he expands on the difference between electrification and smart decarbonization for healthcare facilities.
You can read more about decarbonizing hospitals smartly on the Stantec Ideas blog: Decarbonizing hospitals smartly is better than electrification
In this episode, you’ll learn about:
- Tariq’s role as healthcare sector leader for Stantec
- Drivers for decarbonization in Canada’s healthcare facilities
- Unique power and resiliency requirements in healthcare
- The challenges to 100 percent electrification in hospitals
- Smart decarbonization for hospitals
