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‘ work for will represent another first for the U.S. Green Building Council’s program. The project will mark the first time a major medical facility in the United States has incorporated the LEED process as part of its master plan.

The Asante master plan will represent a 10-year development strategy for more than 70 properties in Jackson and Josephine counties, including Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford (Asante’s flagship hospital) and the Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. The plan will also serve as a guide for the placement of services, development and expansion.

Monty Hill, the project’s principal-in-charge, said TVA’s work will include studying the carbon footprints of the existing buildings on the two campuses, as a way of determining how to move forward with the work. 鈥淲e will be looking at it holistically and deciding, for example, do we want all buildings to go LEED gold?鈥� he said.

The work also allows TVA to tap into the health care field 鈥� a sector of planning and design that has managed to weather the economic downturn. TVA’s recent projects include the LEED platinum-targeted Park Avenue West Tower under construction in downtown Portland, the LEED gold in Portland’s South Waterfront, and major renovations to the University of Oregon‘s iconic Hayward Field in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials. The firm also designed the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton.

TVA is working on the Asante master plan with medical facility planners The Estim茅 Group and Sustainable Solutions, a consulting firm specializing in the built environment and renewable energy and infrastructure. Gerding Edlen Sustainable Solutions is a new subsidiary of Gerding Edlen Development.

The master planning process will include studying growth projections for various departments and where to build on the Medford and Grants Pass campuses, Hill said.

The work will take between 18-24 months, and the process will be steered by the Property and Facilities Subcommittee of the Asante Governing Board, with members from both Jackson and Josephine counties.

TVA will also conduct a comprehensive branding study, examining Asante’s goals and mission, Hill said. The study will create consistent standards to reinforce the look and feel of each experience within the Asante campuses 鈥� both exteriors and interiors 鈥� including details such as landscape/hardscape, signage and graphics. Hills said the overall goal will be to enhance staff satisfaction and retention, and provide an environment for patient comfort and health.

Hill said sustainable design is a way to create a working environment that draws employees to the buildings. 鈥淎sante realizes that, when you’re looking to recruit and retain employees, it’s important that the employees know what the company is doing for sustainability,鈥� he said. He added that TVA and other consultants will look at which building materials and design best reflect Asante’s goals. 鈥淲e will look at how the architecture can be manipulated to reinforce their values,鈥� he said.

Asante is a locally-owned, tax-exempt health system serving more than 550,000 residents in nine southern Oregon and northern California counties.