[Medium] Seventy percent of the 22 million dollars spent on the interior furnishings for the new Partners HealthCare facility met the Healthier Hospitals (HH) guidelines for safer products, marking a significant milestone and a major investment in green product purchases.

The new Partners Assembly Row facility is a national model for healthy furnishings in new construction. Built on the site of an old Ford assembly plant in Somerville, Massachusetts, Partners HealthCare Assembly Row Corporate offices occupy 850,000 square feet. Consolidating administrative functions for the health system, more than 4,200 employees will be moved under one roof from 13 different locations throughout the Boston metro area. The building makes use of energy efficient technologies, hosts a 1.25 MW solar array on the rooftop of its parking garage, and is a LEED Gold Version Four candidate...(Continue reading).