Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
COVID Occupancy and Your Existing Building LEED Certification
I’m happy to report that even as the world took a left turn during the pandemic, the interest in sustainability and optimized buildings has stayed on course. One strategy we continue to see is the use of LEED certification as…
Never Waste a Crisis - How the Events of 2020 Can Strengthen Your ESG Program
Are you actively working on an ESG program, or considering one? There are two high-stakes issues that companies big and small, near and far, are tackling in virtual boardrooms: COVID-19 response and social justice. The stakes with these issues are…
How Are You Doing? Self-Care and Personal Resiliency Take Center Stage in the Wellness Conversation
While you might be more accustomed to our posts focusing on the built environment, this post is about self-care and resilience at the personal level. We recently hit some major milestones in the U.S. – the CDC announced that over…
Social Responsibility is Your Not-So-Secret Weapon in the Talent War
We’ve been talking about the talent war for a while, and CEOs are starting to show battle scars. The supply of talent is shifting geographically and many workers are reevaluating their career plans just as demand for talent is increasing.…
Injecting Embodied Carbon Capability Into the Integrated Design and Construction Process
Our clients are increasingly asking us how they can construct a carbon-neutral facility and accounting for the embodied carbon of construction must be part of the equation for any carbon-neutral project. Embodied carbon is defined as the carbon footprint of…
Climate Modeling for a Resilient Business and Future
This post explores changes that developers and their teams need to make to their risk and resilience strategies by climate modeling for climate change. We often talk about sustainability strategies that help to minimize environmental impact and slow the effects…
The Rising Demand for Healthy Buildings, Quantified
The Center for Active Design recently released a study, A New Investor Consensus, The Rising Demand for Healthy Buildings, which set out to determine the impact of COVID-19 on demand for healthy buildings internationally. The research by the Center for…
Building Performance Requirements Are Coming - Are You Ready?
By Adam Herzer
Building performance requirements are policies that establish a definition for high-performance buildings and drive all buildings to achieve that definition, making clear the city or county’s priorities. A building performance requirement provides flexibility because owners can use whatever technologies and…
A Day in the Life of a Sustainability Consultant
There’s no single path that can bring someone into a career in sustainability consulting. If you are considering working as a sustainability consultant, you might be curious about what it’s like to do this work day-to-day. In this post, we…
PRESS RELEASE: Architecture, Engineering and Construction Leaders Call on Biden to Take Action on Green Building
Design and construction companies are urging the Biden Administration to build back greener. ** Paladino and Company supports this group and has signed the letter referenced below** February 22, 2021 – President Biden has made a commitment to “Build Back…