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News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
Katie Rothenberg Selected as a 2021 LEED Fellow
LEED Fellows represent the top of their fields in green building design, engineering and development Paladino and Company’s Managing Director, Katie Rothenberg, has been named a 2021 LEED Fellow by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI). Katie is among 21 professionals…
First Impressions: Introducing Marilyn Zajac, Consultant
We are pleased to announce that Marilyn Zajac has joined Paladino’s consulting team. Marilyn’s early career in the green building industry has allowed her to collaborate with clients and projects teams to deliver efficient, reliable, economic, and sustained energy performance…
First Impressions: Introducing Aya El-Khouly, Associate Consultant
We are pleased to announce that Aya El-Khouly has joined Paladino’s consulting team. Originally trained as a biological engineer, Aya’s methodical approach serves her well as she manages programs like LEED, Arc Performance, and Fitwel. Her experience managing a diverse…
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…