Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
Would you fit in at Paladino?
Paladino is adding staff to our consultant teams in Seattle and DC. When we hire, we look for the right fit of technical skill, interpersonal skill, and innate leadership potential. Might you want to join our growing team? Read on…
World Cleanup Day Comes to Paladino
One of the perks of working at Paladino and Company is that every employee is encouraged to serve the community through environmental volunteerism. Some people use that time to serve on boards and committees for non-profit organizations, and sometimes we…
Commercial interiors are going green in Seattle and the Eastside
Whether you call it a tenant fitout, tenant improvement, or commercial interiors project, every office renovation provides opportunities to incorporate sustainability, resilience, and wellness. Tenants are demanding (and some local governments are incentivizing) that leased premises be built-out in alignment…
Best summer networking events for real estate in Seattle and Washington, DC!
If you’re like us, you’re always on the hunt for interesting, networking events in Seattle and Washington, DC that bring together business leaders, architects, and developers. We found an abundance of real estate networking events this summer, and we…
Don't make another climate action plan
A climate action plan is a detailed and strategic framework for measuring, planning, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and related climate impacts. Municipalities and companies use climate action plans as customized roadmaps for making decisions and understanding where and how…
Paladino's experts weigh in on your most common questions about LEED v4.1
LEED v4.1 is getting a lot of attention in the building industry, thanks to significant implementation and performance enhancements it provides. LEED v4.1 has brought changes that allow design teams to focus more on design and less on LEED documentation.…
Paladino Celebrates LEED ND Gold with FRIT at Pike & Rose
USGBC NCR’s Montgomery County Committee collaborated with Federal Realty Investment Trust to invite the community to the LEED plaque ceremony for the Pike & Rose development in Bethesda, MD on Thursday, May 16th. Federal Realty selected to host the event…
Living Future unConference 2019 Wrap-Up
We were fortunate to have the Living Future unConference in our company backyard this year. More than 1,000 experts in green building gathered in Seattle to learn about sustainable design and communities from each other and from organizations that have…
Washington State Approves Standards & Incentives to Reduce Building Emissions
Washington state’s greenhouse gas emissions from buildings have jumped by 50-percent over the last 30-years, more than any other source in our state. The catalyst for this is likely the state’s explosive growth, particularly in Western Washington where Seattle and…
Elevated Energy Performance Standards in Washington DC’s Existing Buildings
By Darren Bruce
Between the Omnibus Act and the Net Zero effort, Washington DC is taking a leadership role in energy performance and regulation. A few of the changes in energy performance for existing buildings requirements that are causing building owners, operators, and…