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News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
Transit is re-shaping commercial office and 4 other trends impacting CRE architecture, design, development, and operations
By Brad Pease
Office life is changing – and architecture must change with it. Here are several office trends that are coming for the next wave of office projects. And once you've read our trends, share your favorite office trend in the comments.…
Why Net Zero Water?
Why Net Zero? Throughout the world, and certainly, in the United States, communities are facing significant water-related challenges. The United Nations projects that global water demand will outstrip the supply by 40 percent by 2030. Shocking news reports about cities like Chennai,…
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…
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…
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…
First Impressions: Introducing Paroma Chakravarty, Associate Consultant
Associate consultants play an important role in progressing client projects. They have to be equal parts analysts, project managers, and sustainability experts. We are excited to welcome Associate Consultant, Paroma Chakravarty to our team, and would like to give you…
New ebook: Opportunity Zones
The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 includes the Opportunity Zone program, which provides tax incentives to investors who fund businesses in underserved communities. Paladino helps clients at the intersection of business, design, and environment, so we’ve released…
The Buzz on the Built Environment and Species Protection for Earth Day 2019
Earth Day creates an annual opportunity for people around the world to focus on an issue, and Earth Day 2019 is a call to protect the millions of species that inhabit this planet. Saving millions of species can get overwhelming!…
First Impressions: Introducing Lauren Luckett, Paladino’s New Client Development Manager
We are excited to announce that Lauren Luckett has joined Paladino and Company as client development manager in the DC region. We’re proud to have her on our team, and we want to give our clients, colleagues, and peers the opportunity to…
Use the master planning process to improve entitlements outcomes
Master planned developments may be managed by a developer or by a consortium including government officials, community representatives, and tenant organizations. In either scenario, its success depends on the approval and support of community stakeholders such as community members and…