Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
An Introduction to Energy Audits
By Brad Greeff
It’s no surprise that the occupancy of commercial office buildings looks dramatically different as a result of COVID-19. The unexpected upside is that lower occupancy creates an ideal opportunity to conduct an energy audit for your building. What is an…
Maryland Property and Asset Managers Take Note: Building Tune-Up Program Incentives
Property and Asset managers in Maryland have the opportunity to improve energy performance for little to no out-of-pocket cost thanks to the EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act. As part of the EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act, utility companies across the…
The Glass Box Paradox
Glass box designs have an energy performance problem. Owners, architects, and inhabitants alike love glass box design for its reflective, shimmering, and transparent qualities. The connection between the inside and outside worlds is part of the allure of glass buildings,…
Understanding Building Commissioning
The practice of building commissioning (Cx) has quickly become standard practice for real estate owners and developers who want to maximize their investment because it delivers improved energy efficiency, workplace performance, and operational efficiency. Building commissioning is the professional practice…
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…
First Impressions: Introducing Jake Mello, Paladino’s New Commissioning Engineer
We are excited to announce that Jake Mello has joined Paladino as commissioning engineer in the DC region. We’re proud to have him on our team, and we want to give our clients, colleagues, and peers the opportunity to get to know…
First Impressions: Introducing Brad Greeff, Senior Commissioning Engineer
At Paladino, we make your building designs more sustainable, healthy, and resilient - and then we maintain them through an expert commissioning team. Meet the newest member of this team, Senior Commissioning Engineer Brad Greeff. Brad joined Paladino in June,…
The critical link between building commissioning and human performance: a Commissioning Project Engineer talks about becoming a WELL AP
As a commissioning project engineer at Paladino, I improve building performance by carefully analyzing data. Numbers are black and white - and unambiguous. Analytics are core to Paladino’s approach, and number crunching is in my DNA. If you want to…
Meet our commissioning team
Paladino has worked for more than 20 years to establish its reputation as a global leader in sustainability and green building. What fewer people know is that we have also developed a strong and highly capable commissioning team, staffed by…
Seven lessons learned on commissioning projects
By Brian Walker
Commissioning helps projects achieve greater occupant comfort and satisfaction, higher building energy efficiency, and ensures ease of maintenance for the building engineering staff. Ultimately, commissioning is where the rubber meets the road in terms of building design. Commissioning a building…