Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
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…
Hot Take: Kerry and McCarthy Unveil Biden's Executive Order on Climate
By Tom Paladino
President Biden is taking a series of actions on climate change today, his seventh in office. Biden has appointed John Kerry to be the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and Kerry was responsible for announcing the Executive Order on Climate,…
Meridian Group Earns Nation's Highest Rating for Fitwel Viral Response Certification
Press release from Meridan Group, released January 14, 2021: Bethesda firm achieves an unprecedented score of 99 out of 100 for its efforts to advance innovative health and wellness initiatives at its DC-area buildings. 1901 L Street in Washington DC After…
COVID | Leadership | Wellness
USGBC Leans into Social Equity with New Tools
We looked at USGBC’s Social Equity tools, and here’s what we found: Equity and inclusion have rightfully been major parts of the national conversation since the protests around systemic racism and police brutality began last summer. Our industry has been…
Social Equity: Banking on Black Communities
At Paladino, we are proud of our purpose-driven culture. The light that has been shined on social equity and its link to environmental sustainability, thanks largely to protests, helped us better understand how our definition of culture can be improved…
Net Zero Carbon Today - the Hammer and the Dance
By Tom Paladino
Is there such a thing as a coincidence? Here at Paladino, we started deeply exploring new ways to address carbon emissions and Net Zero Carbon in June just as the world hit peak shutdown and stories about reduced carbon emissions…
Five Ways Your Small Business Can Support Black-Owned Businesses
Like so many others, the murder of George Floyd and countless others has motivated Paladino and Company to look at our role in social equality and justice. It was important to our team to make a true change to how…
Why It's Worth Investing in an Eco-Charrette
Making the Case for Eco-Charrettes There’s broad agreement across architectural, engineering, and contractor disciplines that an eco-charrette is a critical early step in a successful CRE project. This understanding isn’t always so universal among the owners and developers who pay…
Reflections on Earth Day 2020 from my six-foot bubble
By Tom Paladino
How ironic – #EarthDay50 comes in 2020, the year of perfect vision, as the entire world clamors for a vision forward. I’ve been reflecting on my sheltered life and how shocking this new reality of sheltering in place is. For…
The Environmental Impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and sustainability are linked in a way that wasn’t experienced with past pandemics. There’s something about the international response that allows many to draw parallels to the fight against climate change in a way that Ebola and…