Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
Making the Super Bowl – and Sports – Sustainable
By Brad Pease
The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl for only the second time in franchise history and the City of Seattle (home to Paladino HQ) is suffering from a severe case of football fever. The excitement got me thinking about…
How VRF Can Reduce Energy Costs for Building Owners and Tenants
By Brian Walker
Use of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) technology, already popular in Japan and Europe, is growing in the United States. Developers are using VRF in many types of buildings, including multi-family residential, schools, and office buildings. Because of its efficiency, VRF…
Increasing the Cycle Life of Electrical Energy Storage
The U.S. electric grid has virtually no storage space for renewable energy sources such as wind and solar that lower greenhouse gas emissions. Charles Barnhart, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University’s Global Climate and Energy Project, was lead author of…
Paladino’s Green New Year’s Resolutions
It’s a new year and with the turn of the calendar page come the inevitable pledges to slough off all our bad habits and develop better ones. Yes, I’m talking about New Year’s resolutions. The idea might be considered a…