Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
Greenbuild 2014 Focuses on Human Health and Financial Performance
Greenbuild bills itself as the world’s largest green building conference and expo, and it certainly was big this year in New Orleans—not only in attendance, but also in scope. Speakers at the conference clearly demonstrated that the green building industry…
Celebrating 20 Years of High Performance Building at Greenbuild
By Tom Paladino
A large contingent of Paladino consultants is in New Orleans for Greenbuild, the industry’s largest expo and conference. We’re eager to meet with our green building colleagues to discuss the trends, drivers and challenges in sustainable real estate today. Paladino’s…
Retailers See More Sustainable Brick and Mortar Stores in Our Future
At the recent Retail Industry Leadership Association (RILA) Sustainability Conference, attendees organized into brainstorming sessions came to a consensus on these future trends: Retail will continue to evolve over omni channel platforms Supply chains will need be more transparent through…
Why Washington DC’s Green Codes matter for sustainability everywhere
Washington DC’s new Green Construction Codes have been held up as a leading example of why DC is considered one of the most sustainable cities in the country. With the addition of the new green building codes to the existing…
Lessons Learned from Paladino's LEED v4 Gold Rating
By Brad Pease and Megan Snyder
Just in time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Paladino and Company, our headquarters office in Seattle has become the first LEED v4 certified project in the Northwest. We achieved a Gold rating using the LEED Commercial interiors program. It…