Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
Our Wish for an Abundant Thanksgiving for Everyone on the Planet
At this time of the year it is customary to give thanks for our blessings and opportunities. At Paladino we are grateful to everyone who is striving to create a more sustainable world with a focus on the triple top line -- people, planet…
Streamline Your ECM Submissions by Being Clear and Concise
By Grey Fowles
Adopting best practices and then carefully documenting your energy conservation measures (ECMs) are critical to streamlining your LEED submission so it passes review and isn’t returned with a request for a lot more clarification. This is especially important for manufacturers,…
GRI Sustainability Reporting: Measure What Matters
To keep up to date about current green building trends, I recently attended an all-day Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) training called U.S. EPA: Sustainability Reporting through GRI: Unlocking the Power in the Pacific NW and Beyond. The program brought together…
LEED v4: Delayed Adoption Means Delayed Benefits
By Brad Pease
The USGBC recently announced an extension of the date to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October 31, 2016. This is nearly three years after initial release of LEED v4 at Greenbuild last year. While the registration date…
Why Aren’t Today’s Elections About a Sustainable Future for States?
By Tom Paladino
Today is the general election, when people around the nation will be casting votes for a number of hotly contested local and national positions. As I consider what role the political process plays in the transformation of high performance business…