Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
First Impressions: Introducing Renee Gastineau, Paladino’s New Client Development Manager
We are excited to announce that Renee Gastineau has joined Paladino and Company as client development manager in the Pacific Northwest region. She’s a dynamic addition to our team, and we want to give our clients, colleagues, and peers the opportunity to…
ENERGY STAR scoring is about to change
ENERGY STAR compares a building’s energy performance to that of similar buildings nationwide, and buildings have become more energy efficient in recent years. This is good news! It also means that if you benchmark properties in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager,…
LEED v4.1 — a game changer or business as usual?
By Kim Pexton
Feeling like you’re just settling in to LEED v4? It’s hard to believe that It’s been four years since the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released LEED v4, and now, LEED v4.1, announced last November at Greenbuild, will be released…
Becoming Nature: the building design evolution meets the living building revolution
By Nash Emrich
There has been an observable series of changes throughout the history of the built environment. The changes moved slowly at first and now are exploding with innovative concepts. And all this change has been in the context of the powerful…