Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
Four Reasons to Swap your DIY COVID Strategy for a Third-Party Framework
Are you planning to patch together a DIY approach to COVID-readiness? We are inching closer to a post-lockdown world, and real estate operators want their spaces to be safe and healthy. There’s a lot of information out there about limiting…
USGBC Brings More Certification Options with LEED Zero
In a broad sense, net-zero refers to achieving an overall balance between resources demanded and resources returned, and USGBC has launched a certification option called LEED Zero, which defines net-zero goals for energy, carbon, water, and/or waste. Here is how…
D.C. Building Operators: It's Time to Pay Attention to the D.C. DOEE BEPS Program
Let's talk about BEPS. The District of Columbia is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 50% below 2006 levels by 2032 and 80% by 2050. Meeting these goals will require improving the energy efficiency of District homes and buildings, switching to clean,…
Six Lessons Learned from our First Fitwel Viral Response Module Certification
There’s what you know you know, what you know you don’t know, and what you don’t know you don’t know. Our team was as prepared and confident going into our first Fitwel Viral Response Module certification as a team can…
Impact Investing and a Conversation with Stacey Krynsky of Beneficial State Bank
Impact investing refers to “investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.” (thanks Wikipedia) Impact investing can take on many forms. Thanks to our work…