Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
Energy models in the era of the virtual workforce
I’ve worked on energy models for everything from local schools and libraries to towering hotels and multifamily high rise. The bigger the building or the more innovative the design, the more important it is to get an energy model. Energy…
Energy audits can fool-proof your CapEx budget
Energy audits are the best kept secret of smart facilities and operations managers. The central goal for CapEx budgeting is to figure out the best way to spend your company’s financial resources to optimize a building’s performance – financial and otherwise.…
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,…
Energy Modeling Can Save Time and Money for a Building Project
Before the first shovel of dirt is removed from a prospective building site, the owner wants to know something very basic: what’s the payback over time? I developed a continuing education course on energy modeling for Building Design + Construction…
Weathering Complexity to Improve Energy Modeling Accuracy
By Grey Fowles
We aim for simplicity in design. Most architects would love to present a building as a single concept. But even Mies Van Der Rohe -- who loved simplicity – often said, "The devil is in the details." His design of…