Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
LEED Fellows have 5 things in common with buildings
By Kim Pexton
The truth about LEED Fellowship is that those of us who have attained this honor have more in common than our LEED accreditation and passion for sustainability in the built environment. The accomplishments that led to recognition in our diverse…
Reduce maintenance costs and increase equipment efficiency with a CMMS or EAM
One of the cornerstones of green building is energy management, and our commissioning team particularly focuses on the energy consumption and operations of building equipment. But energy savings is just one metric that building maintenance professionals care about. In addition…
A reflection on Living Future 2017
By Nash Emrich
Rom coms and renewable energy: leveraging culture to create change The Living Future 2017 Unconference is rooted in the built environment, but this year the biggest takeaway was not a new building system or design innovation. The conversation of the…
Envisioning a verdant urban landscape - ULI Spring Meeting 2017
By Tom Paladino
Joe Biden shares his vision for the future at the Urban Land Institute Spring Meeting. Photo credit: ULI The Urban Land Institute Spring Meeting brought the sun and thousands of leaders to Seattle, Washington last week. The agenda consisted of…
Four LEED EBOM opportunities that most people miss
What creates momentum and how do we line up our next steps? For some, it might be the pursuit of LEED EBOM. The US Green Building Council’s LEED rating system has a specific reference guide and rating for Existing Buildings.…
How Abundance Thinking unlocks the potential in existing buildings
The sustainability stories that get the most coverage and attention tend to come from new construction and the innovative material uses or strategies that come with it. It’s easy to imagine what has never been done before when you are…
Divya Natarajan takes the ambiguity out of green building on the SustainabilityDefined podcast
What does it really mean when we call a building “green”? Paladino’s Senior Project Manager Divya Natarajan sat down with podcast hosts Jay Siegel and Scott Breen of SustainabilityDefined to break down the definition of a sustainable, high performance building.…
Four compelling reasons industrial facility owners should go green
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently released its latest LEED in Motion report highlighting the industrial sector and its achievements in sustainable design and operations. The industrial and manufacturing industry has come a long way in just the last…
U.S. Green Building Council Announces Washington is Fourth State in the Nation for LEED Green Building
Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its national ranking of the top states in the country for LEED green building and Washington is the fourth state in the nation for 2015. The rankings come at an important time…
Climate and the Built Environment
By Nash Emrich
What We Learned from COP21 about Making an Impact and Helping the Impacted While at the forefront of climate action, President Obama is not alone in recognizing the challenge the global community faces. As published in the October 8, 2015…