Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
Two Liberty Center goes for the Gold—and wins
Two Liberty Center, an Arlington, Virginia, mixed-use development with office space, residences, and retail, has been committed to sustainability since its opening in 2007. The property has achieved ENERGY STAR certification; was awarded the 2010 Award for Excellence by the…
Energy Efficient Buildings Increase Financial Performance
By Brad Pease
The verdict is in. Green buildings do improve financial performance of properties, reports the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in its recently released report Energy Efficiency & Financial Performance: a Review of Studies in the Market. The report was designed to…
Five Questions with: Joyce Mihalik of Forest City Enterprises
Five Questions With…is our new series of Q&As with sustainability leaders. Joyce Mihalik is Vice President, Energy Services at Forest City Enterprises. Founded in 1920, Forest City is a national real estate management and development company with retail, residential and…
Attract and Retain Millennials With Your Green Building
By Julie Honeywell and Brad Pease
Currently, Millennials comprise 36% of the workforce. By 2020, Millennials will represent 50% of the workforce in the United States. That’s a mere six years away! Just who are these Millennials, born between 1980 and 2000? Much has been researched…
Making the Super Bowl – and Sports – Sustainable
By Brad Pease
The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl for only the second time in franchise history and the City of Seattle (home to Paladino HQ) is suffering from a severe case of football fever. The excitement got me thinking about…
A Hidden Opportunity – Incorporating Green Into Paladino’s Move
Designing Paladino and Company’s new Seattle office to be as green as possible was a no-brainer. However, as we began our discussions about the design, the collaborative spaces, the operable windows and the recycled finishes, I realized no one was…
The Greening of Paladino’s New Seattle Headquarters
By Brad Pease
Abundance is a Paladino core value, meaning that every successful change initiative must contain an upside. So when it came time to design and build our new Seattle headquarters, we put ourselves through the abundance approach. Rather than bemoaning any…
The Newest Versions of LEED and GRI Are Transforming Sustainability
By Wanda Lowrey
Have you ever heard of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)? Many people haven’t. Nevertheless, it is one of the fastest-growing sustainability reporting programs in the world. Much like the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) set the standard for green building…
The Future of Sustainability as USGBC Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
By Tom Paladino
Can we remember a time when there weren’t green buildings and a sustainability movement? It seems like light years since the U.S. Green Building Council was formed. Yet it’s been only two decades and the USGBC is celebrating its 20th…
What Monster Trucks Can Teach Us About Designing Green Buildings
By Brad Pease
I am willing to admit it: I am a monster truck racing fan. Now that probably seems strange coming from a green building consultant, especially when you consider that those trucks can burn up to a gallon of gas a…