Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
COVID Occupancy and Your Existing Building LEED Certification
I’m happy to report that even as the world took a left turn during the pandemic, the interest in sustainability and optimized buildings has stayed on course. One strategy we continue to see is the use of LEED certification as…
Five Tips When Designing for Daylight
Designing for daylight is a complex process of balancing the use of available natural light with artificial light through the use of daylighting systems such as architecture, responsive lighting solutions, and daylight/shading devices. According to the International WELL Building Institute,…
UPDATE: COVID-READINESS CERTIFICATION OPTIONS
For many architects, tenants, developers, and building owners, COVID-19 has required a rapid onboarding to the wellness dimension of sustainability. Whether you know the difference between WELL and Fitwel, have experience implementing corporate wellness programs, or understand the value proposition…
COVID Readiness: IWBI and USGBC Seek to Help Businesses Quantify Risk
The United States has been through various stages of shutdowns and social distancing practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At present, our cities and economy are stutter-stepping into the new normal, trying to re-open without causing more harm than…
Substantiating Building Performance: Energy & Water Benchmarking with Arc & ENERGY STAR
While predictive modeling for energy and water is an important part of the real estate development process, it’s equally important to substantiate building performance once the building is operational. In this post, I will introduce sustainability benchmarking with Arc and…
Fitwel reveals unexpected strategies to improve occupant wellness
By Kelly Ryan
Wellness is an aspect of building design that has taken the development world by storm. We spend a lot of our time indoors, so wellness investments should combat the issues we are seeing arise within our indoor environments. Wellness is…
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…