Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
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…
Here’s Some Good Environmental News
In these uncertain times, we take pleasure in sharing good news and victories, no matter how big or small. Today, we are sharing five positive environmental news articles that we hope that you'll enjoy, too! 1. After 116 Years, Volkswagen’s Zwickau…
What's Your Vision? Sustainability Trends for 2020 and Beyond
Let's talk 2020 Sustainability Trends! The ways that architects, developers, and building operators design projects, attract tenants, manage costs, and measure success are each changing. Attention has shifted to carbon, retail and dining habits, transit, regulations, and business issues. 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…
Go green for the holidays
It’s the first week of November, and I’m already thinking about the end of the year. There are only 8 weeks left in 2019, which means that our marketing department is about to go full swing in end-of-year client appreciation,…
Transit is re-shaping commercial office and 4 other trends impacting CRE architecture, design, development, and operations
By Brad Pease
Office life is changing – and architecture must change with it. Here are several office trends that are coming for the next wave of office projects. And once you've read our trends, share your favorite office trend in the comments.…
Paladino's experts weigh in on your most common questions about LEED v4.1
LEED v4.1 is getting a lot of attention in the building industry, thanks to significant implementation and performance enhancements it provides. LEED v4.1 has brought changes that allow design teams to focus more on design and less on LEED documentation.…
Building for Resilience – All about RELi
January temperatures topped out at 35 degrees Celsius in Australia and bottomed out at -51 degrees Celsius in North Dakota. Watch on YouTube These radical temperatures capture headlines, and they are capturing the attention of real estate developers who have…
Times are changing, and sustainable cities are taking notice
By Kelly Ryan
The environmental and sustainability movement has been an exercise in market transformation. Participation in the movement can be as narrow as an individual making a personal commitment, and as broad as a multi-nation effort like the Paris Climate Agreement. Market…
Washington DC is about to get greener with updates to DC Green Code and Net Zero Carbon targets
Washington DC has long been a leader in green building, and LEED has been the rating system of choice in the district for decades. In recent years many real estate owners, developers, and architects have been asking, “what's next for…