Contractor Support

We know effective sustainability starts with solid contractor partnerships. Paladin’s Contractor Support Services outfit your team with the knowledge and resources needed to implement sustainable practices throughout the project.

These services bridge the gap between the owner’s or the design team’s specifications and implementation. From navigating green building standards to ensuring how the project evolves through procurement and construction, we offer hands-on support that keeps your project on track and your contractors informed. 

• Green Building Certifications: From LEED, Green Globes, WELL, and Energy Star, we help contractors secure best-fit certifications or partners to execute tasks and credits that typically are assigned to the Contractor. 
• C&D Waste Management Planning: Minimizing construction and demo waste and promoting material recycling and reuse. Aiding in sourcing outlets and strategies for recycling as well as leading conversations about source reduction, minimizing waste from the start. 
• Sustainability Strategy: Target-setting for energy efficiency, waste reduction, and carbon emissions.
• Lifecycle Assessment: Evaluating the environmental impact of materials and construction methods, including comparative analysis of the embodied carbon of materials.
• Energy Efficiency Optimization: Renewable energy systems, passive design strategies, and energy-efficient equipment.
• Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Metrics like energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, on-site fuel usage, and water usage. Metrics that are defined in the Contractor’s Commitment to Sustainability.