Announcing the NZ24 Trailblazer Awardees!
The Trailblazer Award recipients were announced live at the Trailblazer Awards Gala, an annual event celebrating interdisciplinary leaders making a positive impact on people and the environment. This year’s Gala was hosted at the House of Blues in Anaheim and presented as part of the Net Zero Conference.
Congratulations to our 2024 winners, pictured above from left to right.
Industry Leadership:
Ben Stapleton, U.S. Green Building Council California
Community Impact:
Anne Therese Gennari, The Climate Optimist
Innovation:
Eric Corey Freed, CannonDesign
Creator:
Nava Rose, @thenavarose
Emerging Leader:
Amir Smith, The Political Environment Inc. / United Nations
Net Zero Accelerator:
Evelyn Tickle, Grow Oyster Reefs
For the full list of nominees and their bios, read the exclusive coverage in Metropolis Magazine here.
ESG for Business
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ESG has quickly become a hot topic in the market, but what does it mean to your business?
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) reporting is a framework that can help your company become a leader in the race to Net Zero while helping to retain and attract investors and stakeholders. Understand the Net Zero mindset, identify the core challenges that must be addressed for an ESG effort to succeed, and take advantage of the many benefits of decarbonizing and electrifying your operation.
This workshop featuring Verdical Group’s Rebecca Ramsdale (Director of Projects), Ali Ronning (Project Manager III), and Bobby Almeida (Director of Commissioning) will lay out a roadmap for companies to get started with corporate Net Zero strategies and provide tangible steps for making measurable progress towards your ESG goals, moving from compliance to performance for a decarbonized building and business.
Project Updates
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Presidio Bay Ventures’ 388 Cambridge project is pursuing LEED v4 BD+C Platinum certification, Fitwel 1 Star certification, and ILFI’s Zero Energy certification. This approximately 35,000-square-foot, three-story commercial office and retail building is located in Palo Alto, CA. Verdical Group is providing:
- LEED v4 Project Management
- Fitwel Project Management
- ILFI Zero Energy Project Management
- LEED Fundamental Commissioning
- LEED Enhanced Commissioning
- CALGreen Code Commissioning
- LEED Energy Modeling
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- ZNE Feasibility Assessment
Verdical Group is working with Din Tai Fung and Rothschild Downes to provide CALGreen Code Commissioning, in addition to General Commissioning, for the restaurant’s approximately 13,672 square-foot, two-story, new construction Downtown Disney location. Our team is also overseeing testing and training for additional systems.
VG Stories
Building Certifications Roundup
Building Certifications RoundupAssociate Project Manager Karina Balekjian shares the history of LEED and the current green building certification market on USGBC-CA’s blog. Read the article.
Verdical Group Nominated for 1% for the Planet Summit Award
The awards program honors community members making a profound impact on the climate movement. Awardees will be announced at their upcoming Global Summit.
The New DOE Definition of Net Zero
Our Founder & CEO, Drew Shula, was recently interviewed by Green Building Advisor about the U.S. Department of Energy’s new definition of ‘zero emissions buildings.’ Read the article here.
Presidio Bay Ventures’ Real Estate Development Scholarship Program
VG’s Director of Projects, Rebecca Ramsdale, and Director of Energy & Carbon, Sara Motamedi, recently hosted sustainability workshops for students participating in the program. Learn more here.
