PROJECT UPDATES
THE SPEAR
The Spear is a 13-story, 184,561-square-foot office development located in San Francisco’s South Financial District. As part of a complete renovation, Verdical Group is working with Presidio Bay Ventures to provide:
- LEED Feasibility Assessment
- LEED v4 Project Management (Targeting BD+C Gold certification)
- LEED Fundamental Commissioning
- LEED Enhanced Commissioning
- Fitwel 1 Star Project Management
- Life-Cycle Assessment
- ENERGY STAR Consulting
The pursuit of LEED Gold certification aims higher than the original target of Silver certification, and our ENERGY STAR consulting scope will assist the project in earning “Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR” recognition through Portfolio Manager.
VG STORIES
NZ25 Transparency Report
Our annual Transparency Report shares our commitment to continuous improvement when it comes to sustainability, equity, and resilience.
Streamly Interviews Drew Shula
Our Founder & CEO Drew Shula was recently interviewed about careers in green building and his journey to found Verdical Group. Watch the video here.
News Coverage of Mayor Karen Bass’ Trailblazer Award Win
Read more about the Los Angeles Mayor’s Trailblazer Award in the LA Sentinel, Mayor’s Office Newsroom, and from the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.
Metropolis Magazine Covers NZ25
Anthony Brower shares what he found while attending Verdical Group’s Net Zero Conference — a consensus that to change at scale, we need to engage the wider AEC community and push for policy that expands the adoption of net zero building strategies.
PARTNER EVENT
March 4 – 5, 2026
Join Energy Code Ace at The Energy Education Center in Irwindale for two days of thought leadership, case studies, in-depth training opportunities, and networking events that will help you glide through the updates to the 2025 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6 or Energy Code).
Subject matter experts will address common questions about code compliance, sharing hands-on solutions, tools, and resources to help you navigate California’s Energy Code and Appliance Efficiency Standards (Title 20). The event program will focus on code compliance and enforcement; technologies for decarbonization and electrification such as heat pumps, solar PV & batteries, envelope design, and lighting; and policy, market barriers, code development, and reach codes.
Energy Code Ace strives to make it faster and easier for each market actor responsible for compliance with the Energy Code to effectively comply and realize the full energy savings potential of the Energy Code.
