Category: <span>Blog</span>

The 3R’s of preventing waste – reduce, reuse, recycle – have been a part of common vernacular since the environmental movement began in the 1970s....

Urban forests are part of the green infrastructure that communities rely on for environmental health and community well-being. Although we typically think of forests as...

The climate emergency affects our food, water and energy supplies, our health, economic security, and our ability to function in our daily lives. Learn how...

Joan Plisko is “officially” a Fitwel Ambassador. Having helped Pearlstone achieve Fitwel Certification one year ago, it was the logical next step for Joan and Plisko Sustainable Solutions,...

Pearlstone installed a 57 KW solar project that covers 10,000 square feet of rooftops at its Reisterstown, MD facility. The panels are forecasted to generate...

MedStar Harbor Hospital is expanding the urban forestry canopy on its campus, which is located on the Patapsco River. The hospital has planted 126 native...

For over four years Plisko Sustainable Solutions, LLC has been embedded as the Community Sustainability Director at Pearlstone. This month we are excited to watch...

Covid-19 has changed the way many of us live, work, and play as numerous health and safety restrictions have kept more of us at home...

According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, Environment America, Science News and a recent study from Lund University, there are actions we can each take...

The terms energy efficiency and energy conservation are often used interchangeably, but they have distinct definitions. However, efficiency and conservation have a similar goal —...