Author: Annie Curran

Articles by Annie Curran

  • ULIF Annual Fund Raises $1.57 Million
    Published on March 05, 2014 in Economy, Market & Trends
    The ULI Foundation’s Annual Fund Campaign in 2013 concluded with a record-setting $1.5 million in donations—a 15 percent increase from the previous year, and a 77 percent increase from 2009, when Geoffrey Stack assumed chairmanship of the fundraising effort in the depths of the financial crisis.
  • Builders Starting to Keep Bikers in Mind
    Published on July 30, 2013 in Office
    Panelists at a recent ULI Washington event discussed both the benefits of increased biking and the opportunities developers have to make buildings more bike friendly.
  • Solar Elevators May Come to U.S. Properties in 2015
    Published on July 24, 2013 in Sustainability
    As early as 2015, people may have the opportunity to ride a solar energy–powered elevator in a U.S. commercial building. Washington, D.C.–area real estate firm Akridge is teaming up with the Switzerland-based Schindler Elevator Company to bring the solar elevator, already used in Europe, to the United States.