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Ron Nyren

Ron Nyren is a freelance architecture, urban planning, and real estate writer based in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Design and Planning
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San Francisco
UL10: Green Hotels
These 10 hotels embody environmental sensitivity plus energy and water efficiency.
August 22, 2022
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Ron Nyren
Resilience and Sustainability
What the Historic U.S. Climate Bill Could Mean for the Real Estate Industry
Over the weekend, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which now heads to the House of Representatives. The bill aims to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030. It also holds the potential to transform the built environment—but experts say that depends on how much state and local governments work with the private and nonprofit sectors to use the federal investments as a catalyst.
August 8, 2022
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Resilience and Sustainability
A Microgrid Powers a Bus Fleet to Slash Emissions and Enhance Resilience
This fall, a fleet of electric buses will begin quietly rolling across Montgomery County, Maryland, their batteries charged by a new microgrid, designed to cut the fleet’s carbon emissions by 62 percent.
August 8, 2022
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Mixed-Use
Armchair Tour: Two Texas Master-Planned Communities Evolve Beyond Office Uses at Las Colinas and Cypress Waters
Attendees of ULI’s 2022 Fall Meeting in Dallas will have the chance to visit two master-planned communities northwest of the city’s downtown.
July 28, 2022
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Resilience and Sustainability
How the Real Estate Industry Can Advance Decarbonization Despite the Supreme Court’s EPA Decision
Even if utilities transition more slowly toward renewable energy sources as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision, the movement toward all-electric buildings is still as important as ever.
July 27, 2022
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Resilience and Sustainability
How C-PACE Financing Is Powering Green Historic Renovations
Thirty-eight states have passed legislation authorizing Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing to date. While C-PACE has been around for more than 20 years, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated its adoption.
July 25, 2022
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Development and Construction
ULI Outlook for Green Affordable Multifamily Housing
Members of ULI’s Sustainable Development Council and Affordable/Workforce Housing Council discuss sustainability strategies for affordable multifamily housing, plus the challenges and opportunities for net zero.
June 6, 2022
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Ron Nyren
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Resilience and Sustainability
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Office
Sustainably Growing the Mass Timber Industry
Mass timber has come a long way in the United States in the past eight years. Fulfilling mass timber’s green potential means responsible forest management and planning for what happens to the timber after the building’s end of life.
June 1, 2022
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Design and Planning
Adapting an Art Deco Banking Center: The Rebirth of First National Center of Oklahoma City
For much of the 20th century, the banking hall at the First National Center in Oklahoma City served as a showpiece for the downtown financial district.
May 3, 2022
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Ron Nyren
Resilience and Sustainability
The Rising Tide of ESG Goals for Real Estate Companies
At the “Real Estate Companies: The Front Line of Climate Change” session on day three of the 2022 ULI Spring Meeting in San Diego, moderator Christine Robinson, partner, sustainability and ESG services, for Deloitte & Touche, asked experts about the challenges and successes in mainstreaming environment, social, and governance (ESG) accounting and reporting.
April 21, 2022
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