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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.

Resilience and Sustainability
How Federal Agencies Are Investing in Sustainability, Resilience, and Equity
Representatives from four federal agencies describing the financing opportunities their agencies offer at a panel at the 2022 ULI Spring Meeting in San Diego.
April 21, 2022
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Resilience and Sustainability
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Spring Meeting
Future-Proofing Real Estate Assets for a Net Zero Future
Over the past five years, more than 300 cities in the United States have committed to meet the targets of the Paris Climate Accords. However, as of 2020, only a handful have made meaningful progress in developing climate action plans, said Alaina Ladner, energy and sustainability practice lead for JLL. “Cities, companies, investors, and tenants are looking to the building sector to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals,” she added, speaking at the “Future-Proofing Asset Value: The Pathway to Net Zero” panel as part of the 2022 ULI Spring Meeting in San Diego.
April 20, 2022
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Design and Planning
UL10: The Green Outdoors
Ten landscaped open spaces give communities some breathing room.
April 1, 2022
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Development and Construction
Product Council Outlook for Public/Private Partnerships
ULI MEMBER–ONLY CONTENT: Members of ULI’s Public/Private Partnership Councils discuss how public/private collaborations are evolving; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; project types with strong potential for public/private partnerships in the coming year; ways to better incorporate provisions for sustainability, resilience, and equity; and other trends.
Members Only
March 4, 2022
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Design and Planning
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Spring Meeting
ULI Spring Meeting Tour: A Ballpark Sparks Development in San Diego’s East Village
Attendees of ULI’s Spring Meeting will have the opportunity to tour San Diego’s ballpark and nearby developments that are recently completed, under construction, or in the works.
February 25, 2022
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Design and Planning
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Spring Meeting
2022 ULI Spring Meeting Tour: New Campus Connections at the University of California, San Diego
At the ULI Spring Meeting in San Diego this year, attendees will have the opportunity to tour the University of California, San Diego, campus in La Jolla and witness recently completed and under-construction buildings that integrate living and learning, foster collaboration and entrepreneurship among students, and appeal to members of the wider community. The changes on campus benefit from the new Mid-Coast Trolley extension route, which opened in November 2021.
February 15, 2022
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Design and Planning
UL10: The Art of Parking
Ten inventive approaches to stashing vehicles enliven the urban environment.
February 11, 2022
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Design and Planning
UL10: Adapted for Creative Uses
The following 10 projects—all completed during the past five years—include museums that display art in former produce warehouses and decommissioned cheese factory buildings and libraries in an old post office and a former temple.
November 9, 2021
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Market Trends
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Emerging Trends
Outlook for Urban Revitalization
ULI MEMBER–ONLY CONTENT: How can urban cores rebound from the pandemic? Members of ULI’s Urban Revitalization councils discuss the pandemic’s potential long-term effects on development in urban cores, opportunities for creative redevelopment, steps that municipalities can take, ways to enhance resilience in urban cores, and other trends.
Members Only
November 9, 2021
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Economy, Market & Trends
Entrepreneurial Life Lessons from a Shark: Daymond John’s Five Fundamentals for Success in Business and Life
At the closing general session of ULI’s 2021 Fall Meeting, Daymond John—investor on ABC’s Shark TankTV show, presidential ambassador for global entrepreneurship, bestselling author, and CEO of global fashion brand FUBU—summed up the lessons he has learned from life and business. After waiting tables at Red Lobster in the late 1980s, he began sewing wool hats popular with hip-hop fans and, by befriending stars such as LL Cool J, built a multimillion-dollar business.
October 14, 2021
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