ULI has announced a partnership with 100 Resilient Cities (100RC), pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, becoming part of its Platform of Partners. In this capacity, ULI will offer expertise on building for resilience to a select group of 100RC cities as they design and implement their comprehensive resilience strategies. “In an increasingly complex and challenging world, cities need partnerships with organizations such as ULI to withstand the shocks and stresses of the 21st century,” said Michael Berkowitz, president of 100 Resilient Cities.

ULI’s Spring Meeting in Seattlewas one of the best Spring Meetings I have attended, with a recordbreaking turnout (4,000-plus members and guests) and far-betterthan-expected registration and sponsorship revenues. In addition to the meeting’s outstanding financial outcome, the speaker lineup was extraordinary, including former Vice President Joe Biden, Alaska Airlines chief executive officer Bradley Tilden, and The Boys in the Boat author Daniel James Brown, whose inspirational messages individuals and as an organization to new levels of excellence.

ULI has long supported and promoted sustainable development that conserves energy, land, and other natural resources. Our leadership in sustainability has never been driven by government regulations or policies. It has always been a market-driven, value-creating response to the changing environment, and nothing will change that. The forces that have shaped the institutionalization of sustainability and its wide adoption are not going away. In fact, they are going to become stronger and more prevalent in the years ahead.

Of all of the Institute’s many offerings, perhaps the one that best delivers an ideal combination of member value and mission advancement is our Advisory Services program.

A panel discussion at the 2017 ULI Spring Meeting in Seattle focused on the challenges facing industry executives interested in taking a leadership role in philanthropy while continuing to run a business.

The ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing has announced the finalists for this year’s Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award, which honors exemplary developments that ensure housing affordability for people with a range of incomes. The award recognizes efforts by the development community to increase the supply of housing that is affordable to households earning less than 120 percent of the area median income.

ULI has selected Kevin Brass as the recipient of the 2017 ULI Apgar Urban Landaward, which recognizes industry articles of practical value published in Urban Landmagazine, the Institute’s flagship publication. Brass was selected for three articles published in 2016: “Before It Runs Off,” which appeared in the May/June issue; “Drawing People In,” published in the January/February issue; and “Rerouting the Trinity River,” published in the September/October issue.

ULI Tampa Bay’s Realizing Resiliencereport offers recommendations for St. Petersburg to be climate resilient in ways that benefit all residents of the community, regardless of income.

ULI Hong Kong recently launched a chapter of the Women’s Leadership Initiative. In March, the chapter held its inaugural event, featuring a panel of women in the real estate who have balanced career advancement with family responsibilities and shared their experiences.

While the growth of e-commerce and the shifting needs for open and smaller office spaces are having a marginal impact, most of these disruptive forces are still years away from having a substantive negative impact on the retail, office, and other industry sectors, said panelists discussing the latest ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast during a webinar.