Sustainability
An Airport in Harmony with Nature
Redeveloping an underused tropical airport with biophilic and sustainable design features.
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Bradley Plaza Green Alley: A Project in Partnership with the Community
ULI MEMBER–ONLY CONTENT: Since 1997, Pacoima Beautiful has worked with the community to reclaim open areas and create beautiful recreational spaces throughout the historic Los Angeles neighborhood. One of its first completed projects, the Bradley Plaza Green Alley, transforms an underused alleyway into a green public space and reimagines how alleys can be repurposed to best serve the communities in which they are situated.
Read MoreULI Chicago Outlines Foundations for Resilient Neighborhoods, Focusing on Infrastructure
A new ULI Chicago report seeks to focus the attention of policymakers on issues stemming from decades of disinvestment. The city needs to work long term on addressing racism, promoting diversity in housing, increasing jobs citywide, and investing in public works.
Read MorePublic-Sector Leaders Focused on Reducing Risk, Increasing Resilience for Sustainable Southeast Florida
Adapting to and mitigating the impacts of climate change have remained top priorities in Southeast Florida, even as the COVID-19 pandemic has tested other aspects of community resilience, said public-sector leaders participating in a recent ULI webinar hosted by ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean.
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Why Developers and Land Use Professionals Are Championing U.S. Parks
July 12, 2021Five ULI members share their perspectives on the importance of real estate industry support for parks and their own experiences with championing parks.
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As Wildfire Seasons Lengthen, Documenting the Profound Effects of Landscaping and Building Materials on Resilience
July 6, 2021There is a 90 percent chance that a home will be destroyed if an ember ignites on the building during a wildfire, according to post-fire investigations conducted by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS). IBHS leaders demonstrated how resilient building materials and landscape methods can avert damage, during a live fire demonstration during a ULI webinar hosted for 10 district councils in June.
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Interactive ULI Report Shares Best Practices to Combat Oversupply of Parking
June 28, 2021ULI has launched a first-of-its-kind central resource cataloging innovative parking policy reforms intended to promote more efficient use of land and creation of healthier neighborhoods.
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Larger Buildings Need to Lead the Way to Net Zero
June 17, 2021Cities in southern and eastern Asia will likely bear the brunt of climate change, said Edward Mazria, founder and CEO of Architecture 2030, during a ULI Asia Pacific forum on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in May. Mazria has been a leading advocate for the built environment to reduce its carbon emissions in combating global warming.
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New ULI Report Explores Funding and Partnership Methods to Reduce Development in Floodplains
June 16, 2021As the impacts of climate change continue to intensify, households and business owners are increasingly looking to move out of harm’s way. A new ULI report, On Safer Ground: Floodplain Buyouts and Community Resilience, explores one method to facilitate these relocations: floodplain buyouts.
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Electrification Is Key to Decarbonizing Building Sector, Says ULI Report
June 8, 2021A new ULI report finds that now is the time for the real estate industry to make the business case for electrifying more commercial assets and how that can contribute to much-needed climate change mitigation.