Sustainability
While ESG Funds Boom, Creating a Roadmap to Social-Value Measurement
ULI has been working in collaboration with a select group of corporate members to produce a “roadmap” for social value measurement that identifies the obstacles, gaps, frameworks, and tools that are available to set targets, manage and measure social impact, and examine best practices already applied from across the real estate industry.
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Amid Transit Uncertainty, Micromobility Helps Properties Remain Accessible
Urban developers have become increasingly interested in building places with little or no dedicated parking spots. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, raising questions about the funding of public transit and also the safety. A new ULI report looks at how micromobility’s value for cities and real estate.
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Task Force Seeks Equitable Development in Sacramento through Strong Community Engagement
A ULI Sacramento task force is working to strengthen community engagement in an underserved, underinvested part of the city with the goal of advancing development.
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Despite Pandemic and Other Issues, Future of Cities Remains Greener, Cleaner, and More Desirable
Speaking at the 2021 ULI Virtual Europe Conference, leading architect Norman Foster said he remains optimistic about the future of cities.
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Cities Look to Combined Public/Private Action to Scale Up Climate Resilience
February 5, 2021Collaborative efforts were celebrated at a Centre for Liveable Cities World Cities Summit Preview event on climate resilience in January, which explored how to accelerate cooperation between the public and private sectors.
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Confronting COVID-19: Opportunities for Upgrading Leased-Space Fitouts
February 3, 2021As tenants prepare to return to their buildings on a more consistent basis, office reconfigurations and fitouts are top of mind. While updating spaces for less density and more social distancing, with more sensors and less recirculated air, owners and tenants have a prime opportunity to optimize their space for sustainability and energy performance, in addition to health and wellness, at the same time.
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Chairman’s Message: Introducing Our New Mission Statement
February 1, 2021As a ULI member for over 30 years, I have had the privilege of seeing firsthand the power of ULI and the difference that our collective knowledge and expertise can make to our industry and our communities.
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A Common Ask: Collecting ESG Data on Building Materials, Starting with Embodied Carbon
January 31, 2021A new industry-led initiative by Tishman Speyer China, mindful MATERIALS, and GIGA is pushing for accelerated action on improving the transparency of building materials data, starting with embodied carbon.
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Offering Solutions to Help Stem the Housing Affordability Crisis in the Phoenix Metro Area
January 25, 2021Demonstrating the connections among health, social equity, and living environments, ULI Arizona is offering solutions to boost housing affordability.
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ESG in Focus: Looking Ahead at a More Sustainable Industry in 2021
January 21, 2021The ULI Sustainability Outlook 2021, a new report from the ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance, highlights the commercial real estate industry’s increasingly focused view of environmental, social, and governance strategies in 2021.