Urban Land Magazine
Sustainability
Four Ways ULI Is Taking Action on Earth Day
April 22, 2019, marks the 49th annual Earth Day. Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has been a day of civic action when individuals and corporations around the world mobilize around environmental protection and preservation. Through the Urban Land Institute’s Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance, we are celebrating Earth Day by bringing awareness to the way that members and nonmembers alike can get involved in our efforts to support real estate and land use professionals to create and invest in communities and buildings that are more energy efficient, healthy, resilient, and sustainable.
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ULI Greenprint Congratulates Five Members Who Earned Energy Star Partner of the Year
Each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star program honors businesses and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy achievements. Energy Star Award Winners lead their industries in the production and sale of energy-efficient products and services, and in the development and adoption of strategies that provide substantial savings in the buildings where people work and live. This year, five ULI Greenprint members achieved Energy Star Partner of the Year.
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Moving Forward from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
A ULI Advisory Services panel crafts recommendations for recovery in the municipality of Toa Baja, with resilience in mind.
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Real Estate Leaders on the Cutting Edge: Setting Sustainability Goals Grounded in Science
Whereas many companies start their sustainability efforts by setting a static goal, such as reducing energy use by 20 percent by 2030, the Science Based Targets (SBTs) approach provides backbone and introduces strategy to carbon-emission reduction goals instead of ambiguity. ULI’s Greenprint Center for Building Performance recently published a primer for real estate companies looking to start their journey toward approved SBTs
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Improving Alignment of Public- and Private-Sector Climate Goals
March 26, 2019Many U.S. cities are developing aggressive sustainability targets. Because the real estate sector accounts for half or more of their carbon emissions, cities are looking for strategies to engage the industry as part of their climate mitigation plans. The second ULI City and Real Estate Sustainability Summit, held at the 2018 Fall Meeting in Boston, explored what makes a successful public/private partnership and how the real estate industry has used them in the past.
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Scoping the Future Risk from Climate Change in China’s Greater Bay Area
March 25, 2019Investors are starting to look at the risk of climate change differently, said speakers at the inaugural ULI Asia Pacific Leadership Convivium. However, China’s preparedness to invest in infrastructure should help mitigate those risks.
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When Wildfires Strike: Living with High-Risk Fire Zones
March 4, 2019The wildfire season in the U.S. West seems to be causing more damage with each passing year. With so much destruction, what can be done to produce more positive outcomes? An emerging field of study called “post-traumatic growth” focuses on why some people end up better off after a traumatic event than they once were.
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How Three San Antonio Companies Are Incorporating Sustainability Best Practices
March 1, 2019San Antonio’s office and residential developers are backing up their commitment to sustainability with innovative projects that are saving energy, water, and money. Executives from three companies described their efforts at the ULI San Antonio Sustainability Forum in February.
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How City Leaders Are Building Sustainable, Diverse, and Inclusive Communities
February 19, 2019Speaking at the recent ULI Europe Conference, two mayors described the paths that elected officials in their cities took in rebuilding from the economic collapse of manufacturing, while embracing diversity as a means to turn around their cities’ fortunes.
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Report Highlights Need for Better Understanding of Investment Risk Assessment in Age of Climate Change
February 5, 2019A new report from ULI and Heitman, a global real estate investment management firm, points to the pressing need for greater understanding throughout the industry of the investment risks posed by the impacts of climate change. Climate Risk and Real Estate Investment Decision-Making explores current methods for assessing and mitigating climate risk in real estate, including physical risks such as catastrophes and transitional risks such as regulatory changes, availability of resources, and attractiveness of locations.