Our specific objectives include:

• Support development of sustainable projects;
• Enhance understanding of how communities can achieve sustainability through strategies and tools that enable sustainable development;
• Foster regional systems that support sustainable communities; and
• Identify public policies that support sustainable community development practices.

Tackling Sea Level Rise

Funded by a Resiliency Grant made possible by the Kresge Foundation, ULI San Francisco embarked on a project in 2014 to examine current subregional resilience planning initiatives and resilience-related development entitlement conditions in the Bay Area. You can download the report here.

Building Efficiency Toolkit

The purpose of this Toolkit is to help owners and managers of existing buildings understand where to start, where to look, and which issues to consider when developing the scope and obtaining financing for a green investment, including simple operational efficiencies. The Toolkit focuses on existing buildings because in today’s market, it is relatively straightforward to incorporate and finance green improvements into new buildings for several reasons: First, green features can be more easily integrated into new buildings during the initial design process. Second, green elements are a relatively small portion of overall development costs and can therefore be incorporated into conventional project financing. Third, since all tenants are new to the building, leases can be structured to facilitate the pass-through of green investment costs and associated savings from the owner to the tenants. You can download the Toolkit here.

ULI Center for Sustainability

The ULI Center for Sustainability is dedicated to creating healthy, resilient, and high performance communities around the world. Through the work of its Greenprint and Urban Resilience programs, the Center provides leadership and support to land use professionals to invest in energy performance and portfolio resilience while reducing risks due to a changing climate. For more information contact Serena Miller at serena.miller@ULI.org.

Sustainability Committee Leadership