Resilience and Sustainability
Resilience and Sustainability highlights industry insights through adaptive design strategies, low-carbon development trends, and resilient project profiles, while connecting research, advisory services, and collaboration that help developers, planners, and policymakers advance equitable, community-focused urban outcomes.
Industry leaders at the 2026 ULI Resilience Summit said physical climate threats increasingly shape commercial real estate valuation, investment strategy, and long-term asset strength.
How a barrier island transformed stormwater infrastructure into a model for climate adaptation and public investment
The ULI Impact Lab is transforming how America’s foremost real estate network turns expertise into action, and action into lasting impact.
What if every design decision, master plan, and capital stack put health and social equity first? Over the course of three days, HLN Cohort 9 explored Portland, Oregon, as students of a city that dances between aspiration and accountability.
Designed for working people 55 and older, the development blends housing, wellness, and social spaces to support connection and long-term stability.
How an Urban Land Institute Advisory Services Panel helped guide downtown Nashville’s recovery and long-term economic development.
The riverfront park redesign integrates flood mitigation, stormwater management, and green infrastructure with flexible public space along the St. Johns River.
ULI Northwest adaptive reuse symposium addresses challenges of renewing the city’s core.
The boom in data center development has a lot of community pushback against their water and power use. A recent convening of ULI’s development coalition explored the standards and certifications that can help the industry meet demand responsibly.
ULI Philadelphia and the ULI Net Zero Imperative, in partnership with the City of Philadelphia’s Division of Housing and Community Development and the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation, hosted a two-day technical assistance workshop in May 2025, focused on retrofitting existing affordable housing to net zero.
As federal and state leaders renegotiate the Colorado River’s operating rules amid long-term water shortages, the outcomes could reshape development patterns, water policy, and real estate investment across the American West.
Developers are using sustainable transportation, transit-oriented development, and mobility amenities to increase real estate value, reduce parking demand, and strengthen long-term resilience.