WASHINGTON D.C. (May 26, 2022) – The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate has released the statement of interest to participate in the second cohort of a multi-year initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the environmental performance of the real estate industry around the globe. Launched in July 2021, a fundamental goal of the Net Zero Imperative (NZI) is to provide ideas and strategies to real estate owners, public sector leaders, and the general public to eliminate carbon emissions from the built environment to reach net zero.

ULI’s network of district councils and national councils around the world are invited to submit a statement of interest to the NZI program for a city/sponsor in their area. Stakeholders in the chosen cities will become part of a global network and receive resources from ULI including two-day technical assistance panels, long-term on-the-ground campaigns, and toolkits and best practices to help their “roadmap to decarbonization.” This work will be focused on overcoming challenges the real estate sector is facing to achieve net zero locally and the lessons learned through each cohort will be incorporated into NZI research to support cities and real estate leaders around the world.

“Thanks to a generous initial gift from Owen Thomas and additional gifts from Lynn Thurber, Joe Azrack, Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld, and Dan Cashdan, we are able to offer complimentary technical assistance and ongoing support to a selection of cities around the world to help them reach net zero,” said Marta Schantz, senior vice president of the ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance. “There is an urgent need for the real estate industry to decarbonize, and we look forward to working with the public and private sector leaders in the cities that will be chosen as part of a competitive process in our second round of applications.”

Year Two Cohort applications can be submitted by ULI district and national councils, and the application period will be open until July 4, 2022. For more information, visit uli.org/netzeroimperative.

A list of the NZI Year One Cohort participants can be found here.

For more information, contact [email protected]

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About the Net Zero Imperative

• The Net Zero Imperative is a 5-year program started in July 2021 that aims to accelerate the decarbonization of the built environment and chart a cost-effective path to zero for the real estate industry. By leveraging the power of ULI’s global network, the program will strive to drive development and investment that supports this path to decarbonization as well as get the private sector working hand-in-hand with cities on policy and incentives that can help accelerate investment in decarbonization.
• For more information, visit org/netzeroimperative.

About the ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance

• The ULIGreenprint Center for Building Performance is  a worldwide membership alliance of leading real estate owners and developers committed to improving the environmental performance of the global real estate industry, striving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and to achieve net zero carbon operations by 2050. ULI Greenprint is organized within the ULI Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate, which also oversees ULI’s Urban Resilience Program and the Building Healthy Places initiative.
• For additional information, visit org/greenprint.

About the Urban Land Institute

• The Urban Land Institute is a nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the institute has more than 45,000 members worldwide representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines.
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