Recent Reports

ULI Global Sustainability Outlook 2023

In late 2022, the ULI Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate interviewed members of the ULI Americas Sustainable Development Council, ULI Asia Pacific Resilient Cities Council, and ULI Europe Sustainability Council to inform an “outlook” for 2023: What sustainability topics and issues are on the rise, why do they matter, and what actions should the industry pursue moving forward? Based on the knowledge shared by these experts, the Center, in collaboration with Ferguson Partners identified five issues that will shape real estate decision-making in the months ahead and beyond:

  1. Adjusting ESG Strategy for Macro-Economic Complications
  2. Embedding Transition Risk in Transactions & Valuations
  3. Harnessing the Power of Collaboration
  4. Addressing Global Flood Challenges
  5. Responding to Government Influence

Social Spaces, Resilient Communities

This report uses research and a series of interviews with experts in the built environment—including developers, designers, resilience planners, and public health researchers—to:

  • Provide a brief introduction for real estate developers and owners to the concept of social infrastructure.
  • Explain the connections between social infrastructure and resilience to shocks and stresses.
  • Present a business case for investing in social infrastructure.
  • Describe the characteristics of successful social infrastructure for developers.
  • Share a selection of types of social infrastructure and relevant project profiles.

Together: Strategies for Promoting Health and Community in Privately Owned Third Places

Together: Strategies for Promoting Health and Community in Privately Owned Third Places, supported by the Bucksbaum Family Foundation, uses research and interviews conducted over the course of a year to outline opportunities and strategies that can be adopted by developers, property owners and managers, business owners, and design teams alike to create commercial environments that are inclusive and responsive, promote health and community well-being, and are economically successful.