The field of land use and real estate is vast, so to fulfill our mission, ULI focuses our resources on specific areas. Our centers and initiatives bring together ULI members, staff, and supporters to deliver insightful research, and to help apply what we learn together.

Browse the content of our centers and initiatives, and contact any of our team members to find out how you can participate as we engage the real estate community in tackling some of the challenges that face cities and metropolitan areas.

Center for Real Estate Economics and Capital Markets

The Center for Real Estate Economics and Capital Markets was founded in 2009 with the goal of furthering the Institute’s efforts to inform, educate, explore issues, advance policies, create knowledge, and foster communication and networking as they relate to real estate economics and capital markets.

Terwilliger Center for Housing

The ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing conducts research, performs analysis, provides expert advice, and develops best practice recommendations that reflect the residential land use and development priorities of ULI members in all residential product types, with special attention to workforce and affordable housing.

The Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate

The ULI Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate is dedicated to creating healthy, resilient, and high performance communities around the world. The center includes the Building Healthy Places Initiative, the Urban Resilience program, and the Greenprint Center for Building Performance.

Building Healthy Places Initiative

The Building Healthy Places Initiative leverages the power of the Institute’s global networks to shape projects and places in ways that improve the health of people and communities.

Urban Resilience Program

The ULI Urban Resilience program provides ULI members, the public, and communities across the United States with information on how to be more resilient in the face of climate change and other environmental vulnerabilities.

ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance

The ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance is a catalyst for change, taking meaningful, immediate, and measurable actions to generate real estate solutions that improve the environment through energy efficiency while demonstrating the correlation with increased property values.

Curtis Infrastructure Initiative

The ULI Curtis Infrastructure Initiative aims to build a movement to promote infrastructure solutions that are equitable and resilient and that enhance long-term community value.  A thoughtful approach to infrastructure planning and implementation addresses the pressing needs of today and improves diverse communities for the long term.