Extreme heat is the most widespread and deadly weather-related hazard in the United States, and it is worsening due to both climate change and urban development patterns. It is a complex problem that has significant impacts on human health, and the built environment offers numerous opportunities for mitigation.
With input from over 50 subject matter experts from ULI’s membership and beyond, Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate outlines how extreme heat will affect the real estate and land use sectors and highlights the leadership and the potential positive impact of the real estate sector in implementing “heat-resilient” building designs and land uses.
Published in partnership with ULI Asia Pacific, this white paper explores how leading developers, designers, and policymakers in the region are considering temperature-related risks in their work. Read the report here.
ULI Boston/New England convened a Living with Heat charrette to develop strategies to deal with the immediate threats to communities during extreme heat events. The charrette focused on four neighborhood sites experiencing Urban Heat Islands in the Metro Boston region and proposes design solutions to mitigate the impact of the rising temperatures predicted by 2070. Read the report here.
Based on a 6-month Urban Design Climate Workshop hosted with ULI New York and community partners, this report focuses on how innovative land use and climate-adaptive strategies might improve quality of life in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Key themes include opportunities for reducing the negative impacts of extreme heat and better managing stormwater-induced flooding and sea-level rise.