Fourteen exceptional developments have been selected as winners of the 2012 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence competition, widely acknowledged as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program. The winners were announced today during ULI’s Fall Meeting in Denver….Continue Reading
Innovation On Many Levels: ULI Announces Winners of 2012 Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards and 2012 Robert C. Larson Workforce Housing Public Policy Awards
This year’s winners of both the Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards and the Robert C. Larson Workforce Housing Public Policy Awards were announced today by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Housing. The winners – which embody exemplary achievements in workforce housing by the development community and public policy makers – were honored during a ceremony at ULI’s Fall Meeting in Denver….Continue Reading
Birmingham’s Railroad Park Selected as 2012 Winner of ULI Urban Open Space Award
Birmingham’s Railroad Park, a 19-acre green space in the city’s downtown that integrates the train experience with open space activity, has received national recognition as the 2012 winner of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Urban Open Space Award. The selection of Railroad Park was announced today at ULI’s Fall Meeting in Denver….Continue Reading
New ULI Publication, What’s Next? Getting Ahead Of Change Outlines Formula For Success In The Era Of Less: Rethink, Adapt, Adjust And Be Flexible
Urban “micro” apartments with only 300 square feet of living space. Suburban McMansions rented by several unrelated adults. Mall retail space serving primarily as a place to view products for online purchase and delivery. These are but a few indicators of coming shifts in real estate development that reflect major demographic, economic and societal changes around the globe, according to a new publication from the Urban Land Institute (ULI)….Continue Reading
New ULI Report ‘Housing In America: The Baby Boomers Turn 65′ Explores Opportunities, Challenges In Housing The Nation’s Older Citizens
Aging but active baby boomers, as well as the generations before them, are creating new opportunities and challenges for the U.S. housing industry, in terms of meeting the diverse lifestyle needs of people in various phases of their senior years, according to a new publication from the Urban Land Institute (ULI)….Continue Reading
Report from ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance Suggests Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions and Improving Energy Efficiency of Investment Properties
A just-published report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance suggests that progress is being made within the real estate industry to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions for individual properties and portfolios. …Continue Reading
U.S. Commercial Real Estate Recovery to Advance in 2013 with Nationwide Gains in Leasing, Rents & Pricing, According to PwC US and Urban Land Institute’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Forecast
The real estate recovery is set to advance in 2013 as modest gains in leasing, rents, and pricing will extend across U.S. markets from coast-to-coast and improve prospects for all property sectors, according to the findings of the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2013 report, released today by PwC US and the Urban Land Institute (ULI)….Continue Reading
The Urban Land Institute Announces 2012 Urban Innovation Fund Grant Recipients In Recognition of Seventy-Five Years of Land Use Leadership
Fifteen grants totaling $250,000 have been awarded to Urban Land Institute (ULI) district and national councils through ULI’s Urban Innovation Fund program. The announcement was made today at ULI’s Fall Meeting in Denver….Continue Reading
California Public Employees’ Retirement System Joins ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance, a worldwide alliance of leading real estate owners, investors and financial institutions committed to reducing energy use and carbon emissions across the global property industry, has announced the addition of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) as a new member….Continue Reading
World Renowned Landscape Architect Peter Walker Is the 2012 Laureate of the ULI J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries In Urban Development
The importance of lively, appealing public space as a component of thriving communities is being recognized with this year’s Urban Land Institute (ULI) J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. World renowned landscape architect Peter Walker, founder of PWP Landscape Architecture in Berkeley, Calif., has been chosen as the 2012 recipient of the prize, which is the institute’s highest honor. Walker will be honored during ULI’s annual fall meeting October 16-19 in Denver….Continue Reading