Urban Land Institute

(SEE SCHEDULE O)SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT IN COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. WE ARE A GLOBAL NETWORK OF PROFESSIONALS IN EVERY SECTOR OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE, FROM PRIVATE ENTERPRISE TO PUBLIC SERVICE

DISTRICT AND NATIONAL COUNCILS:DISTRICT COUNCILS DELIVER THE ULI MISSION DOMESTICALLY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THEY ENGAGE LOCAL MEMBERS THROUGH DEVELOPING VARIOUS ULI PRIORITY PROGRAMS, HOSTING EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, AND CONVENING EVENTS SUCH AS SPECIAL INITIATIVE CONFERENCES KEYED TO THE RELEASE OF PUBLICATIONS LIKE EMERGING TRENDS IN REAL ESTATE. BY CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING INDUSTRY EXPERTISE TO COMMUNITY LEADERS, DISTRICT COUNCILS FOCUS ON OPPORTUNITIES TO FOSTER COLLABORATION LOCALLY AND BUILD HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.NATIONAL COUNCILS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE LOCAL LAND USE POLICY INTERNATIONALLY BY FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. OUR NATIONAL COUNCILS DO THIS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL FORUMS AND EVENTS SUCH AS CONFERENCES, PROJECT TOURS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. IN THE ULI SPIRIT OF OFFERING AN UNBIASED AND NONPARTISAN EXCHANGE ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE INDUSTRY, NATIONAL COUNCILS PROVIDE THE AVENUES FOR ACTIVE DIALOGUES AMONG PRIVATE INDUSTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO HELP PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES.THE ACTIVITIES RECORDED HERE ARE THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED DIRECTLY BY THE DISTRICT/NATIONAL COUNCILS, WHICH ARE ACCOUNTED FOR ON AN INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL BASIS SEPARATELY WITHIN ULI, AS WELL AS THE COSTS INCURRED BY ULI AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT/NATIONAL COUNCIL PROGRAM. THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ARE FOR PROGRAM AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS IN THE AREAS OF REGIONAL COOPERATION, URBAN REVITALIZATION, AND EDUCATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES.

MEETINGS/CONFERENCES:THE INSTITUTE SPONSORS TWO SIGNIFICANT DOMESTIC MULTI-DAY MEETINGS EACH YEAR THAT BRING TOGETHER INDUSTRY LEADERS FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES. THE SPRING MEETING IS OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY, THE FALL MEETING IS OPEN TO NON-MEMBERS AND TYPICALLY DRAWS IN EXCESS OF 5,000 ATTENDEES INCLUDING DEVELOPERS, INVESTORS, ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS, BROKERS, ATTORNEYS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. IN ADDITION TO ITS SPRING AND FALL MEETINGS, ULI EUROPE AND ULI ASIA HOST LARGE ANNUAL CONFERENCES IN CITIES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS.

CONTENT:THE INSTITUTE DELIVERS CONTENT TO ITS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THROUGH A NUMBER OF FUNDED CENTERS AND INITIATIVES:THE ULI CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IS DEDICATED TO CREATING HEALTHY, RESILIENT, AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH THE WORK OF ITS GREENPRINT AND URBAN RESILIENCE PROGRAMS, THE CENTER PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT TO LAND USE PROFESSIONALS TO INVEST IN ENERGY PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO RESILIENCE WHILE REDUCING RISKS DUE TO A CHANGING CLIMATE. THE ULI CENTER FOR CAPITAL MARKETS AND REAL ESTATE WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 WITH A MISSION TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MARKETS AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN FOSTERING A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MARKETS SECTOR. ULI CURRENTLY IS ENGAGED IN REAL ESTATE FINANCE AND CAPITAL MARKET ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE CENTER IS INTEGRALLY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING, GUIDING, AND/OR SHOWCASING BOTH ONGOING AND NEW PROGRAMS.THE ULI TERWILLIGER CENTER FOR WORKFORCE 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 CENTER INTEGRATES ULI'S WIDE-RANGING HOUSING ACTIVITIES INTO A PROGRAM OF WORK THAT FURTHERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIXED-INCOME COMMUNITIES WITH A RANGE OF HOUSING OPTIONS.THE ULI GREENPRINT CENTER 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. GREENPRINT FOCUSES ON REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, WHICH CURRENTLY REPRESENT ONE-THIRD OF GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS AND WORKS TO ACHIEVE ITS CARBON REDUCTION GOALS THROUGH EDUCATION AND ACTION. THE CENTER USES THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF ITS MEMBERSHIP TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE IN LOWERING CARBON EMISSIONS BY EXPLORING AND IMPLEMENTING ENERGY-REDUCING TECHNOLOGIES, SHARING THEIR PERFORMANCE RESULTS WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE GREENPRINT PERFORMANCE REPORT, TM.THE ROBERT C. LARSON LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE ENABLES ULI TO ADD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO ITS PROGRAM OF WORK AND EXTEND THE INSTITUTE'S REACH TO MANY MORE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL LEADERS. THE INITIATIVE ALSO SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE ULI WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE WHOSE MISSION IS TO RAISE THE VISIBILITY AND NUMBER OF WOMEN LEADERS IN ULI AND THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY.ULI'S 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. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, AND CATALYZE ADOPTION OF TRANSFORMATIVE MARKET PRACTICES AND POLICIES. THROUGH ADVISORY SERVICES, RESEARCH, CONVENINGS, AND SUPPORT OF DISTRICT COUNCIL PROJECTS, THE URBAN RESILIENCE PROGRAM SEEKS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE WITH A FOCUS ON THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, REAL ESTATE MARKETS, AND THE LAND USE POLICY SECTOR.THE ULI BUILDING HEALTHY PLACES INITIATIVE IS A MULTIFACETED PROGRAM INCLUDING RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS, CONVENINGS, AND ADVISORY ACTIVITIES TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF THE INSTITUTE'S GLOBAL NETWORKS TO SHAPE PROJECTS AND PLACES IN WAYS THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.