Source:  ULI

Date Published: 10.14.2025

Link: Announcing the Fifth Cohort of the ULI Net Zero Imperative—Eight Cities Tackling Building Decarbonization

ULI announced the eight District and National Councils chosen for the fifth cohort of its ULI Net Zero Imperative program, which aims to accelerate decarbonization in the built environment through technical assistance and implementation grants. Launched in 2021, the program sponsors ULI Technical Assistance Panels and post-panel efforts to help cities and real estate stakeholders create actionable decarbonization strategies. This year’s cohort includes projects in New Orleans, Seattle, Bristol, Richmond, Melbourne, Shanghai, Nashville, and Portland, addressing issues such as decarbonizing small commercial buildings, advancing mass timber development, enabling neighborhood-scale retrofits, bridging policy and implementation gaps, standardizing embodied carbon measurement, inspiring net-zero affordable housing, and promoting grid-interactive buildings. The cohort meets regularly to share best practices, with findings disseminated through reports and events to support global net-zero goals.