Sustainable Development Council

Sustainable Development Product Council

Shaping the future of the built environment for transformative impact in our community.

Mission

ULI Nevada’s Sustainable Development Committee works on educating and engaging real estate and land use industry leaders in creating a sustainable, healthy, resilient, and high performance community in Nevada.

With a forward-thinking approach, the committee provides a forum for exchange of ideas and emerging best practices including design, planning, financing, entitlements, construction, public policy, technology, and operational aspects of projects that advance triple bottom-line benefits while fostering a more sustainable built environment.

Recent Past Events

Water Wise: Strategies for Drought-Resilient Development
Urban Tech: Real Estate Development, Market Analysis, and Smart Cities
City of Las Vegas 2050 Master Plan
Myths and Facts of Modular Housing
Climate Change and the Built Environment

Council Members

– Dr. Bob Fielden, Arch D., NCARB, FAIA, Principal at RAFI Architecture
– Rick Van Diepen, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, GGP, Managing Principal at GRN Vision
– Richard Serfas, AIA, Vice President of Commercial Planning & Design at American Nevada Company
– Minja Yan, Director at Millennium Commercial Properties
– William Zheng, Senior Associate at MultiGreen Properties

ULI 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. Through the work of its Greenprint, Building Healthy Places, and Urban Resilience programs, the Center provides leadership and support to real estate and land use professionals to invest in energy efficient, healthy, resilient, and sustainable buildings and communities.

Major Reports and Resources

  1. Social Spaces, Resilient Communities (2023)
  2. How to Choose, Use, and Better Understand Climate-Risk Analytics (2022)
  3. Water Wise: Strategies for Drought-Resilient Development (2022)
  4. Enhancing Resilience through Neighborhood-Scale Strategies (2022)
  5. Climate Migration and Real Estate Investment Decision-Making (2022)