Urban Land Institute Conference: Making the Numbers Work For Sustainability

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On March 17th, Urban Habitat Initiatives President Kimberly Vermeer will be tackling this topic as the moderator of the “Making the Numbers Work for Sustainability” plenary panel at the Urban Land Institute Housing Opportunity Conference.

Resilience Matters: Reimagining the Future in a Tumultuous Year

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The Resilience Matters e-book is the latest initiative from Island Press’ Urban Resilience Project, launched in 2013. The goal of the Urban Resilience Project is to advance a transformative approach to climate change and urban resilience, an approach grounded in a commitment to sustainability and equity.

Developing Health-Centered Communities

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Kimberly Vermeer will be leading the team-based “Make your Pitch” assignment for an all-new professional education course this spring with Dennis Frenchman and Stanley Shaw: “Developing Health-Centered Communities: The Next Revolution in Real Estate.” Offered virtually over three weeks starting in mid-April through MIT Center for Real Estate and Harvard Medical School, the course explores building projects that create value, promote healthy living, support aging-in-place, and produce communities that thrive.

Resilience Summit: A Recap

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Greenbuild’s Virtual Resilience Summit on October 1st, 2020 outlined strategies that build more resilient communities while advancing social equity. Kim Vermeer reflects on her experience moderating the Resilience Summit Afternoon Salon, featuring Avni Jamdar, at Emerald Cities San Francisco, and Kendra Norell, who is the Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator in Richmond, Virginia.

Virtual Book Tour Tackles Hot Button Issues

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Book tours are looking a little different this year! One silver lining of limitations on in-person events is that communities with diverse perspectives can gather virtually to consider commonly shared issues.