Urban Land Institute

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Urban Land Institute
Mission To provide leadership in the responsible
use of land, and in creating and sustaining
thriving communities worldwide.
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ULI by the Numbers

• Originated 1936
• Multi-disciplinary, Multi-professional
• 37,000 Members located in 80 Countries
• 48 U.S. District Councils (14 in Europe)
• Over 50 of members from private sector

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Building Consensus for Green

• Question
• How can you work with the
• private sector

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Building Consensus for Green

• They never pushed me.
• If I wanted to retrieve, shake hands, or roll
  over
• it was entirely up to me.

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Building Consensus for Green

• Answer
• Make it easy to do the
• right thing

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10 Principles for Building Consensus

• Create a shared Green vision

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10 Principles for Building Consensus

• Create a shared Green vision
• Prepare properly for public/private partnerships

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10 Principles for Building Consensus

• Create a shared Green vision
• Prepare properly for public/private partnerships
• Understand your partners and key players

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10 Principles for Building Consensus

• Create a shared Green vision
• Prepare properly for public/private partnerships
• Understand your partners and key players
• Be clear on the risks and rewards for all parties

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10 Principles for Building Consensus

• Create a shared Green vision
• Prepare properly for public/private partnerships
• Understand your partners and key players
• Be clear on the risks and rewards for all parties
  
• Establish a clear rational decision-making
  process

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10 Principles for Building Consensus

• Create a shared Green vision
• Prepare properly for public/private partnerships
• Understand your partners and key players
• Be clear on the risks and rewards for all parties
  
• Establish a clear rational decision-making
  process
• Make sure all parties do their homework

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10 Principles for Building Consensus

• Create a shared Green vision
• Prepare properly for public/private partnerships
• Understand your partners and key players
• Be clear on the risks and rewards for all parties
  
• Establish a clear rational decision-making
  process
• Make sure all parties do their homework
• Secure consistent and coordinated leadership

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10 Principles for Building Consensus

• Create a shared Green vision
• Prepare properly for public/private partnerships
• Understand your partners and key players
• Be clear on the risks and rewards for all parties
  
• Establish a clear rational decision-making
  process
• Make sure all parties do their homework
• Secure consistent and coordinated leadership
• Communicate early and often

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10 Principles for Building Consensus

• Create a shared Green vision
• Prepare properly for public/private partnerships
• Understand your partners and key players
• Be clear on the risks and rewards for all parties
  
• Establish a clear rational decision-making
  process
• Make sure all parties do their homework
• Secure consistent and coordinated leadership
• Communicate early and often
• Negotiate a fair deal structure

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10 Principles for Building Consensus

• Create a shared Green vision
• Prepare properly for public/private partnerships
• Understand your partners and key players
• Be clear on the risks and rewards for all parties
  
• Establish a clear rational decision-making
  process
• Make sure all parties do their homework
• Secure consistent and coordinated leadership
• Communicate early and often
• Negotiate a fair deal structure
• Build trust as a core value

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Case Study 1 City of Seattle

• Seattle's CITY Green Building program
• Part of Seattle Dept of Planning Development
  (DPD)
• Mission to better serve the private sector, and
  to capture green building opportunities with more
  permitted construction projects
• Assists with all types of developments
  residential, multifamily, and sustainable
  communities

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Case Study 1 City of Seattle

• CITY Green Building services include
• Incentives
• Technical Assistance
• Educational programs
• Recognition

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Case Study 2 Vickery
Vickery was completed in 2003 and received a ULI
Atlanta Development of Excellence Award in 2006
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Case Study 2 Vickery

• Cumming, Georgia
• Hedgewood Properties
• 214-acre property
• 75 acres of parks
• 431 EarthCraft homes
• 125 townhomes

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Case Study 3 Montage Resort
The Project was completed in 2003 and received
the ULI Award for Excellence in 2006
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Case Study 3 Montage Resort

• Laguna Beach, California
• The Athens Group
• 30-acre site
• 7 acre park
• Water-treatment system
• Restored beach
• Constructed rock jetty to protect beach
• New marine life habitat

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Thank You

• Jeff DuFresne
• Executive Director
• Urban Land Institute
• 300 Galleria Parkway
• Atlanta, Georgia 30339
• 770-951-8500
• jdufresne_at_uli.org