The Economic Case for Adaptive Reuse

Wed May 14 11:00 AM — 11:20 AM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time

Category Placemaking

Type Open to All Attendees Special Program

This session will share leading research by this year's ULI/Kohn Fellow on the commercial business case for developers and owners to pursue adaptive use for buildings, preserving their historic and cultural value in downtowns while achieving strong sustainability outcomes.

Speakers

Presenter

Ms. Lori Ferriss

Co-Founder and Executive Director Built Buildings Lab

Presenter

Ms. Kara Kokernak

Senior Director, Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability Urban Land Institute

Eighteen years experience in sustainability market across non-profit, utility, and private organizations. Leads Decarbonization and Net Zero thought leadership at ULI, specifically focusing on Net Zero Mission Priority "journey to zero" and convenings/campaigns around the real estate value chain for tenants, utilities, and embodied carbon. Kara has managed utility energy efficiency contracts and new construction, existing building, and campus green building projects as well as…