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Unprecedented levels of freshwater scarcity are creating challenges the future of development and growth. However, real estate and land use professionals are already leading the way with innovative solutions.

ULI's Water Wise Initiative provides resources to help advance water-smart real estate, built environments, and supportive policies. 

To learn more about ULI's Water Wise Initiative, visit the Urban Resilience Program's Drought Resilience webpage and the Water Wise Development Coalition webpage.

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Drought Resilience Webpage

September 01, 2025
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Water Wise

June 21, 2022
Water Wise: Strategies for Drought-Resilient Development introduces the challenges and opportunities associated with drought and limited freshwater availability, and provides best practices for real estate and land use professionals to address them.
This webinar highlights best practices in water conservation, efficiency, and reuse for land use and real estate professionals from ULI’s report, “Water Wise: Strategies for Drought-Resilient Development.”
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The Worth of Water

August 26, 2022
An article by Marianne Eppig in Urban Land Magazine.
An article by Marianne Eppig and Greg Dorolek in Urban Land Magazine
An article by Marianne Eppig in Urban Land Magazine
An article by Hannah Miet in Urban Land Magazine
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10 Resilient Developments

September 12, 2025
An article by Ron Nyren in Urban Land Magazine

Driven by a commitment to environmental stewardship, Apple has become a leader in sustainable business practices throughout its global operations. The company has already achieved carbon neutrality for its corporate emissions and plans to bring its entire footprint, including all its supply chains, to net zero energy by 2030. The company focuses its environmental strategy on three core areas: climate change, smarter chemistry, and resources, which prioritizes renewable materials, zero waste, and water stewardship.

Spread across more than 230 acres in San Diego’s Mission Valley, Civita is a high-density urban village where drought resilience and smart-water strategies have helped attract homeowners and commercial tenants while thoughtfully managing a limited resource. Aside from all the awards received, Civita has been designated as a California Catalyst Community, a program sponsored by the California Department of Housing and Community Development to support innovation and test sustainable strategies that reflect the interdependence of environmental, economic, and community health.
Real estate investment management company Clarion Partners has 56 hotel properties in its portfolio, which includes over 8,300 guest rooms across 25 states in the United States. As part of a larger renovation program from 2014 to 2018, Clarion Partners replaced bathroom fixtures across its hotel portfolio to improve water conservation and energy efficiency.
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Clarion Partners' Hotel Portfolio

Real estate investment management company Clarion Partners has 56 hotel properties in its portfolio, which includes over 8,300 guest rooms across 25 states in the United States. As part of a larger renovation program from 2014 to 2018, Clarion Partne...
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Civita: A mixed-use community in San Diego, CA

Spread across more than 230 acres in San Diego’s Mission Valley, Civita is a high-density urban village where drought resilience and smart-water strategies have helped attract homeowners and commercial tenants while thoughtfully managing a limited re...
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Apple’s headquarters- Apple Park in Cupertino, CA

Driven by a commitment to environmental stewardship, Apple has become a leader in sustainable business practices throughout its global operations. The company has already achieved carbon neutrality for its corporate emissions and plans to bring its e...
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