Wildfire Resilience Strategies for Real Estate
Report Summary:

In 2020, the United States had its worst wildfire season on record; these wildfires—as well as the catastrophic events of 2017 and 2018—are remarkable in the scale of their destruction and because many of the fires occurred in or near developed areas. Moreover, climate change is extending the fire season and making the conditions for destructive fires more likely to occur.

Firebreak: Wildfire Resilience Strategies for Real Estate details the implications of wildfires for the real estate industry and explores best practices in building design and land use policy that can reduce the damage caused by wildfires and help set communities up to thrive in the long run. The report shows real estate developers, urban planners, and public leaders increasingly are aware of the land-use drivers of wildfires, their concern about the consequences of wildfires, and how they are implementing asset and community-scale resilience efforts.

Report Summary: In 2020, the United States had its worst wildfire season on record; these wildfires—as well as the catastrophic events of 2017 and 2018—are remarkable in the scale of their destruction and because many of the fires occurred in or near developed areas. Moreover, climate change is extending the fire season and making the conditions for destructive fires more likely to occur.

Firebreak: Wildfire Resilience Strategies for Real Estate details the implications of wildfires for the real estate industry and explores best practices in building design and land use policy that can reduce the damage caused by wildfires and help set communities up to thrive in the long run. The report shows real estate developers, urban planners, and public leaders increasingly are aware of the land-use drivers of wildfires, their concern about the consequences of wildfires, and how they are implementing asset and community-scale resilience efforts.

Sponsors & Partners

The Kresge Foundation Grant Funder
RELATED
Webinar

ULI Exclusive: Wildfire Resilience Demonstration with IBHS

ULI is pleased to partner with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) to share a live demonstration of home wildfire resilience. This webinar features a live video feed from inside the IBHS Research Center of a wildfire demonstrati...
Reading List

Better Than Before: How Communities Regroup and Rebuild After Disaster

While the cost to rebuild has never been higher, whether it be from wildfires or earthquakes, heat waves, or flash floods, the opportunity has never been more evident as communities look to both private capital and government stakeholders to help the...
Webinar

Wildfire Resilience: Best Practices in Real Estate and Land Use

Bigger, hotter, and more frequent wildfires are causing increasing amounts of infrastructure destruction, economic hardship, and trauma across the United States.
Topics
Centers and Initiatives
Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance