Developing Resilience Toolkit: Protecting Buildings and Sites

Created by the ULI Urban Resilience program in partnership with Mill Creek Residential, this tool compiles information about over 140 resilience strategies and can be sorted to see operations and maintenance considerations, applications across development types, asset-type specific considerations, co-benefits, examples of strategies in use, and more. Download the full toolkit on ULI's Knowledge Finder.

New York, New York

Governors Island

Park, Grade elevation & access, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Native plants & trees

Clippership Wharf

Mixed use, Residential, Bioretention swales, Filtration systems, Grade elevation & access, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Native plants & trees, Renewable & distributed energy, Strategic access/evacuation routes, Strategic building orientation

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Finch Cambridge

Residential, Backup power, Cool surfaces, Elevated mechanicals, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Heat prepared exterior, Impact-resistant and hardened materials, Resilience hub

Orange County, California

Rancho Mission Viejo

Mixed use, Climate/ hazard modeling, Defensible space, Fire-resistant landscape, Ignition resistant materials, Native plants & trees, Strategic density

Avimor

Mixed use, Climate/ hazard modeling, Defensible space, Efficient fixtures or irrigation, Fire-resistant landscape, Ignition resistant materials, Native plants & trees, Strategic density

Scottsdale, Arizona

SkySong

Commercial & office, Master planned community, Mixed use, Park, Residential, Efficient fixtures or irrigation, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Heat prepared exterior, Native plants & trees

1450 Brickell

Mixed use, Grade elevation & access