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| Build More, Electrify Faster: Aligning Housing Abundance & Building Decarbonization
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| With Heather Clark (CEO, Housing Multiplier Project), Aimee Witteman (Chief Impact Officer, ULI), Matthew Lewis (Director of Communications, California YIMBY), Raghav Muralidharan (Manager, RMI), Paul Caine (Vice President, BB Holdings). |
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Sep 23 (Wed) @ 10:30 AM
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A light lunch for all guests will be served after the panel.
The housing affordability & climate crises are often addressed through separate - & sometimes competing - policy agendas. Housing advocates seek faster approvals, lower construction costs, & fewer barriers to infill development. Building decarbonization advocates seek to prevent decades of additional fossil-fuel dependence by advancing all-electric construction, stronger performance standards, & cleaner energy systems.
But housing production & decarbonization do not have to be opposing goals. Well-designed infill housing can reduce transportation emissions, lower household energy costs, improve indoor air quality, & protect residents from extreme heat & wildfire smoke. Poorly designed or poorly sequenced requirements, however, can add cost, delay projects, strain electrical infrastructure, or disproportionately affect affordable & smaller-scale development.
This session will examine where housing & decarbonization strategies reinforce one another, where genuine implementation tensions arise, & how policymakers, developers, advocates, utilities, & funders can resolve them. Panelists will explore practical approaches to codes, incentives, permitting, utility coordination, affordability protections, & policy sequencing that allow communities to build more housing without locking in long-term emissions or future retrofit costs.
The session will conclude with a set of principles for advancing housing abundance, affordability, electrification, & climate resilience together.
Speakers: Heather Clark (Moderator), CEO Housing Multiplier Project Aimee Witteman, Chief Impact Officer, ULI Matthew Lewis, Director of Communications, California YIMBY Raghav Muralidharan, Manager, RMI Paul Caine, Vice President, BB Holdings
This session is hosted by the Urban Land Institute, the Housing-Climate Project, Gehl, the Parking Reform Network, & WRI & is a part of The Urban Climate Solution Track at NYC Climate Week 2026. View all events in the track at https://www.urbanclimatesolution.org/.
By registering for this event, you agree to share your contact information with the organizers of Urban Climate Solution & co-hosting partner organization(s) for this session. This may include being added to mailing lists for future updates. You also agree that photos, video, & materials captured during the session may be used to document & promote the event & the organizers' work.
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