The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has launched a new interactive tool to help identify, co-create and scale the solutions needed to decarbonize affordable housing.
ULI Europe’s C Change for Housing program has unveiled an interactive systems map, alongside a companion report, which it said identifies the barriers that are holding back progress in the decarbonization of affordable housing. These include limited uptake of low-carbon innovation, fragmented planning, inconsistent incentives such as short-term investment horizons, skills shortages, and unused or underperforming land and assets.
When identifying the barriers, ULI said it becomes clear that the decarbonization of affordable housing cannot be solved in isolation and needs to be addressed from a holistic perspective, considering urban planning, finance, construction and all elements of the value chain. It warned that Europe's affordable housing stock risks falling behind in the net-zero transition due to a numbe
