July 4, 2008—Nine outstanding programs from organizations around the world representing both the public and private sectors have been selected as winners in the first annual Sustainable Cities Awards program, sponsored jointly by the Financial Times and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
The Sustainable Cities Awards honor global examples of ongoing programs that exhibit new ideas and perspectives for best practices in sustainable land use. Each of the winners is incorporating initiatives that are making a significant contribution in highlighting the concept of sustainability in real estate. The nine were selected from 18 finalists chosen from a field of 86 entries submitted from 15 countries.
The 2008 Sustainable Cities Award winners are:
- The Cascade Land Conservancy for “The Cascade Agenda” in Washington state
- The City of Chicago, IL
- The City of Greensburg, KS
- Enterprise Community Partners for “Green Communities” program in 100 US cities
- Jones Lang LaSalle for “Portfolio Sustainability Management Program;”
- Kennedy Associates for “Responsible Property Investing”
- New Songdo City (South Korea) Master Plan, master planned by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Gale International with POSCO E&C
- PNC for “Greening PNC policy
- Vulcan for “Creating a New Model for Sustainable, Mixed-Use Urban Communities” approach in Seattle.
For more information about the winners as well as the finalists, visit the Sustainable Cities Awards Web site.
