What’s really holding back the delivery of affordable, net zero housing in Europe - and what can we do about it? In this interactive session, we’ll reveal the key findings from C Change for Housing’s foundational systems mapping, which uncovered the root causes behind two of the industry’s greatest challenges.  

Be among the first to explore the programme’s priority intervention areas and help shape bold, practical solutions designed to drive systemic change. Whether you're a residential developer, investor, manager, researcher or innovator, your insights will help turn barriers into breakthroughs. 

Delivering net zero at scale means thinking beyond individual buildings. This session explores how integrated, district-level strategies can merge decarbonisation with improved liveability, unlocking community-wide benefits and driving systemic change.

While frameworks and roadmaps are emerging, implementation often stalls due to fragmented responsibilities and gaps in stakeholder coordination. Join us to examine the barriers to delivery, explore real-world examples, and discuss how industry and public sector can work together to accelerate action on the ground.

As climate impacts intensify, the real estate sector faces a critical question: can investments in resilience today translate into value tomorrow? This interactive session explores how physical climate risks are assessed, and how the measures taken to mitigate them can be reflected in asset valuations. Through real-world scenarios and group discussion, participants will examine emerging approaches, share insights, and consider how our approach must evolve to recognise resilience as a driver of long-term value.

Join this interactive session to help shape Preserve - a new tool designed for property investment professionals to assess the financial impacts of net zero transition risks and opportunities within discounted cash flow (DCF) models. You will get an insight into the latest version of the tool, have an opportunity to give your views on Preserve’s key features, and hear directly from companies involved in the pilot programme. Attendees will have the chance to ask questions, provide feedback, and contribute ideas on how Preserve could be further developed and scaled across Europe in 2026.

Join us for a dynamic session where innovation and industry insight collide. Specially selected startups from the ULI accelerator programme will present their forward-thinking solutions in a collaborative format designed to spark conversation, not competition. This is a unique opportunity to witness the future of real estate unfold — with ideas challenged, refined, and elevated in real time.

Exploring the ways in which nature can support decarbonisation, resilience and market value at every stage of the built environment lifecycle - from material sourcing, to design and natural capital accounting, to investment and delivery at scale.

You will notice a common thread throughout these presentations and discussions: Nature delivers value across the lifecycle: from material sourcing to recognising ecosystem services to building investable, low-carbon, nature-led places. 

Moderator Welcome & Framing – Emily Hallworth, Manager, ESG Programmes, ULI Europe 

Speaker 1 – Joe Giddings, European Networks Lead, Built by Nature 

Why designing and building with responsibly sourced, biobased materials is beneficial for the planet and people. Principles for ensuring carbon benefit, biodiversity protection, and supply chain transparency. Examples of timber and other biobased solutions. 

Speaker 2 – Nature as Infrastructure: Designing Cities for Resilience and Wellbeing - John Tayleur, Europe Business Leader for Nature & Biodiversity Solutions, Arup 

How natural capital approaches quantify and capture the benefits of nature-based design. Examples of projects that integrate nature to absorb carbon, reduce overheating, manage stormwater, and support biodiversity. Practical tools for recognising and valuing ecosystem services. 

Speaker 3 – Low-carbon is the actual best-seller - Laurence Desmazières, Managing Partner, ICAWOOD

 Case Study of Arboretum, Europe’s largest engineered timber office development and host location of the C Change Summit. Lessons on finding the right partners and customers for such a large, low carbon project: from financing and development to construction and leasing. Demonstrating the business case: carbon reduction, biodiversity, wellbeing, and investor value. 

Panel Discussion & Q&A

Join us for a dynamic session where innovation and industry insight collide. Specially selected startups from the ULI accelerator programme will present their forward-thinking solutions in a collaborative format designed to spark conversation, not competition. This is a unique opportunity to witness the future of real estate unfold — with ideas challenged, refined, and elevated in real time.

What’s really holding back the delivery of affordable, net zero housing in Europe - and what can we do about it? In this interactive session, we’ll reveal the key findings from C Change for Housing’s foundational systems mapping, which uncovered the root causes behind two of the industry’s greatest challenges.  

Be among the first to explore the programme’s priority intervention areas and help shape bold, practical solutions designed to drive systemic change. Whether you're a residential developer, investor, manager, researcher or innovator, your insights will help turn barriers into breakthroughs. 

This workshop introduces the concept of transition planning - developing a clear roadmap for how a company will adapt its business model, operations, and investments to thrive in a low-carbon economy. While many real estate companies have begun with asset-level decarbonisation plans, these efforts often remain scattered. Transition planning connects those initiatives into a coherent, company-wide strategy. We’ll explain why this broader approach is becoming crucial, explore how ESG teams can help move from tactical, asset-specific measures to strategic corporate integration, and share practical ways to overcome barriers and drive company-wide progress.

As climate impacts intensify, the real estate sector faces a critical question: can investments in resilience today translate into value tomorrow? This interactive session explores how physical climate risks are assessed, and how the measures taken to mitigate them can be reflected in asset valuations. Through real-world scenarios and group discussion, participants will examine emerging approaches, share insights, and consider how our approach must evolve to recognise resilience as a driver of long-term value.

Join this interactive session to help shape Preserve - a new tool designed for property investment professionals to assess the financial impacts of net zero transition risks and opportunities within discounted cash flow (DCF) models. You will get an insight into the latest version of the tool, have an opportunity to give your views on Preserve’s key features, and hear directly from companies involved in the pilot programme. Attendees will have the chance to ask questions, provide feedback, and contribute ideas on how Preserve could be further developed and scaled across Europe in 2026.

Exploring the ways in which nature can support decarbonisation, resilience and market value at every stage of the built environment lifecycle - from material sourcing, to design and natural capital accounting, to investment and delivery at scale. 

You will notice a common thread throughout these presentations and discussions: Nature delivers value across the lifecycle: from material sourcing to recognising ecosystem services to building investable, low-carbon, nature-led places. 

Moderator Welcome & Framing – Emily Hallworth, Manager, ESG Programmes, ULI Europe 

Speaker 1 – Joe Giddings, European Networks Lead, Built by Nature 

Why designing and building with responsibly sourced, biobased materials is beneficial for the planet and people. Principles for ensuring carbon benefit, biodiversity protection, and supply chain transparency. Examples of timber and other biobased solutions. 

Speaker 2 – Nature as Infrastructure: Designing Cities for Resilience and Wellbeing - John Tayleur, Europe Business Leader for Nature & Biodiversity Solutions, Arup 

How natural capital approaches quantify and capture the benefits of nature-based design. Examples of projects that integrate nature to absorb carbon, reduce overheating, manage stormwater, and support biodiversity. Practical tools for recognising and valuing ecosystem services. 

Speaker 3 – Low-carbon is the actual best-seller - Laurence Desmazières, Managing Partner, ICAWOOD

 Case Study of Arboretum, Europe’s largest engineered timber office development and host location of the C Change Summit. Lessons on finding the right partners and customers for such a large, low carbon project: from financing and development to construction and leasing. Demonstrating the business case: carbon reduction, biodiversity, wellbeing, and investor value. 

Panel Discussion & Q&A

Decarbonising occupied buildings requires investment and collaboration - but tensions often arise over who pays and who benefits. This session will unpack the challenge of split incentives between building owners and occupiers, exploring how renovation decisions, investment returns, and operational savings can be better aligned.

Through real-world examples and open discussion, participants will examine emerging models, share experiences, and co-develop ideas for bridging the gap between stakeholders to unlock meaningful climate action.