One Heat Advancing Heat Resilience Sacramento Hero

Like many communities across the United States, Sacramento, California, is wrestling with rising temperatures and an increasing frequency of extreme heat days. Residents are struggling to keep cool, and the public sector is rising to the challenge. Recognizing that the built environment plays a role in this challenge, exacerbating some of the issues through the use of high carbon materials and mitigating the negative impacts through the use of new technologies and building practices, the City of Sacramento and Sacramento County joined forces to partner with the Urban Land Institute to study the challenge and explore potential solutions for advancing heat resilience across the entire community.

The study questions posed by the City and County asked ULI to explore design and development strategies that mitigate heat, regulatory pathways that could encourage or require new approaches, potential incentives and funding for the work, the role of the private sector in the effort, and the particular impact that heat has on equity and underserved communities.