Our Commitments

Sustainability

Severe consequences of climate change are here now. Without immediate action, these consequences will quickly escalate to a point of no return.

Every building we develop and operate is designed to perform radically better and help push our industry forward. Our portfolio includes a zero-carbon, zero-energy, mass-timber building, a laboratory building heated exclusively through groundwater, and renewable energy assets.

Equity

Systemic inequity is embedded in nearly every aspect of our society. We consider the opportunity to improve equity outcomes in every aspect of our work.

In particular, we believe that education is one key to changing deep-rooted inequity. In developing our Innovation Clusters, we partner with educators to enhance student experience, enable career-connected learning, and expand the pipelines for underserved students who can lift up their communities.

Our Approach

invent together

From our buildings, where novel construction approaches are pioneered, to our inventive, curated communities, Emerald Initiative neighborhoods spawn new ideas, programs and companies.

We can't achieve meaningful innovation alone.

Emerald Initiative collaborates with other visionary, high-integrity partners throughout our process to invent better real estate solutions. Our partnership ethos often brings together academia and private industry to reshape how we learn and work.

BE BOLD

invent together

Invention requires boldness, so Emerald Initiative has set a bold goal: to build smarter, healthier and more sustainable buildings at a zero cost premium. In driving toward this outcome, we have created better products and processes.

Emerald Initiative continues to be an active neighborhood steward, partnering with our communities to chase bold solutions in energy, technology, healthcare and beyond.