• Letter from the Director
  • Strategic Roadmap
  • 2025 Impact Report
  • Contact
    Us
  • Give
    Now
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
  • About
    • Mission, Approach, & Values
    • Policy Impacts & History
    • Team
    • Advisory Board
    • Collaborators
    • Student Opportunities
  • Research
    • Current Projects
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Fire Hub
    • Heat
    • Transportation
    • Urban Greening
    • Water
    • All Publications
  • News
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Webinar Library
  • Support
    • Giving Opportunities
    • Support Students
  • Subscribe
  • Media
    • Contact Our Experts
    • Select Media Coverage
  • Search
  • Menu Menu

  • 2025 Impact Report

    Informing effective and equitable environmental policy solutions

  • Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action & Fire Safe Recovery

    Informing policy recommendations for rebuilding a more resilient LA

  • Heat Equity

    Informing evidence-based governance and policy to protect heat-vulnerable communities

  • Clean Energy

    Guiding an equitable transition to a 100% clean energy future

  • Water Systems & Fire Resilience

    Providing guidance and tools to better prepare communities for fire’s impacts

PreviousNext
12345

Our researchers identify problems, design policies, and elevate community-driven solutions to advance environmental equity and improve lives.

NEWS

New toolkit helps communities prepare for heat
May 21, 2026

New toolkit helps communities prepare for heat

New UCLA tool maps how home electrification could change energy bills across Los Angeles
May 19, 2026

The public platform enables users to compare household energy costs under likely electrification scenarios

Water, fire, and finance: building more resilient systems
April 29, 2026

UCLA-led convening highlights need for clearer roles, stronger coordination, and more equitable financing strategies

Blueprint for a better planet
April 20, 2026

How Luskin Center for Innovation and other parts of UCLA are advancing a healthier, more sustainable future.

New toolkit helps communities prepare for heat

May 21, 2026
New toolkit helps communities prepare for heat
https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CHRC-Logo.png 1000 2000 angela wu https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/web-headers-2024-07.png angela wu2026-05-21 09:00:242026-05-21 09:31:38New toolkit helps communities prepare for heat

New UCLA tool maps how home electrification could change energy bills across Los Angeles

May 19, 2026
The public platform enables users to compare household energy costs under likely electrification scenarios
https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RESET-Tool-Featured.png 1283 2048 angela wu https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/web-headers-2024-07.png angela wu2026-05-19 09:00:012026-05-19 12:30:32New UCLA tool maps how home electrification could change energy bills across Los Angeles

Water, fire, and finance: building more resilient systems

April 29, 2026
UCLA-led convening highlights need for clearer roles, stronger coordination, and more equitable financing strategies
https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sustainable-LA-Grand-Challenge-Panel-e1776453460720.jpg 800 1600 angela wu https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/web-headers-2024-07.png angela wu2026-04-29 08:00:512026-04-27 13:50:27Water, fire, and finance: building more resilient systems

Blueprint for a better planet

April 20, 2026
How Luskin Center for Innovation and other parts of UCLA are advancing a healthier, more sustainable future.
https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/EarthMonthcollageborder_hero.jpg 780 1170 angela wu https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/web-headers-2024-07.png angela wu2026-04-20 13:28:482026-04-21 18:33:48Blueprint for a better planet
More News

MEDIA COVERAGE

Climate Emergencies Are Breaking Water Utilities. Customers Are Paying (Circle of Blue)
A dire ‘math problem’ on the Colorado River and wholly inadequate responses (Los Angeles Times)
The solution to urban heat is much, much simpler than you think (Grist)
Trees that survived L.A.’s wildfires are dying at alarming rate. Can they be saved? (Los Angeles Times)
A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure (POLITICO)
Cool streets (Torched)
As California debates Zone Zero, researchers want to know: Can trees protect homes from fire? (LAist)

See More ›

  • Link to Facebook
  • Link to LinkedIn
  • Link to Instagram
  • Link to Bluesky
    Link to Bluesky
  • Link to LinkedIn
    Link to LinkedIn
  • Link to Instagram

RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Link to: Water

Advancing access to safe, reliable, and affordable water

Link to: Climate

Uplifting community-driven climate action

Link to: Heat

Informing cooling strategies for heat-resilient communities

Follow a manual added link

Ensuring Access to Clean Energy and Transportation

RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Link to: Water
Link to: Climate
Link to: Heat
Follow a manual added link
Link to: Clean Transportation
Link to: Fire Research Hub
Link to: Urban Greening
Link to: Current Projects

RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Current Projects

CLIMATE

Uplifting community-driven climate action

ENERGY

Guiding an equitable transition to a 100% clean energy future

HEAT

Informing cooling strategies for heat-resilient communities

TRANSPORTATION

Accelerating the transition to zero-emissions mobility

URBAN GREENING

Making public spaces more green, resilient, and accessible

WATER

Advancing access to safe, reliable, and affordable water

Fire Research Hub

Stay connected. Get our latest research in your inbox.

SUBSCRIBE

PUBLICATIONS

Building Heat Resilient Communities

https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Center-for-Heat-Resilient-Communities-3x2-1.png 330 495 angela wu https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/web-headers-2024-07.png angela wu2026-05-21 09:00:542026-05-20 20:58:47Building Heat Resilient Communities

Built Shade

https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Why-Regulatory-Reform-Is-Needed-to-Reduce-Outdoor-Vulnerability-to-Extreme-Heat-in-Los-Angeles-Featured-e1779130476766.jpg 1300 1952 angela wu https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/web-headers-2024-07.png angela wu2026-05-21 08:00:432026-05-21 08:57:58Built Shade

The Los Angeles Residential Energy Transition Tool

https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RESET-Tool-scaled.png 1447 2560 angela wu https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/web-headers-2024-07.png angela wu2026-05-19 09:00:222026-05-19 08:44:52The Los Angeles Residential Energy Transition Tool
Image to crop
Building Heat Resilient Communities

A Toolkit for Local Planning, Decision-Making, & Action

May 2026
Image to crop
Built Shade

Why Regulatory Reform Is Needed to Reduce Outdoor Vulnerability to Extreme Heat in Los Angeles

May 2026
Image to crop
The Los Angeles Residential Energy Transition Tool
May 2026
More Publications

© Copyright – UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation – Enfold WordPress Theme by Kriesi
Terms of Use
The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.
Click on the linked words to hear the pronunciation for the Tongva-language words.
3323 Public Affairs Building, Box 951656, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656
Phone: 310-267-5435 | Fax: 310-267-5443
Scroll to top