NOMINATED PARTICIPANTS
- AARP – Aging in place, senior housing advocacy
- ABHR (Allen, Boone, Humphries, Robinson) – Public law & infrastructure finance
- AES Corporation – Clean energy & storage solutions
- Amazon – Consumer, cloud, logistics, and smart home ecosystem
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Cloud and smart home integration platforms
- American Heart Association – Chronic disease management programs
- Amalgam Studio – Architecture & sustainable design
- Apple – HomeKit, health integration, sustainability strategy
- Arup – Global design & engineering consultancy
- Bank of America / Wells Fargo / Citi Community Development – National lenders in affordable housing
- Blackstone Real Estate / KKR / Carlyle – Institutional investment in housing & infrastructure
- Bosch – Smart appliances, energy systems
- Brookfield – Global real estate & community development
- Brookfield Renewable Partners – Distributed energy and storage
- Brookings Institution – Housing & community resilience research
- Brookings Metro – Economic development policy focus
- Caldwell Communities – Master-planned community development
- Carnegie / Palantir – Data integration for infrastructure
- Carrier – HVAC, building systems, and smart solutions
- CertainTeed / Saint-Gobain – Sustainable construction materials
- ChargePoint – EV charging infrastructure
- Chariot Energy – Texas retail energy, solar + VPP
- Cisco Systems – Connected infrastructure & secure networks
- Cleveland Clinic – Smart health/wellness partnerships
- Coats Rose – Real estate & construction law
- Community Builders Advisory Services - Real estate economics & consulting
- Corning – Fiber, broadband infrastructure
- Daikin – HVAC systems, energy efficiency
- DMB Properties – Real estate & community development
- DOE (U.S. Department of Energy) – Zero Energy Ready Homes program
- Dominion Energy – Microgrid & distributed grid innovation
- DuPont Building Innovations – Weather barriers & protective systems
- EDAG – Engineering & modular factory delivery
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) – Utility-scale innovation & grid integration
- Enphase Energy – Solar & storage systems
- Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) – Climate resilience advocacy
- Extreme Panel Technologies – Structural insulated panel (SIP) systems
- Fannie Mae – Affordable housing finance
- Farmers Insurance – National property & casualty insurer
- FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) – Disaster resilience & community recovery
- FedEx / UPS / Amazon Logistics – Modular housing transportation & logistics
- Finlocker – Credit-building, financial readiness
- Fitbit (Google Health) – Consumer wellness integration
- Fluence – Energy storage
- Ford – EVs, mobility integration
- Freddie Mac – Housing finance partner to complement Fannie Mae
- GE (General Electric) – Energy systems, technology, and infrastructure
- GEICO – National auto & home insurer
- GM Energy – Vehicle-to-grid, Ultium platform
- Google (Alphabet) – Nest, Sidewalk Labs, AI-driven infrastructure
- Greystar – Real estate development and property management
- Guggenheim Nicklaus – Strategic investment & partnerships
- HillCo Partners – Public policy & government affairs
- Hillwood Communities – Master-planned community development
- Hines – Real estate development and investment
- Honeywell – Building automation, energy, and safety solutions
- Howard Hughes Communities – Master-planned community development
- HUD (U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development) – Affordable housing policy
- Hyundai / Kia – Vehicle electrification
- IBHS (Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety) – Fortified Gold Program
- International Code Council (ICC) – Building codes and resilience standards
- Jacobs Engineering – Engineering, infrastructure, and project delivery
- James Hardie – Fiber cement siding & advanced exterior systems
- John Deere – Precision agriculture technology
- Johnson & Johnson Innovation – Health devices & wellness programs
- Kaiser Permanente – Integrated health systems & community wellness
- Kingspan – High-performance building envelopes
- Kohler – Fixtures & sustainability innovation
- Lake|Flato – Architecture & sustainable community design
- LAUNCH – Innovation & economic development initiatives
- Legacy Land - Real estate development
- LG – Solar, appliances, HVAC
- Liberty Mutual – National insurance provider
- LJA Engineering – Texas infrastructure & community design
- Local CSA / AgriLife Extension – Community food systems
- Lumencache – DC microgrid technology
- Lutron – Lighting, shading, home automation
- Marsh McLennan – Insurance & resilience-backed financing
- Marvin Windows & Doors – High-performance glazing systems
- Matter (Connectivity Standards Alliance) – IoT/home interoperability
- Mayo Clinic Platform – Telehealth models
- Meta (Reality Labs) – AR/VR for digital twins & planning
- Microsoft – Cloud, AI & digital twin solutions for housing
- Midway Companies – Real estate development
- MG2 – Architecture & design innovation
- Mitsubishi Electric – HVAC & energy solutions
- Moen – Smart plumbing/fixtures
- Mortgage Bankers Association
- MISMO - Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization
- Munich Re / Swiss Re – Global reinsurers focused on climate resilience
- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) – Housing industry advocacy
- National Association of Realtors (NAR) – Housing market research & consumer advocacy
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Climate & hazard data
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – Applied energy research partner
- NextEra Energy – Utility-scale renewables
- Nutrien Ag Solutions – Sustainable agriculture inputs
- Nvidia – AI, digital twins, simulation & modeling
- Oncor / CenterPoint Energy – Texas utility-scale grid players
- OpenAI – AI integration for housing/communities
- Oracle – Cloud, AI, and enterprise infrastructure solutions
- Owens Corning – Insulation & roofing systems
- Panasonic – Energy, smart home, and electrification solutions
- Philips Healthcare – Remote monitoring, wearables
- Progressive – National insurance provider
- Qcells – Solar + VPP partnerships
- RAND Corporation – Policy & adoption studies
- RCLCO – Real estate economics & consulting
- Rehau – Windows, doors, sustainable building products
- RESNET – Home energy rating system
- Resideo – Smart home, energy, security
- Ring (Amazon) – Home security
- Rivian – EVs for rural mobility
- Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) – Climate & energy efficiency innovation
- Samsung – Smart home & appliance division, energy systems
- Signorelli – Community development & real estate
- Siemens – Grid systems, automation, smart infrastructure
- Skydio – AI drones for inspection & resilience
- Sony – Electronics, imaging, and smart technology platforms
- Starwood – Real estate & community development
- State Farm – National insurance provider
- Steves Doors – Interior & exterior doors
- Telos Developments LLC – Housing & community innovation
- Tesla – Energy storage, EV-to-grid integration
- Texas A&M Community Engagement Institute – Rural impact research
- Texas A&M University System – TEES, AgriLife, Real Estate Center, Engineering Experiment Station
- Texas Economic Development – State-level support
- Texas General Land Office (GLO) – Land & housing initiatives
- Texans For Reasonable Solutions – Policy engagement in housing
- The Related Companies – Real estate development and investment
- Trane Technologies – Energy-efficient climate systems
- Twinwood Development – Master-planned community development
- Uber / Lyft – Shared mobility in rural/suburban markets
- Underwriters Laboratories (UL) – Standards, certification
- Urban Land Institute (ULI) – Development thought leadership
- USAA – Insurance, financial services, veteran & military households
- VW Group – EV mobility + charging infrastructure
- Waller County – Regional leadership & community development
- Wausau Supply – Siding & building materials
- Whelan Advisory Capital Markets
- World Bank / International Finance Corporation (IFC) – Global housing & resilience financing
- World Economic Forum (WEF) – Cities & Urban Development
- World Resources Institute (WRI) – Global sustainability thought leadership
- Zelman & Associates