Austin becomes the classroom.
The Urban Learning Lab is NAPPA 2027’s signature experiential program, connecting C-PACE conversations to downtown Austin’s built environment through a guided, discussion-based learning experience.
A facilitated mobile workshop in downtown Austin.
Real-world learning beyond the ballroom.
The Urban Learning Lab is designed to turn downtown Austin into a living classroom for C-PACE, commercial real estate, building performance, and market implementation.
Learning in context.
Stops are selected to connect conference themes to real buildings, redevelopment patterns, and infrastructure investment.
Designed for conversation.
The experience is structured around practical questions, discussion prompts, and applied insights from project and market partners.
Connecting policy to place.
Participants will explore how financing, building performance, development decisions, and market implementation come together in the real world.
From hospitality financing to high-performance development.
The proposed route begins at Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue Austin, continues to Norwood Tower and Block 185, and concludes at Capital Factory for coffee, networking, and conference sessions. Final route details will be confirmed with local partners before the conference.
What participants will explore.
The route is designed around C-PACE-relevant building types and implementation questions.
TX-PACE Hospitality Financing
Hospitality refinancing, energy performance upgrades, capital stack integration, and long-term asset value.
Historic Building Modernization
Historic preservation, HVAC and envelope retrofits, performance improvements, and financing deep energy retrofits.
High-Performance Office Development
ESG-driven investment, tenant expectations, modern energy management systems, and sustainable office development.
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Thank you to Peachtree.
NAPPA is pleased to welcome Peachtree as the exclusive sponsor of the 2027 Urban Learning Lab. Peachtree’s support helps bring this immersive learning experience beyond the conference room and into downtown Austin, where participants will explore real-world questions around C-PACE financing, building modernization, high-performance development, and market implementation.
Final details are being confirmed.
The Urban Learning Lab will be framed as a PACE-relevant built environment learning experience unless specific stops are verified as PACE-financed. Route details, speakers, accessibility logistics, and stop participation will be confirmed with local partners before the conference.
Experience C-PACE conversations in the places where they matter.
Join NAPPA and Urban Learning Lab Sponsor Peachtree in downtown Austin for an experiential learning program connecting C-PACE financing, policy, building performance, and implementation to the built environment.
