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Living labs are platforms for conducting applied research in the real world. They hold significant promise for testing innovative approaches related to the built environment, green infrastructure, and low carbon technologies. The aim of this project is to transform the University of Manchester campus into an exemplary living lab for the study of energy and environmental sustainability. At 800 hectares, the campus is the size of a small town and replicates many of the land uses found in typical urban environments. In 2012, the Directorate of Estates and Facilities announced a £1b investment programme that prioritises energy efficiency and sustainability. Meanwhile, the University has world leading concentrations of research expertise in energy, sustainable consumption, and urban design and development. The aim of this project is to harness this academic expertise to assist Estates in realising a world- class campus environment while contributing to the city-region’s low carbon innovation and sustainability activities. Establishing the campus as a living lab requires new forms of collaboration between researchers and Estates to deploy and monitor new technologies and services in real world settings. The project team will: • Catalogue existing research and teaching activities on the campus; • Establish a platform for constructive collaboration between researchers and Estates; and • Pursue long-term funding sources from the public and private sectors. This work complements existing initiatives in Manchester including the City Council’s involvement with the European Network of Living Labs, Corridor Manchester’s low carbon observatory on Oxford Road, and the Greater Manchester Low Carbon Hub. The university living lab will raise the international profile of research in energy and sustainability by transforming the physical campus into a learning landscape. This project is designed to foster informal and flexible governance structures that are vital to create new relationships in a dynamic institutional setting. MARC Research Profile University Living Lab for Sustainability Manchester Architecture Research Centre www.manchester.ac.uk/marc Website www.universitylivinglab.org Research Team James Evans, Andrew Karvonen, Lucy Millard, Ross Jones, Tom Langridge Funder University of Manchester Research Institute Duration February 2013 to July 2013 Contact [email protected]
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Living labs are platforms for conducting applied research in the real world. They hold significant promise for testing innovative approaches related to the built environment, green infrastructure, and low carbon technologies. The aim of this project is to transform the University of Manchester campus into an exemplary living lab for the study of energy and environmental sustainability. At 800 hectares, the campus is the size of a small town and replicates many of the land uses found in typical urban environments. In 2012, the Directorate of Estates and Facilities announced a £1b investment programme that prioritises energy efficiency and sustainability. Meanwhile, the University has world leading concentrations of research expertise in energy, sustainable consumption, and urban design and development. The aim of this project is to harness this academic expertise to assist Estates in realising a world-class campus environment while contributing to the city-region’s low carbon innovation and sustainability activities.
Establishing the campus as a living lab requires new forms of collaboration between researchers and Estates to deploy and monitor new technologies and services in real world settings. The project team will:
• Catalogue existing research and teaching activities on the campus;• Establish a platform for constructive collaboration between researchers
and Estates; and• Pursue long-term funding sources from the public and private sectors.
This work complements existing initiatives in Manchester including the City Council’s involvement with the European Network of Living Labs, Corridor Manchester’s low carbon observatory on Oxford Road, and the Greater Manchester Low Carbon Hub. The university living lab will raise the international profile of research in energy and sustainability by transforming the physical campus into a learning landscape. This project is designed to foster informal and flexible governance structures that are vital to create new relationships in a dynamic institutional setting.
MARC Research ProfileUniversity Living Lab for Sustainability
Manchester Architecture Research Centrewww.manchester.ac.uk/marc
Websitewww.universitylivinglab.org
Research TeamJames Evans, Andrew Karvonen, Lucy Millard, Ross Jones, Tom Langridge
FunderUniversity of Manchester Research Institute
DurationFebruary 2013 to July 2013
