Living Lab Resources
Policies and Resources
Explore policies and resources designed to provide insight into UBC’s Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) and its approach to addressing sustainability challenges, as well as global best practices and lessons learned from universities worldwide. Whether you're a researcher, practitioner or student, these materials will help you understand living labs.
UBC Policies and Resources
Several UBC policies and resources support UBC’s commitment to use CLL to address global sustainability challenges, enabling the university to advance groundbreaking projects that make a meaningful change.
Campus Vision 2050
Campus: Vancouver
Date: 2023
Climate Emergency Task Force Report
Campus: Vancouver
Date: 2021
Sustainability Hub Strategic Plan (2022–2027)
Campus: Vancouver
Date: 2021
Climate Action Plan 2030
Campus: Vancouver
Date: 2021
UBC Strategic Plan (2018-2028)
Campus: Vancouver/Okanagan
Date: 2019
Okanagan Charter
Campus: Okanagan
Date: 2015
20-Year Sustainability Strategy
Campus: Vancouver
Date: 2014
UBC’s Sustainability Academic Strategy
Campus: Vancouver/Okanagan
Date: 2009
UBC's Campus as a Living Lab framework
Download the booklet below for an overview of UBC's Campus as a Living Lab framework. It provides in-depth information about our approach, key projects, governance and the impact we strive to create through collaboration and innovation.
Campus as a Living Lab: University Peer Review
This report was made in partnership with other CLL programs across North America and globally to highlight the approaches, programming and unique propositions of living labs at peer institutions.
Global best practice reports
Governing University Living Labs for Sustainable Development (Monash University Report)
This report presents lessons from international case studies on how universities can govern living labs to accelerate sustainability. It offers insights into the institutional structures, governance models and strategies needed to foster innovation and tackle global challenges.
The University Campus as a Living Lab for Sustainability - A Practitioner’s Guide (ISCN)
Developed by the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN), this guide is a comprehensive handbook for practitioners looking to establish or enhance university living labs. It covers methodologies, real-world examples and strategic advice on using campuses as hubs for sustainability research and innovation.