Projects

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Piloting the future

Campus as a Living Lab uses university infrastructure, assets and resources to support innovative and applied research projects that improve our communities, region and world. They pilot new ideas, advance faculty research agendas and interdisciplinary collaborations, have an operational benefit for the university, and create opportunities for student learning and knowledge exchanges.

CLL projects link research to action. They include large-scale innovative capital projects with strong research programs, academic-industry partnerships advancing R&D for new technologies, specialized applied research programs within a variety of disciplines, real-world scale research infrastructure supporting broad range of academic research and operational benefits, and innovative student learning opportunities and programs connected to operational priorities.

Find out more these projects, and what we have learned from them.

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This Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) ecosystem project explores the potential application of these new technologies on the UBC Vancouver campus, with the aim of contributing to greenhouse gas emissions reductions. 

Climate Change & Energy

This project will contribute to the creation of resilient design solutions for the UBC Vancouver campus neighborhood of Acadia Park. Through the use of design charettes  intensive, hands-on workshops that bring together community members and people from diverse disciplines residents will explore different options for future development.

Built Environment & Mobility
Human Wellbeing & Social Systems

The Digital Detection Web project will deploy insect monitoring devices (involving high-resolution optics, machine learning, and the Internet of Things) to understand how changes in insect population indicate changes in local biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Data & Technology
Ecological Systems

UBC’s Brock Commons Tallwood House is one of a growing number of mass-timber buildings around the world. Our Tallwood House takes advantage of new engineered wood products and construction techniques to showcase more sustainable building practices.

Built Environment & Mobility