Why Work with UC Berkeley Living Labs (LL) Program Development Pilot?
Working with the Living Lab Program is the simplest way to connect research and educational opportunities with campus infrastructure, grounds and the operational teams that are responsible for them. Our team can also help connect you with project partners, brainstorm project goals, support grant applications, and more.
Campus Strategy Alignment:
The Living Laboratory Program will help faculty use their research expertise to support climate action on campus, including through alignment with UCB’s Climate Action Plan and the Berkeley Clean Energy Campus (BCEC). This alignment makes research "mission-critical," often opening doors to internal campus funding and pilot-site priority.
Campus Connector:
The Living Lab Program can act as the facilitator for cross-campus collaborations. We can help with administration tasks, like setting meetings, tracking milestones, and ensuring that operational staff and academic researchers stay in sync.
Amplified Impact & Reputation:
We translate complex research into "Success Stories" for the Chancellor’s Office, UC Regents, and major media outlets, we can help provide a dedicatd communications engine for living labs projects, significantly increasing the faculty member’s public profile and "broader impacts" score for NSF/DOE grants.
Efficiency & Time Protection:
We can provide a "Start-to-Finish" toolkit for campus projects, including standardized MOUs, liability waivers, and data-sharing agreements, reducing the "activation energy" required to start a new project.
Climate Project Database:
The Living Lab Program will create a centralized repository for campus data (energy, water, waste, building performance, bio diversity) that is typically siloed.