Campus as a Living Lab

Campus as a Living Lab Program Vision

Embodying sustainability begins on our campuses, in the spaces and environments where we live, learn, and work.  Collaborations allow researchers, instructors, students, and staff to test sustainability solutions, while using JHU’s physical campuses for learning and discovery. 

Developed by an interdisciplinary working group of the Sustainability Leadership Council alongside the Office of Climate & Sustainability, the program harnesses JHU’s identity as the nation’s leading research institution while utilizing our campuses to inform solutions at the local and global scale. The program will manifest this vision in diverse ways, cultivating invaluable connections through applied course projects, collaborative research endeavors, and grant funding opportunities. 

The Campus as a Living Lab program aims to advance sustainability practices, research, and teaching that support the priorities outlined in the university’s Climate Action and Sustainability Plan. Championing JHU’s mission for global impact and discovery, the Campus as Living Lab program will foster collaborations and propel the university forward in advancing sustainability priorities across the following themes. 

Whether through innovations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, address climate resilience, establish new zero waste approaches, or influence consumer purchasing and transportation practices—there are countless ways research and teaching can support JHU’s goal to advance healthy, just, and sustainable environments in our communities and around the world.