Net Zero Precincts Living Lab

The living lab facilitates collaboration to enable research, development and implementation of solutions across energy, buildings, mobility, urban governance, circularity and data & automation. The precinct has Monash University at the heart, and includes residential, cutting edge research facilities, business parks, hospitals, public transport hubs, localised energy generation and urban road systems - a perfect test bed for the change needed around urban Australia.

The lab aims to support smaller experiments through to bigger projects, which leverage evidence-based research and novel partnerships to make real change happen, support people leading the net zero transition, and share the results with the world.

• Energy
• Mobility
• Buildings
• Governance
• Data
• Circular economy

• Regenerative rentals – increasing net zero retrofits of residential accommodation
• Pop up events – supporting and increasing active transport use to and from University
• Immersive storytelling approaches to net zero transitions engagement
• Sustainable mobility as a service – investigating approaches to support commuter decision making based on net zero data
• Tackling food waste – a final year project to tackle food waste on the University campus
• AI/ML approaches – improving public transport planning
• Enabling transformative governance for net zero in local governments