Living Lab

61 Students Start Living Lab Internships & Fellowships

Sixty-one Stanford students are driving real change in sustainability through the Living Lab Program, tackling real issues while gaining hands-on experience.

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Six people including conservation program staff, student observers, and a member of the press walking through Stanford’s open land next to the "BurnBot" machine

New “BurnBot” Tech Aids Stanford in Managing Wildfire Risk and Resilience

Academics, Conservation & Biodiversity, Emergency Management, Land Use, Living Lab, Resilience

Californians are no strangers to wildfires. As the scientific community searches for answers to prevent fire before it happens, Stanford is testing a “BurnBot” that can create fuel breaks.

Project: Reducing Embodied Carbon in Construction

Construction & Demolition, Living Lab

Doctoral student Eleni Alexandraki, B.S. ’19 and M.S. ’21, developed a set of Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines for her Living Lab Fellowship Project.

BurnBot Technology for Living Fire Lab

Conservation & Biodiversity, Land Use, Living Lab

Stanford’s Conservation Program is testing a cutting-edge “BurnBot” to improve wildfire management, using controlled burns to create fire breaks and support ecosystem health.

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Embodied Carbon Brings Sustainability Champions Together

Carbon, Construction & Demolition, Emissions, Living Lab

A new study on embodied carbon in construction materials led to new guidelines to help the university meet its net-zero emissions goal by 2050.

Project: Operationalizing Waste Justice at Stanford University

Community Engagement, Justice, Living Lab, Recycling, Zero Waste

Sam Bunke, PhD candidate in chemical engineering, developed a framework for addressing waste justice in Stanford’s programs.

Living Lab Fellowship Program Completes First Year of Student-Led Sustainability Projects

Construction & Demolition, Culture Change, Emissions, Living Lab, Zero Waste

In its inaugural year, the Living Lab Fellowship Program fostered cross-campus collaboration, hands-on learning, and lasting impact through 16 student-led operational sustainability projects.