Digital Archive
The value of archiving Living Lab work
Sustainability is often "hyper-local" meaning that to advance sustainability solutions requires collecting research, data and solutions specific to the environment, systems, people and opportunities unique to the UGA campus. Our first Living Lab Workshop in March of 2022 identified as a priority the need to develop a Clear / Comprehensive Digital Archive of past living lab work. In partnership with the UGA Library we have created a new UGA Living Lab Digitial Archive that will 1) Document Living Lab project outcomes allowing future groups to advance findings, 2) Collect and share data that can be analyzed and built upon by others 3) Provide case studies as a teaching tool to students and classes 4) Accelerate the implementation of sustainability solutions.
For this archive to be effective we encourage all Living Lab projects, be they class projects, capstones, internships, grants or other collaborations to consider submitting project outputs and results for consideration to the archive. Submissions do not have to be "archive ready" we welcome all submissions and guide groups in the process of creating submissions that are ready to be archived.
You can also request data and resources you'd like to see in the Archive moving forward. An Archive Submission Button will be up soon!
Explore the UGA Living Lab Archive
Logging A Past Project
To add to this list, please follow the submission steps:
- Fill in the end of project one-pager then download as a PDF
- Compile a list of keywords that can be used to search for your project in the future
- Compile a list of project partners starting with participating departments followed by individual contributors
- Collect final deliverables, data, and additional documents that support your project
- Log your project through this qualtrics form
Currently available data
2021 UGA STARS ReportThe Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System; (STARS) is a transparent,
self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability
performance. STARS provides a comprehensive overview of data in the following categories:
academics, engagement, operations, planning and administration, and innovation. |
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2019 Energy PrimerThe 2019 Energy primer is a two-page document detailing how UGA procures and uses
energy for its campus operations. This summary includes information on the use of
electricity and heating fuel from 2010 to 2019. The primer concludes with the payment
process and the emissions implications of the preceding data. |
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