A recent exchange with Lincoln Bleveans from Sustainable Stanford highlights a key conviction of the Chair of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building at TUM: universities must function as Living Labs—real-world environments where sustainability is actively developed, tested, and implemented.
In Climate+ Podcast, Episode 64, Professor Werner Lang explains how TUM involves students as active partners in campus transformation. One example is the successful transition of an entire campus from fossil fuels to carbon-neutral operation in under two years.
The episode demonstrates how research, teaching, and hands-on experimentation can turn universities into effective drivers of climate action.
The podcast episode is available via the following links: