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Nobody gets to net zero on their own.
Sustainability in the built environment sits across government, academia and industry, so the institute works across all three. These are the organisations that have worked with us, published with us, hosted with us or sent people to us.
Some of it is on the record.
A logo wall proves association. These are the collaborations where there is published work, an independent verification or a named output behind the relationship.
The Sustainable City- The district the institute sits inside, and the living lab itself. Occupied, instrumented and operating, which is what makes research here different from research in a model.
WWF- The Sustainable City greenhouse gas inventory was carried in WWF's news coverage of low-carbon urban development.
UC Davis- Joint research identifying and adapting the practices that actually promote a culture of sustainability in planned communities.
MDPI- Publisher of peer-reviewed research from the institute's research programme.
IGI Global- Publisher of peer-reviewed research from the institute's research programme.
The greenhouse gas inventory for The Sustainable City was independently verified byDubai Carbon. Verified work is marked as such on each publication record.
The ecosystem we sit inside
The institute is not a standalone campus. It operates inside a functioning sustainable district, which is what makes the living lab possible at all.
3 organisations
Government and public sector
Ministries, municipal authorities and Dubai entities, on capacity building, standards work and initiatives tied to national targets.
12 organisations
International and industry bodies
Multilateral organisations, councils and non-profits working on the built environment, climate and food systems.
7 organisations
Universities and research institutions
Joint research, thesis supervision, curriculum work and student programmes, across the UAE, Europe, North America and Asia.
26 organisations
Industry
Developers, utilities, manufacturers and operators, on bespoke programmes, commissioned assessment and pilots run through the living lab.
14 organisations
Research publishers
Where the institute's peer-reviewed work is published.
2 organisations
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