University of East London

Living Lab IoT Platform

In partnership with Siemens, the University of East London (UEL) has launched a 'Living Lab' IoT platform that brings together UEL data sets from across our estate to drive net zero research and innovation. This platform creates access to data for students, researchers, and industry partners to conduct real-time research and innovation utilising our physical spaces as a testbed.

This delivers benefits to our net zero pathway, through further optimisation of our assets, as well as to our research programmes who are able to rapidly innovate and apply learnings in real-time.

The Living Lab platform is currently live for one of our buildings, and we are working towards connecting our entire University and local partners into an interconnected smart community that drives low carbon learning and innovation.

Top 3 Learnings

1. Access to real-time data fosters a culture of net zero and carbon reduction exploration.
2. Living Lab accelerates the pace of discovery, enabling rapid application of insights in real-world contexts.
3. We strengthened our ties with the broader community by promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration.