What if a precinct became its own experiment to collaborate for net zero futures?

Host Laura Aston is joined by Dr Darren Sharp, Senior Research Fellow at Monash Business School and Research Lead for the Net Zero Precincts project. They explore how Monash’s Clayton campus is treated as a “mini city” and living laboratory where staff, students, neighbours, government and industry test real-world changes in energy, mobility, buildings and governance.​

You’ll hear how the project moves from listening to people’s everyday experiences, to co-designing visions for 2030, to running living lab experiments that make net zero more tangible and more inclusive. The conversation highlights practical actions people in other campuses and neighbourhoods can take, and the benefits of this approach: more walkable and welcoming precincts, stronger relationships across sectors, and net zero transitions that are grounded in daily life rather than just technology.​

This podcast is brought to you by Wayfinder Labs, in connection with Better Streets and Regen Melbourne.​

Shownotes and transcript are available for this episode on the Wayfinder Labs website.​

S1E4 - Net Zero Precincts: Insights from the Monash Living Lab, Regenerative Streets Podcast © 2026 by Laura Aston. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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