Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.80
Liaison Martín Sánchez Gutiérrez
Submission Date June 7, 2024

STARS v2.2

Tecnológico de Monterrey – Campus Monterrey
AC-8: Campus as a Living Laboratory

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.60 / 4.00
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Campus Engagement

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Campus Engagement?:
No

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Campus Engagement:

 


 


Public Engagement 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Public Engagement?:
Yes

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Public Engagement:

The "Water Center" focuses on sustainable water use and management issues through detailed research and engineering, technology development and innovation projects, personnel development, and solution design; having participated in projects such as E2 Off-Grid and WaterLabs


 


Another of the Water Center's achievements was forming part of the Morgenstadt initiative, which aims to contribute to the innovative urban development of the project cities: Kochi (India), Saltillo (Mexico) and Piaura (Peru).


According to the official website, this initiative is characterized by the reduction of emissions and environmental awareness, as well as the achievement of international sustainability goals.


The Morgenstadt Initiative is a network of Fraunhofer institutes, municipalities, and companies. It was launched in 2012 by the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and aims to develop and test innovations for the city of tomorrow.


Tec de Monterrey is one of the initiative's main implementing partners, among the various Fraunhofer institutes, the UDEP in Peru, and the School of Finance and Management in Frankfurt, Germany.


https://conecta.tec.mx/en/news/national/sustainability/tec-water-center-15-years-working-water-sustainability


 


Air & Climate 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Air & Climate?:
Yes

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Air & Climate:

"Desarrollo de Materiales Para Captura de CO2" is a project that generates biomaterials for the construction industry from microorganisms and a bioprocess that reduces CO2 emissions from the cement industry


 



Buildings  

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Buildings?:
Yes

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Buildings:

"Eficiencia y Digitalización en la construcción" is a program that seeks to Incorporate civil engineering and in particular the construction industry in 4.0 (lean, BIM, Circular Construction, etc.)


Energy 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Energy?:
Yes

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Energy:
Nanofluids to increase thermal performance of thermal systems 


 

Phase Change Materials (PCM) for energy efficiency in buildings and PV panels


Food & Dining 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Food & Dining?:
No

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Food & Dining:
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Grounds 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Grounds?:
Yes

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Grounds:


On Campus Greenhouse.


Purchasing 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Purchasing?:
No

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Purchasing:
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Transportation 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Transportation?:
Yes

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Transportation:

“ElectroBus – Conscious Mobility” is a project currently being developed by the Tecnologico de Monterrey, in conjunction with Senda and Questum and others, that aims to establish a route run by fully electrical buses along the so-called “Distrito Tec” and to study how this will benefit the Tec community



Waste 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Waste?:
Yes

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Waste:

"Optimizing supply chains" seeks to reduce environmental impact and better waste management


 


Water 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Water?:
Yes

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Water:

“Conscious Waste Water” seeks to generate an automated platform for wastewater treatment integrated with a real-time monitoring system implementing statistical and predictive tools to ensure the proper functioning of the Tecnológico de Monterrey's wastewater treatment plant.



The "Water Center" focuses on sustainable water use and management issues through detailed research and engineering, technology development and innovation projects, personnel development, and solution design; having participated in projects such as E2 Off-Grid and WaterLabs


https://conecta.tec.mx/en/news/national/sustainability/tec-water-center-15-years-working-water-sustainability


Coordination & Planning 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Coordination & Planning?:
No

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Coordination & Planning:
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Diversity & Affordability 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Diversity & Affordability?:
No

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Diversity & Affordability:
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Investment & Finance 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Investment & Finance?:
No

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Investment & Finance:
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Wellbeing & Work 

Is the institution utilizing its infrastructure and operations as a living laboratory for applied student learning for sustainability in relation to Wellbeing & Work?:
Yes

A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Wellbeing & Work:

"Sports and Health Innovation Engineering Laboratory and Design "




  • First Latin America laboratory focused on Sports Engineering.​




  • Direct contact with the community, athletes, patients. Becoming a Database of testing.​




  • Locomotions studies in children for early stage detection of bone disorders (linked with Distrito Tec elementary schools).​




  • Personalized performance studies in athletes in different disciplines. ​




  • Gait and mobility studies in patients post surgery, or with prostheses. 




 




  • Design, improvement and innovation of prostheses and orthoses.​




  • Surgical planning.​




  • Tools creation for motion capture.​




  • Generation of anthropometric databases of Mexican patients.​




  • Creation of orthopedic surgery (joint replacement) database​






  • Statistics of primary surgeries and revisions.​




  • Incidences (successes and areas of opportunity)​




  • Prostheses designs, brands, and preferences.​






  • Professional sports clubs services, to avoid injuries and improve performance (Rayados, Tigres, Sultanes de Monterrey).​




  • Close collaboration with TecSalud, EMCS, Borregos.​




  • Participation of undergraduate (IMD, IMT, IFI) and postgraduate students, national and international research groups, clinics and hospitals.




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