Sustainability

Duke Sustainability Award winners, from left to right, Belle Farish, Susan Jackson, Charlie Perez, Abhi Bathula, John Desan, Trisha Dupnock, Amanda Starling Gould and Duke University President Vincent E. Price. Photo by Stephen Schramm.

April 2, 2019

Duke Celebrates Those Creating a Green Future

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Students walk in the Student Wellness Center.

March 25, 2019

A New Plan for Building Green

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A few dozen Duke students, faculty and staff teamed up to plant 10 trees along Flowers Drive on Friday. Photo by Stephen Schramm.

March 25, 2019

Celebrating Duke’s Canopy

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This is an early rendering of what the interior of a WaterHub at Duke could look like. The exact design of Duke’s WaterHub has yet to be finalized. Courtesy of Duke Facilities Management.

March 6, 2019

New 'WaterHub' Coming to Duke

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The 2,554 solar panels sit atop Research Drive Parking Garage. Photo by Duke Facilities Management.

February 21, 2019

Research Drive Garage Harvests Power of Sun

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Last year's Sustainability Award winners.

February 19, 2019

Looking for Duke’s Green Champions

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A Mexican Model For Offsetting Carbon

January 3, 2019

Tani Colbert-Sangree: A Mexican Model For Offsetting Carbon

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Guests at Duke's Zero Waste Picnic, held in August, enjoyed fresh fruit from Duke Campus Farm. Photos by Jonathan Black.

December 27, 2018

A Plateful of Sustainability

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Chip Bobbert, digital media and engineering technologies engineer for Duke’s Office of Information Technology, looks for metal at J & D Recycling. Photo by Stephen Schramm.

December 20, 2018

From Junkyard to Cutting Edge

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The new carbon farm is located on coastal wetlands that formerly were drained for farming and forestry. (Credit: Duke Univ.)

December 11, 2018

Duke Begins Work on 10,000-Acre ‘Carbon Farm’ in Eastern N.C.

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November 27, 2018

Duke Wins Recognition for Purchasing Sustainable Laboratory Supplies

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Katie Kross, managing director for the Center for Energy, Development and the Global Environment, shows off the two mugs she uses in the office. Photo by Stephen Schramm.

November 26, 2018

5 Items to Reuse at Work

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Duke Facilities Management Energy Manager Casey Collins speaks with members of the Duke community at Thursday's Climate Action Plan forum. Photo by Stephen Schramm.

November 13, 2018

Duke’s New Roadmap to Climate Neutrality

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Elizabeth Shapiro-Garza in Oxcaca

November 4, 2018

Inside the Dense Forests of Oaxaca

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The 40-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 bus releases zero tail pipe emissions, requires no oil changes and uses no liquid fuels. Photo courtesy of Proterra.

October 29, 2018

New Electric Vehicles To Hit Duke Roads

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Chiller Plant No. 3 will be located on Anderson Street and is expected to be completed in late 2020. Rendering courtesy of Duke Facilities Management.

October 19, 2018

Work for New Chilled Water Facility Begins

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