Sustainability @ Duke
WelcomeDuke University seeks to attain and maintain a place of leadership in all that we do. This includes leadership in environmental stewardship and sustainability on campus, in our medical institutions, and in the larger community of which we are a part.
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EVENT: The Future of Capitalism Series: “Building a Sustainable Energy Future" - October 30, 2009
Duke's Fuqua School of Business and McKinsey are collaborating on a four-part series, "The Future of Capitalism," to be hosted at Fuqua and shared with The McKinsey Quarterly’s 2 million online subscribers. The inaugural session, "Building a Sustainable Energy Future: Market Approaches to Choices and Trade-offs" will feature a remarkable panel of experts and leaders, including: Tom Albanese, CEO, Rio Tinto; Aubrey McClendon, CEO, Chesapeake Energy; Bill Timmerman, CEO, SCANA Energy; Scott Nyquist, Managing Director of McKinsey'’s Energy Practice; and George McLendon, Chairman, PTP Energy and Dean, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University.
Duke Sustainability Courses - Spring 2010 - October 29, 2009
Sustainable Duke encourages students to incorporate sustainability into course selections this Spring! To make it easy for students to pick classes that match current interests and requirements, Sustainable Duke has compiled a list of courses that include sustainability topics, and the same list of courses with descriptions.
EVENT: Amory Lovins - Profitable Solutions for Climate, Oil, and Proliferation - October 29, 2009
Physicist Amory Lovins is Chairman and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute and Chairman Emeritus of Fiberforge, Inc. Published in 29 books and hundreds of papers, his work has been recognized by the Blue Planet, Volvo, Onassis, Nissan, Shingo, and Mitchell Prizes, a MacArthur Fellowship, the Benjamin Franklin and Happold Medals, ten honorary doctorates, an Hon. AIA and FRSA, Foreign Membership of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and the Heinz, Lindbergh, Right Livelihood, and World Technology Awards. He advises governments and major firms worldwide on advanced energy and resource efficiency, and has led the technical redesign of more than $30 billion worth of facilities in 29 sectors to achieve very large energy savings at typically lower capital cost.
Duke students selling Christmas trees to raise money for organic tree farm - October 28, 2009
The Duke University student chapter of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) is now taking orders for North Carolina-grown Fraser fir Christmas trees. Proceeds will help fund a student-managed organic Christmas tree farm in Duke Forest. Trees between 5 feet and 12 feet tall are available for pre-order through Nov. 6. Prices range from $35 to $160.
Getting Greener: Duke's Steam Plant Renovation - October 28, 2009
An historic steam plant at Duke is scheduled to reopen this winter after a $25 million renovation that marks another era at Duke: natural gas not coal will fuel the new boilers. The new system will provide 35 percent more steam to heat academic and medical buildings, sterilize surgical equipment and maintain proper humidity for art and lab research.
Duke's Fuqua School of Business and McKinsey are collaborating on a four-part series, "The Future of Capitalism," to be hosted at Fuqua and shared with The McKinsey Quarterly’s 2 million online subscribers. The inaugural session, "Building a Sustainable Energy Future: Market Approaches to Choices and Trade-offs" will feature a remarkable panel of experts and leaders, including: Tom Albanese, CEO, Rio Tinto; Aubrey McClendon, CEO, Chesapeake Energy; Bill Timmerman, CEO, SCANA Energy; Scott Nyquist, Managing Director of McKinsey'’s Energy Practice; and George McLendon, Chairman, PTP Energy and Dean, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University.
Duke Sustainability Courses - Spring 2010 - October 29, 2009
Sustainable Duke encourages students to incorporate sustainability into course selections this Spring! To make it easy for students to pick classes that match current interests and requirements, Sustainable Duke has compiled a list of courses that include sustainability topics, and the same list of courses with descriptions.
EVENT: Amory Lovins - Profitable Solutions for Climate, Oil, and Proliferation - October 29, 2009
Physicist Amory Lovins is Chairman and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute and Chairman Emeritus of Fiberforge, Inc. Published in 29 books and hundreds of papers, his work has been recognized by the Blue Planet, Volvo, Onassis, Nissan, Shingo, and Mitchell Prizes, a MacArthur Fellowship, the Benjamin Franklin and Happold Medals, ten honorary doctorates, an Hon. AIA and FRSA, Foreign Membership of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and the Heinz, Lindbergh, Right Livelihood, and World Technology Awards. He advises governments and major firms worldwide on advanced energy and resource efficiency, and has led the technical redesign of more than $30 billion worth of facilities in 29 sectors to achieve very large energy savings at typically lower capital cost.
Duke students selling Christmas trees to raise money for organic tree farm - October 28, 2009
The Duke University student chapter of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) is now taking orders for North Carolina-grown Fraser fir Christmas trees. Proceeds will help fund a student-managed organic Christmas tree farm in Duke Forest. Trees between 5 feet and 12 feet tall are available for pre-order through Nov. 6. Prices range from $35 to $160.
Getting Greener: Duke's Steam Plant Renovation - October 28, 2009
An historic steam plant at Duke is scheduled to reopen this winter after a $25 million renovation that marks another era at Duke: natural gas not coal will fuel the new boilers. The new system will provide 35 percent more steam to heat academic and medical buildings, sterilize surgical equipment and maintain proper humidity for art and lab research.