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Sustainable Campus Management through Student Resources at Duke University

Explore Duke University's innovative approach to sustainability by harnessing student resources as a living lab. With a strong commitment to reducing energy and water consumption, Duke is on track to become carbon neutral by 2024. Through courses, student projects, and collaborative initiatives, the university integrates sustainability into its education and operations. Challenges like campus silos and data access are being addressed with innovative solutions to ensure effective resource management.

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Sustainable Campus Management through Student Resources at Duke University

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  1. Campus as a Living Lab: Harnessing and Managing Student Resources

  2. Duke University Profile • Students = 14,600; Employees = 34,863 • Acreage = 8,470 (80% Duke Forest) • 16M GSF of University, School of Med. and Nursing, Housing and Hospital facilities • Utility Infrastructure Includes: • 2 Chilled Water plants • 2 Steam plants (99% Nat. Gas) • 5 High voltage electrical substations • ~440 MWh of electricity University and Hospital Carbon Neutral by 2024

  3. Duke University Sustainability Strategic Plan - Energy • Eliminate use of coal • 15% energy reduction in existing buildings by 2030 • Temperature and scheduling policy • Steam efficiency projects in buildings • Energy audit in 5 diverse buildings • LED lighting upgrades - 1200 outdoor acorn lights, PG1 • Retro-commissioning in lab buildings • LEED+ targets in new buildings • Finalizing targets for energy intensity • Developing standards to ensure energy modeling is more accurate 7% reduction

  4. Duke University Sustainability Strategic Plan - Water • Focus water reduction strategies on the top 20 buildings that use 70% of the water at Duke • Chiller Plants – Construction of Water Reclamation Pond • Steam Plants – Condensing economizer – • Top 6 University Buildings – Audit & Implementation • Top 7 to 12 University Buildings – Audit • Education and communication • Focus on metered residence halls to impact student behavior • Sustainability Communications subcommittee 30% reduction in potable water since 2006 despite campus growth

  5. Campus as a Living Lab Commitment to make “…climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the education and other curricular experience of all students.”

  6. Campus as Living Lab Cont. • Courses • Co-teaching – staff and faculty • Building Energy on Campus • Theory and Practice of Sustainability • Client based courses • Food and Energy • Projects within courses • Ex. Survey course needs topics

  7. Campus as Living Lab Cont. • Student projects • Master’s projects • Sustainability Strategic Planning • Operational Performance Analysis of Variable and Fixed Speed Chillers at Duke University’s Central Chilled Water Plant No. 2 • Undergraduate Thesis or Graduation with Distinction • Independent study • Internships/work study

  8. Challenges • Silos on campus • Coordination/time • Managing expectations • Understanding the system and data access • Tracking/historical documentation

  9. Potential Solutions • Sustainability staff as staff/student liaisons • Data overview • Online project database • Standardized project request form online • Proactively document courses needing these types of projects

  10. Sample Project List

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