Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.74
Liaison Tavey Capps
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
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Duke University
PAE-3: Physical Campus Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Tavey Capps
Environmental Sustainability Director
Office of the Executive Vice President
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Does the institution's physical campus plan include sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

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A brief description of how the physical campus plan or amendment includes sustainability:
Duke's Master Plan, redeveloped every 10 years, provides a blueprint to guide the most important decisions regarding how the campus should grow. The current Master Plan, approved in 2000, commits the University to modeling environmental stewardship through its land use practices and serving as a leader in sustainability. The Plan also envisions the role for Duke as an integral part of the surrounding region’s economy, environment and community fabric. Duke’s Plan strives to leverage the institutions role in the region to promote environmental, economic and social sustainability. Sustainability is mentioned in the goals section, as part of Duke’s commitment to conservation of our forest ecosystem, commitment to infill and supporting smart growth http://www.architect.duke.edu/planning/master_plan.html http://www.architect.duke.edu/planning/sustainability.html http://www.architect.duke.edu/landscape/forest/index.html

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The year the physical campus plan was developed or adopted:
2,000

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The website URL where the physical campus plan is available:
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