| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.54 |
| Liaison | Tavey Capps |
| Submission Date | Oct. 18, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Duke University
ER-T2-4: Themed Housing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Tavey
Capps Environmental Sustainability Director Office of the Executive Vice President |
Does the institution have sustainability-themed housing (residential floor or hall, or theme house) where residents learn about sustainability together and to which residents must apply?:
A brief description of the themed housing, including name(s) and descriptions of theme(s):
The Duke Smart Home Program is a research-based approach to smart living sponsored by the Pratt School of Engineering. Primarily focused on undergraduates, the program encourages students from different academic disciplines to form teams and explore smart ways to use technology in the home. The Duke Smart Home Program encompasses a 6,000 sq. ft. residential dorm and research laboratory called the “The Home Depot Smart Home”; a thriving student club of Duke students who explore smart home technology design and prototyping (some projects are directly related to the dorm), a growing core of faculty who conduct research that parallels the goals of the Duke Smart Home Program, and an enthusiastic community of members of industry who see this program as a unique way to cultivate the next generation of employees and to augment their own consumer technology R&D efforts. The mission of the Smart Home is to see sustainable living research at Duke continue expand to include students from all disciplines of academic study. In addition, they aim to stimulate faculty across Duke to participate in research focused on technology adoption, energy efficiency, and environmental sustainability.
The website URL where information about the themed housing is available:
The total number of residents in themed housing. :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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