Sustainability

Wake Tech understands that a healthy, sustainable society requires citizens who understand the balance among economic success, social equity and environmental conservation. So, the college is committed to promoting a culture of sustainability across its campuses and throughout the community through efforts such as recycling, composting waste and building resource-efficient facilities.

Students who feel passionately about sustainability can learn about innovative technologies and programs being employed at Wake Tech and throughout the region to encourage sustainability. The college's Energy, Sustainability and Transportation team looks to educate students on sustainability practices while also showing how they can incorporate sustainability into their chosen profession.

Several national, state and regional groups prioritize sustainability and the health of the planet:

• Triangle Clean Cities Coalition (opens in a new window) 
• Sustainable Raleigh (opens in a new window) 
• North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (opens in a new window) 
• North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center (opens in a new window) 
• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (opens in a new window) 
• Second Nature (opens in a new window) 
• SEED Center (opens in a new window) 
• U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustained Development (opens in a new window) 
• U.S. Green Building Council (opens in a new window) 
• Green Education Foundation (opens in a new window) 

Carbon calculators

• Carbon footprint calculator (opens in a new window) 
• Greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator (opens in a new window) 
• EPA’s carbon footprint calculator (opens in a new window)