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 the 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
• Sustainable Raleigh
• North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
• North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center
• Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster
• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
• Second Nature
• SEED Center
• U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustained Development
• U.S. Green Building Council
• Green Education Foundation

Carbon calculators

• Carbon footprint calculator
• Greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator
• EPA's carbon footprint calculator