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Duke Farms

Contact:

Jon Wagar

Deputy Executive Director

jwagar@dukefarms.org

908-285-4655

1112 Dukes Pkwy W, Hillsborough Township, NJ 08844

Region Served: Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

Website: www.dukefarms.org

Resources

Reimagining the Role of Campuses & Peri-Urban Communities

Nature Positive, Carbon Negative: An Interview with Duke Farms

Focus Area: Buildings and Energy Completed Planned

Buildings and Energy

Build all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI) (by end of 2025)

Derive power solely from 100% clean renewable energy - generated onsite or procured through market mechanisms (by end of 2025)

Eliminate all onsite fossil-fuel combustion to heat buildings (except backup generators) (by end of 2025)

Meet your nation's Paris Agreement targets for CO2 reduction (by end of 2025)

Additional Goals for This Institution

Engagement

Food Service

Ensure 40% of food service menu selections are vegan or vegetarian

Make 10% of all food purchases within 100-mile radius of site

Investments

Landscapes and Horticulture

Convert parking spaces into greenspaces to combat the rising temperature in cities

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements

Support reforestation to sequester carbon

Research

Initiate region-specific research related to climate change

Transportation

Incentivize employees to carpool, bike, bus or otherwise forgo single-occupant car transportation

Incentivize visitor sustainable travel

Make 25% of vehicle fleet electric (excluding tractors)

Waste

Compost 100% of food waste

Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water (by end of 2025)

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic

Water

Reduce potable water for irrigation by at least 25%

Reduce use of municipal water by at least 25%

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Dyer Arts Center / National Technical Institute for the Deaf ›

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Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Community Resources and Consultation

Architecture 2030

Environment and Culture Partners

ICCROM

International Living Future Institute

One Earth

Project Drawdown

Public Gardens Sustainability Index

Regenerative Museums

Regenesis Institute

Rocky Mountain Institute

Shepley Bulfinch

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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