Duquesne University is a Spiritan Catholic University located in the Uptown neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Duquesne has been conducting greenhouse gas inventories since 2008 and an AASHE STARS campus sustainability report since 2018.

Duquesne is a member of the Pittsburgh 2030 District and hosts a number of LEED certified buildings and spaces on campus including the Power Center (Silver), Des Places Residence Hall (Gold), Duquesne Union (Gold for part). Duquesne also hosts an annual Integrity of Creation Conference, which works to bring scholarly opportunity, foster interdisciplinary discourse, and bring public awareness and discussion to issues threatening the planet.

Duquesne Fun Carbon Fact:

Duquesne’s on-campus co-generation plant plant is the only one of its scale in Western Pennsylvania, providing most of the university’s electricity, heating, and cooling. The facility has both a heat recovery system and contributes to an on-campus ice-making process, which provides cooling to University buildings.

HECC Representative:

Mary Kate Ranii (she/her)
Graduate Program Coordinator
Center for Environmental Research & Education
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue · Pittsburgh, PA 15282
raniim@duq.edu | 412.396.4095