Duke Smart Home

Duke Smart Home

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The intersection of technology and sustainability at Duke University. The Smart Home is the intersection of technology, DIY, and environmentalism at Duke.

The Smart Home is a student organization focused on exploring sustainable technology and living through both a residential living program and a project-based club. We welcome anyone and everyone (Pratt + Trinity) interested in sustainability, whether through engineering, ecology, art, or community. The Smart Home features cutting-edge sustainable technology including solar panels, rainwater captur

02/25/2021

We would like to invite everyone to attend the joint LLC panel tomorrow to learn more about Living Learning Communities as a housing option at Duke :)

02/25/2021

Updated recruitment calendar! We decided to go a little faster with recruitment to give applicants more time between decisions and the campus housing deadline, so please reference this calendar! You can find the application here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/facebook.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4f2003080c6263bb341ce83b3&id=956aae633a&e=cb042e767d__;!!OToaGQ!5x3iKe6MSNqxQO5Rlh7ENDWZXYh8Mu_T0DBYVwvIOsprzuuTpSIlr5eYDlURKHGl$

02/17/2021

Hi Blue Devils!
Duke Smart Home is currently having our recruitment process for 2021 residents from now until the end of February. We are a unique research and educational program open to rising sophomores, rising juniors, and rising seniors in both Trinity and Pratt. The house is a LEED Certified building that doubles as a student dormitory and living laboratory. Our residential program allows students to live in the house, immersing themselves in energy efficient and sustainable living. Recruitment this year is 100% virtual, please check out the ‘events’ tab on this page to find dates, times, and links for all recruitment events. We would love to see y'all there :)

If you have any questions, please contact Himani Bhat ([email protected]) or Rebecca Schmitt ([email protected]) Hope to see you there!

02/04/2021

Video #1 in our virtual tour series: Welcome to the upstairs atrium!

Photos from Duke Smart Home's post 04/04/2019

Past, present, and future Smart Home residents recently toured the new engineering building construction site. We learned a lot about civil engineering and LEED certification, and are excited to see the building when it’s complete!

Blueprint 2019 Returns This Weekend, with Oceans + Innovation 01/31/2019

Incredible opportunity to explore the intersection of technology and environmentalism to save our oceans!

Blueprint 2019 Returns This Weekend, with Oceans + Innovation Third annual ideathon aims to make waves in ocean conservation

Apply to the Duke Smart Home for the 2019-2020 School Year! 01/25/2019

Who doesn’t want to live in a beautiful, naturally lit space with a great community, spacious rooms, free laundry, a backyard garden, two labs, a tech-y media room, and more?

Applications for undergraduate students to live in the SmartHome for the 2019-2020 school year close tonight at midnight, so apply today:

Apply to the Duke Smart Home for the 2019-2020 School Year! The Duke Smart Home is a unique living-learning community designed to explore the future of sustainable living. - Applicants are welcome from any and all disciplines - in the past, residents have majored in everything from Biomedical Engineering to Visual Arts - and range from sophomores to seniors....

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