Durham County
HomeEnvironmental Initiatives
Durham County is committed to vigorously pursuing sustainable practices in their operations. Initiatives include:
- A County high performance building policy requires all new buildings to meet high environmental standards. The County currently has 9 LEED buildings.
- The County has purchased several electric vehicles and installed public electric vehicle charging stations throughout Durham.
- A County bottled water policy prohibits the use of County funds to purchase single-use bottled water.
- A County idle reduction policy require employees to shut off vehicles when not in use to reduce fuel costs, maintenance, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Reports and Plans
- Adopt-a-Stream
- Biking and Hiking Map
- City Strategic Plan
- County Strategic Plan
- Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
- Cultural Arts Master Plan
- Economic Development Strategic Plan
- Electric Vehicle and Charging Station Plan
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan
- Trails and Greenway Plan
- Urban Open Space Plan
- Watershed improvement plans
Programs and Projects
- Accessible Icon Project
- Brownfields
- Bull City Fresh Start Initiative
- Bull City Workplace Challenge
- Citizen Boards and Commissions
- Green Infrastructure
- Healthy Bee, Healthy Me Pollinator Garden Program
- Open Data
- Pet Waste Ordinance
- STAR Communities Rating System
- Stormwater Star Certification Program
- Tree City USA
- Water Conservation Program
Other Departments Making Our Community More Sustainable
Soil, Water & Waste
- City:
- County:
Open Space
- City:
- County
Planning & Development
- City-County Planning Department
- City Department of Community Development
- City Neighborhood Improvement Services Department
- City Public Works Department