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Engaging campus and community in creating a more sustainable future.

What is Sustainability?

Academics and Research

Preparing students and innovations for a more sustainable world

Food

Promoting healthy, fresh and sustainable nutrition

Land Use

Minimizing our impact on nature

Energy

Accelerating campus efficiency and cost-savings

Water

Preserving quantity and quality of a natural resource

Buildings

Creating an efficient, sustainable campus

Materials and Purchasing

Equipping campus with sustainable materials

Transportation

Propelling sustainable transportation on campus

Waste Reduction

Striving for zero waste on campus

Wellness and Diversity

Encouraging healthy communities for all

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Upcoming Events

Weigh your options at the Sustainable Transportation Fair on Sept. 14. View the Full Calendar

 

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Spotlight: New Students

Being a leading university takes every wolf in the pack. Sustainability Welcome Guide for New Students

 

NC STATE’S PROGRESS  |  Learn More

119

Sustainability-related degrees

350+

Sustainability-related courses

600+

Sustainability-related researchers

Gold

Rating in sustainability performance

28%

Campus energy reduction since 2002

49%

Campus waste diverted from landfill

50%

Campus water reduction since 2001

27%

Dining hall meals sourced locally

WHAT’S HAPPENING  |  More News

29 Aug

Compost Program Expands For 2016 Football Season

Building on the success of a compost program piloted last football season, NC State Athletics and NC State’s read more

18 Aug

Research Reveals Air Quality Impacts Of Football Tailgating

While tailgating this football season you may want to take a step back from the grill and generator read more

17 Aug

Sustainability Project Lifts Resource Burden for Low-Income Students

When Taylor Spoon was an NC State student living off campus, she noticed hundreds of students throwing away read more

17 Aug

NC State Indoor Practice Facility Earns Sustainability Certification

NC State Athletics’ Close-King Indoor Practice Facility, located next to the Wolfpack’s Carter-Finley Stadium, has received national certification read more

15 Aug

Creativity, Sustainability Power Alex Hsain’s Research

Using an outlet to charge electronics is so 2016. With the help of NC State junior materials science and read more

10 Aug

Welcome Week Packed With Sustainability-Certified Events

When nearly a thousand NC State students, parents and family members gather on Aug. 11 for the welcome read more

9 Aug

NC State Sustainability Leader Receives National Honor

Jack Colby, NC State’s Chief Sustainability Officer and an Assistant Vice Chancellor in the Facilities Division, has been read more

9 Aug

Students’ Stewardship Essay Earns National Honor

An NC State student-authored essay has earned second place in the National Association of College Auxiliary Services’ (NACAS) read more

4 Aug

Brian Matthews Maximizes Resources For College of Education

At NC State’s College of Education, future teachers in training have living examples of the popular waste management read more

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