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New Just Communities Lab Advocates for Environmental Justice
Kofi Boone, a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, has formed a new lab at NC State that uses design and planning as a tool to address environmental justice concerns.![NC State Campus on a sunny summer day.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/court-carolina-360x216.jpg)
The Future of NC State’s Campus
Chancellor Randy Woodson announces the completion of the university’s physical master plan, which will guide the growth and development for the next decade. Watch the video message here.![Student aspire award winner from Kinsley Stevens](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/stevens-1web.jpg)
Students win 2023 Aspire Awards
Six student teams won 2023 AIA Aspire Awards celebrating outstanding design and improves the quality of the built environment. AIA Aspire is a collection of the state chapters of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.What will the cities of tomorrow be like?
The Envisioning Urban Futures symposium on Oct. 18-20 ponders what’s to come—and what should come.![photo shows a large window into the stairwell of a building. the glass of the window reflects some light, but allows you to see some of the stairwell.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/augustyn-windows-2023-header.jpg)
Material Would Allow Users to ‘Tune’ Windows to Block Targeted Wavelengths of Light
Users could switch windows to a mode that blocks infrared light, helping keep a building cool while leaving the windows transparent to visible light.New Plant Facility Takes Root
A new USDA plant improvement facility at NC State will help take agricultural science into the future with cutting-edge research.Integrative Sciences Building Headlines Campus Construction Projects
Yes, the Brickyard has turned to dust for the time being, but it will semi-soon be mighty again with the construction of the innovative Integrative Sciences Building. And University Plaza will have some more sustainable features that will alleviate decades-old drainage issues in the most traveled part of Central Campus. The biggest campus construction project…![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/yarbrough-360x216.jpg)
Upgrades at Campus Utility Plants Drive Energy and Cost Savings
Upgrades at campus utility plants drive energy reduction and cost savings.![Multiple rows of classroom desks.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/empty-classroom-website-header-360x216.png)