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Strategic Summer Scheduling Reaps Energy Savings
A hot, humid North Carolina summer isn’t when you might expect NC State to save nearly $900 a day in avoided energy costs. But thanks...
New Solar Umbrellas Power Outdoor Study Spot
The newest outdoor study spot on NC State’s campus is powered by the sun. Three 9-foot umbrellas located between Tucker and Owen Residence Halls feature...
Park Scholars leave solar legacy on NC State’s Centennial Campus
NC State University is elevating renewable energy to new heights with the installation of a 16-foot-tall solar energy tree near the university’s James B. Hunt...
NC State boosts B Corp movement in North Carolina
The Wolfpack is part of building momentum for a new social enterprise movement in the Triangle. Through the Business Sustainability Collaborative (BSC) of NC State’s...
Wolfpack diverts stadium waste through composting, recycling
After just two Saturdays of Wolfpack football, more than 70 bags of food waste and compostable materials have been collected at Carter-Finley Stadium during NC...
Students study compost as alternate fertilizer for campus recreation fields
A grassroots composting effort from NC State students and staff is strengthening literal grass roots on the university’s recreation fields at Centennial Campus. In fall...
Talley Student Union seeks national sustainability certification
Talley Student Union is fully open, but the building still awaits placement of one final piece of glass: a plaque representing the building’s national certification...
Growing local food access among Triangle’s immigrant communities
A research team from NC State improves access to local, healthy food among three immigrant communities in the Raleigh, N.C., area.