![Equivalent to a seven-story swimming pool holding more than 3 million gallons of water, thermal energy storage enables the university to create chilled water for campus buildings at night when electricity rates are lowest and store the chilled water for use during the day when electricity rates are highest.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tes-360x216.jpg)
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![Equivalent to a seven-story swimming pool holding more than 3 million gallons of water, thermal energy storage enables the university to create chilled water for campus buildings at night when electricity rates are lowest and store the chilled water for use during the day when electricity rates are highest.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tes-360x216.jpg)
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Savings Engineered
Energy recommissioning in Engineering Buildings II and III produce big utility reductions.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/plogging1-360x216.jpg)
Jogging With Purpose
Plogging is jogging with environmental benefits.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/tent-360x216.jpg)
These Tiny Tents Are Bee Research At Work
The tiny tents you see around NC State’s campus this semester are pollinator research in progress.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Zero-Waste-Wolfpack-2019-season-360x216.jpg)
Landfill Waste Declines at Wolfpack Home Football Games
The Wolfpack diverted nearly 30 percent of gameday waste from the landfill in a record-setting season.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/HESI-2019-winter-break-360x216.jpg)
Winter Break Generates Energy Savings
NC State saved $380,000 in energy costs over winter break.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CCUP-360x216.jpg)
Record-Setting Reduction
Campus energy use intensity is down 34% since 2002.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bragaw-Hot-Water-Heater-360x216.jpg)
Residence Hall Plumbing Upgrade Saves Water
Bragaw Residence Hall’s water consumption has decreased by 40% after upgrades to its domestic hot water system.![163 students competed in Make-A-Thon, NC State's sustainability innovation challenge. Students gathered around tables creating sustainable solution prototypes for Make-A-Thon.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Story-photo-360x216.jpg)
Sustainability Meets Innovation At Make-A-Thon
In a weekend of all-out innovation, more than 160 students created sustainability solutions.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Sustainability-Fund-360x216.jpg)