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Holiday Savings Ahead

Explore NC State’s Holiday Energy Savings Initiative and learn the small steps you can take to significantly reduce energy consumption and expenses.

NC State Hosts Energy Week

Discover how NC State shapes a clean energy future during NC State Energy Week Sept. 23-30, 2022.

Summer Energy Savings On Campus

NC State’s Summer Energy Savings Initiative leverages lull in classroom usage for energy conservation, reducing costs and minimizing straing for regional electricity grids.

Buy Now, Save Later

NC State Energy Management uses strategic procurement to manage rising natural gas costs.

COVID-19 Can’t Stop LEED Lab

When the fall semester took an unexpected turn to online instruction, LEED Lab shifted to embrace the new learning opportunity.

Save Energy During Winter Holiday

Follow this energy-saving checklist to help reduce campus energy use over Winter Holiday.
Flowers inside new NC State greenhouse.

Greenhouse Effect: A More Sustainable Campus

Grounds Services is saving money and boosting sustainability by growing flowers and plants in its own greenhouse on the west side of campus.
tractor with compost in front of hoop structure

Closing the Loop

NC State’s new Compost Facility and Research Cooperative diverts organic waste from the landfill, giving it new life in a number of beneficial ways on campus.
A central utility plant operator on the phone in a control room

A Resilient Pack: Keeping Our Facilities ‘Healthy’

With a fraction of its staff, Energy Systems continues to provide round-the-clock utility and facilities operations to hundreds of campus buildings while also monitoring for emergencies and reducing energy use in unoccupied buildings.

Savings Engineered

Energy recommissioning in Engineering Buildings II and III produce big utility reductions.

Two More Campus Buildings Get LED Upgrades

Energy Management and the College of Natural Resources partnered to install new LED lighting in Biltmore Hall and Pulp and Paper Labs.
NC State housekeeping employee Benita Womack with cleaning supplies

We Are the Wolfpack: Meet Benita Womack

The University Housekeeping employee — and beloved member of the College of Veterinary Medicine community — ‘strives for perfection’ in all she does.
Fitts-Woolard Hall rendering

Fitts-Woolard Hall: One Year Later

Since it opened in 2013, the James B. Hunt, Jr. Library has stood out on NC State’s Centennial Campus for its modern look, sustainability and...

Centennial Campus Outage Planned for March 31

Upgrades to an electrical substation will impact many buildings on Centennial Campus on March 31. You can learn more about the planned power outage at upcoming town hall meetings.

Military Lessons: Sustainment and Sustainability

Brig. Gen. Allen Boyette, a double graduate in engineering who serves as NC State’s interim senior director for energy systems for facilities and maintenance, is active member of the North Carolina National Guard.

Shaping the Future

Angkana Bode, an architect with Capital Project Management and chair of NC State’s Staff Senate, recognizes a collective effort in faculty and staff giving is monumental to shaping future progress at NC State University.

Navy Engineer Is New AVC for Facilities

NC State alum Doug Morton, a longtime officer with the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps, has been named associate vice chancellor for facilities. He arrives on campus Nov. 15.