sustainability

View from within rows of corn in a Rowan County field.

Apr 12, 2022

Phosphorus sustainability perspectives from CRU Phosphates 2022

Sustainability was an important topic in the 2022 meeting. Sustainability is often defined as satisfying the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to satisfy theirs. These present and future needs refer to social and environmental factors (e.g., health, nutrition, equity, accessibility) as well as the economic factors (e.g., economic growth and enabling populations above minimum standards of living).

High tension powerlines and towers silhouetted by a sunset.

Mar 21, 2022

PowerAmerica receives $5M NIST grant to help Native American Communities better prepare for future pandemics and emergencies

NC State University’s PowerAmerica Institute will work closely with Navajo Technical University, Sandia National Lab and Native colleges to help these communities better prepare for future disasters and emergencies.

Students make their way to the Talley Student Union through a tunnel.

Feb 28, 2022

EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge submission presents potential solution to tunnel flooding

Their design primarily focuses on mitigating the amount of water going into the tunnel from the large parking lot on the northwest side of the tunnel.

Feb 2, 2022

CCEE’s Dr. James Levis featured on WRAL for work on online solid waste-systems management tool

CCEE Research Assistant Professor Dr. James Levis was featured on news broadcast station WRAL for his work on SwolfPly — Solid Waste Optimization Life-Cycle Framework in Python — a free online tool developed at NC State with “models designed to better manage solid waste systems and environmental goals in the most cost effective way possible.”

gloved hands hold up solar cell panels of different sizes

Jan 26, 2022

New technique boosts efficiency, sustainability of large-scale perovskite solar cells

The technique will reduce the cost and improve the performance of mass-produced perovskite solar cells.

Jan 14, 2022

Mission: Leaving no waste behind

Wilson College of Textiles Professor Ahmed El-Shafei delivers a zero-waste solution to one of the industry’s biggest problems: What to do about wastewater produced following fabric dyeing?

Nov 19, 2019

Dream job: Engineering solutions to improve global health

Brendon Lynch, a 2016 graduate of NC State majoring in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, shares about his jump from campus to a sustainability-related career.

Mar 29, 2019

April is Earth Month

This year’s Earth Month features more than 50 sustainability-related events.

Green Brick Award winners (left to right) Reggie Howell, Mary Paz Alvarez Valverde, Engineers Without Borders president Michelle Lishner, Dr. Ryan Emanuel, and Food and Housing Security initiative representatives Sarah Wright and Dr. Mary Haskett.

Apr 27, 2018

Student chapter of Engineers Without Borders receives Green Brick Award

The NC State Sustainability Council announced the 2018 recipients of the university’s Green Brick Awards at an April 26 ceremony recognizing outstanding contributions to sustainability. NC State’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders is the campus organization winner.