North Carolina State University
PA-2: Sustainability Planning

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.1 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.1 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Academics and Research http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Strategy 1:Develop the scholarship, including the courses, curricula and research needed for students to become literate about energy, environment and sustainability. Tactic: Establish an Environmental Sciences First Year Program Committee to review possible paths for first year students to explore a variety of environmental science-related majors. Progress: Dr. Michael Mullen, Vice Chancellor and Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, and Dr. Mary Watzin, Dean of the College of Natural Resources, are co-chairing the committee, which consists of representatives from each academic college. The committee continues to review the Life Sciences First Year program to assess what parts of that program model are applicable. Conversations about what majors might participate and what the first year curriculum map might look like will continue into next year. Tactic: Create the Semester @ CMAST program to promote exposure to marine sciences. Progress: A semester-long program called Semester @ CMAST was approved in spring 2015. Beginning in spring 2016, up to 25 NC State undergraduate students will be resident students at CMAST, NC State’s Center for Marine Sciences and Technology. This maiden voyage of the program is the first of a standing series of full semesters allowing exposure to all facets of marine science. Tactic: Develop new courses that feature content related to sustainability issues. Progress: A new Environmental Sciences course (ES 150) called Water and the Environment received initial approval and could be offered to students as early as the spring 2016 semester. Strategy 2: Explore the concepts underlying sustainability in courses and curricula to build the case for sustainable practices. Tactic: Create an inventory of sustainability and sustainability-related courses based on the Sustainability Tracking, Reporting, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) definitions to understand what courses are already offered. Submit the course list with NC State’s STARS submission in fall 2015. Progress: Students from the EcoVillage completed the course inventory as a capstone project in collaboration with the directors of the University Sustainability Office and the EcoVillage. After receiving training on STARS definitions and the inventory template, students searched the university course catalog using more than 160 keywords. Staff reviewed and edited the list for quality control. Strategy 3: Engage in discussions for advancing sustainability to optimize the use of energy, water, buildings, land, transportation and existing space through participation in the Campus Environmental Sustainability Team (CEST) working groups. Tactic: Pilot an energy saving program during the summer when classrooms are not in heavy use. Progress: The pilot of the Summer Energy Savings Initiative in summer 2014 involved the Registrar’s Office, Building Maintenance and Operations, Energy Management and the University Sustainability Office. The team identified when strategic classrooms and event spaces were unoccupied and building temperatures were adjusted to optimize energy savings. Planning for summer 2015 included consolidating events and classes into designated buildings for additional savings. Strategy 4: Use the physical campus as a classroom and research facility to demonstrate and explore sustainability principles and practices. Tactic: Continue to position PackLink as the resource for students to connect with sustainability-related projects on campus and gain realworld experience through experiential education. Progress: PackLink upgraded to a better online platform allowing easier viewing of project opportunities. Encouraging campus departments to include projects is an ongoing effort. Strategy 5: Promote research to advance sustainability, including discovery of new technologies that advance sustainability, securing patents and employing new workers that align with a new energy economy. Tactic: Create a sustainability research inventory based on the Sustainability Tracking, Reporting, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) guidance to identify faculty involved in sustainability research. Submit the course list with NC State’s STARS submission in fall 2015. Progress: The full research inventory will be completed during summer 2015. To aid that process a few new resources are available online at sustainability.ncsu.edu including a list of faculty in the Sustainability Cities Consortium as well as faculty looking for student help in their sustainability research. These resources will be added to the full research inventory and submitted with NC State’s full STARS report. Strategy 6: Engage faculty researchers in sustainable practices to increase the resource use efficiency of research equipment and spaces needed to conduct state-of-the-art research. Tactic: See strategy 5 tactic Progress: See strategy 5 update Strategy 7: Provide opportunities for service learning that bridge education, research and the practical application of sustainability. Tactic: Create a mechanism for faculty to learn about how to include sustainability in their teaching, research and/or practice. Progress: The Office of Faculty Development and the University Sustainability Office partnered to offer two short Sustainability in Teaching workshops during the year. Expanding on those workshops, there will be an all-day workshop over fall break 2015 about “Where Interaction Meets Impact: Integrating Sustainability Into Teaching, Research and Practice,” to replicate a model that has been successful on other campuses. The long-term goal is to provide a community for faculty to share best practices on including sustainability in their work.

Campus Environmental Sustainability Team's Academics and Research Working Group.

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.1 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.1 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Academics and Research http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Academics and Research Strategy 4: Use the physical campus as a classroom and research facility to demonstrate and explore sustainability principles and practices. Tactic: Continue to position PackLink as the resource for students to connect with sustainability-related projects on campus and gain real world experience through experiential education. Progress: PackLink upgraded to a better online platform allowing easier viewing of project opportunities. Encouraging campus departments to include projects is an ongoing effort. Strategy 5: Promote research to advance sustainability, including discovery of new technologies that advance sustainability, securing patents and employing new workers that align with a new energy economy. Tactic: Create a sustainability research inventory based on the Sustainability Tracking, Reporting, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) guidance to identify faculty involved in sustainability research. Submit the course list with NC State’s STARS submission in fall 2015. Progress: The full research inventory will be completed during summer 2015. To aid that process a few new resources are available online at sustainability.ncsu.edu including a list of faculty in the Sustainability Cities Consortium as well as faculty looking for student help in their sustainability research. These resources will be added to the full research inventory and submitted with NC State’s full STARS report. Strategy 6: Engage faculty researchers in sustainable practices to increase the resource use efficiency of research equipment and spaces needed to conduct state-of-the-art research. Tactic: See strategy 5 tactic Progress: See strategy 5 update Strategy 7: Provide opportunities for service learning that bridge education, research and the practical application of sustainability. Tactic: Create a mechanism for faculty to learn about how to include sustainability in their teaching, research and/or practice. Progress: The Office of Faculty Development and the University Sustainability Office partnered to offer two short Sustainability in Teaching workshops during the year. Expanding on those workshops, there will be an all-day workshop over fall break 2015 about “Where Interaction Meets Impact: Integrating Sustainability Into Teaching, Research and Practice,” to replicate a model that has been successful on other campuses. The long-term goal is to provide a community for faculty to share best practices on including sustainability in their work.

Campus Environmental Sustainability Team's Academics and Research Working Group.

Outreach and Engagement Strategic Plan https://oe.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OE-Strategic-Plan-FINAL-7-1-2015-1.pdf Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.2 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf

Outreach and Engagement Strategic Plan https://oe.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OE-Strategic-Plan-FINAL-7-1-2015-1.pdf NC State Values Consonant with our history, mission and vision, NC State affirms these core values: • Integrity—in the pursuit, creation, application, and dissemination of knowledge • Freedom—of thought and expression • Respect—for cultural and intellectual diversity • Responsibility—for individual actions and service to society • Stewardship—in sustaining economic and natural resources • Excellence—in all endeavors Outreach & Engagement Goals GOAL 1: Culture of Engagement – Invest in developing, supporting and rewarding new and innovative multidisciplinary ideas as we partner to promote a culture of local responsiveness and global engagement. GOAL 2: Community Collaboration and Partnerships – Leverage the distinct assets of the university to realize opportunities that emphasize reciprocity, collaboration and strong partnerships. GOAL 3: Capacity to Make a Difference – Utilize best practices to extend resources, share expertise, apply research outcomes and seek new opportunities to listen and learn. Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.2 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Community and Culture http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Strategy 1:Adopt, promote and adhere to a sustainability policy. TACTIC: Provide education to key units on how to implement the university’s sustainability policy and standard operating procedures (SOP). Progress: The SOP was presented to some units and will continue. Strategy 2: Report sustainability information on a national scale toward becoming a national leader in sustainability. TACTIC: Revise NC State’s STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™) submission and pursue a rating. Progress: The University Sustainability Office is facilitating the data collection process for STARS with a goal of submitting information by December 2015. An EcoVillage capstone project utilized students in the creation of a list of sustainability-related courses and degree programs that align with STARS requirements. Strategy 3: Support opportunities to obtain funding for sustainability including grants, university campaigns, a student fee and seed money. TACTIC: Create a fundraising plan for campus sustainability activities. Identify funding priorities at low, medium and high levels as well as campus resources for each level. Progress: The University Sustainability Office secured sponsorships for two Change Your State theme months, Earth Month and the Green Brick Awards. The sustainability donation webpage was revised to more clearly display opportunities and to more easily accept donations and sponsorships. Conversations about fundraising and development resources are ongoing. Strategy 4: Implement a comprehensive sustainability education and awareness program that utilizes peer-to-peer networks. TACTIC: Manage the expansion of the NC State Steward program’s reach into student peer-to-peer networks. Progress: Now involving 35 students, the NC State Stewards capped a successful second year of outreach and campus projects, including receiving a Sustainability Fund grant for the installation of outdoor solar charging stations, facilitating residence hall energy competitions, continuing efforts to reduce use of single-use plastic bags on campus, creating a series of themed virtual tours of unique plants located on campus, conducting a series of DIY workshops and educating about sustainability through presentations. TACTIC: Utilize Change Your State framework for sustainability communications. Progress: In addition to guiding the communications focus for the University Sustainability Office, Change Your State themes are also being embedded in other parts of campus such as the syllabus framework for an STS course, the university’s sustainable workplace certification, NC State Athletics campaigns and as an example used by other campuses. TACTIC: Work with the NC State Alumni Association to understand how to engage alumni in sustainability efforts. Progress: The Alumni Association created sustainability messaging and offered a reusable bag in their membership renewal drive. Some young alumni groups are planning to certify their events as sustainable. The University Sustainability Office and Alumni Association are creating a short and mid-term plan for engaging young alumni with a sustainability interest. Strategy 5: Create a network among the local sustainability community that includes universities, governments, corporations and nonprofits. TACTIC: Have an active presence at major sustainability conferences and gatherings such as AASHE, Smart and Sustainable, Net Impact, Green Build, student EcoReps conference, Southeastern Sustainability network (SESN), UNC System Sustainability Alliance and the Appalachian State Energy Summit). Progress: NC State hosted the annual meeting and conference of the Southeast Sustainability Network, comprised of regional sustainability directors in higher education. The University Sustainability Office hosted a facilitation and sustainability strategic planning workshop that was attended by other campus sustainability managers in North Carolina. NC State also had a presence at major sustainability conferences and workshops. Strategy 6:Grow the Campus Environmental Sustainability Team (CEST) as a cross-campus team of faculty, staff, students and community members engaged in campus sustainability. TACTIC: Begin planning effort to identify the CEST membership for revision of the university-wide Sustainability Strategic Plan (SSP) and Climate Action Plan. Progress: CEST used questions and recommendations proposed from a Change Management/Learning History graduate project to guide thinking about successes of the current SSP and what areas should be adjusted for future plans. Full planning will happen throughout fiscal year 2015- 2016. Strategy 7: Establish annual campus events to embed sustainability as a part of campus culture. TACTIC: Focus on boosting participation in Certified Wolfpack Sustainable program from high-profile NC State traditions and events. Progress: Certified Wolfpack Sustainable is becoming a well-known and utilized program among NC State events and workplaces. 33 campus events received sustainability certification this year, and the university event and catering service, RAVE, is working to incorporate sustainability into its offerings. All Wolfpack Certified Sustainable events and workplaces -- 15 were certified in the first year -- were recognized at the 2015 NC State Green Brick Awards. Strategy 8: Create incentives and provide recognition and rewards to promote sustainability across campus. TACTIC: Expand the recognition of the Green Brick by acknowledging Certified Wolfpack Sustainable events and workplaces. Progress: The 2015 Green Brick Awards became a standalone event for sustainability recognition and networking. Around 75 participants were present to acknowledge the achievements of Green Brick Award winners, nominees, and certified sustainable events and workplaces.

Office of Outreach and Engagement, Campus Environmental Sustainability Team, University Sustainability Office

Outreach and Engagement Strategic Plan- pages 3,4 https://oe.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OE-Strategic-Plan-FINAL-7-1-2015-1.pdf Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.2 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf

Outreach and Engagement Strategic Plan https://oe.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OE-Strategic-Plan-FINAL-7-1-2015-1.pdf Outreach & Engagement Goals GOAL 1: Culture of Engagement – Invest in developing, supporting and rewarding new and innovative multidisciplinary ideas as we partner to promote a culture of local responsiveness and global engagement. GOAL 2: Community Collaboration and Partnerships – Leverage the distinct assets of the university to realize opportunities that emphasize reciprocity, collaboration and strong partnerships. GOAL 3: Capacity to Make a Difference – Utilize best practices to extend resources, share expertise, apply research outcomes and seek new opportunities to listen and learn. Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.2 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Community and Culture http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Strategy 5: Create a network among the local sustainability community that includes universities, governments, corporations and nonprofits. TACTIC: Have an active presence at major sustainability conferences and gatherings such as AASHE, Smart and Sustainable, Net Impact, Green Build, student EcoReps conference, Southeastern Sustainability network (SESN), UNC System Sustainability Alliance and the Appalachian State Energy Summit). Progress: NC State hosted the annual meeting and conference of the Southeast Sustainability Network, comprised of regional sustainability directors in higher education. The University Sustainability Office hosted a facilitation and sustainability strategic planning workshop that was attended by other campus sustainability managers in North Carolina. NC State also had a presence at major sustainability conferences and workshops.

Office of Outreach and Engagement, Campus Environmental Sustainability Team, University Sustainability Office.

Climate Action Plan https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/media/pdf/CAP_WEB_Final.pdf

Climate Action Plan- Section 5 https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/media/pdf/CAP_WEB_Final.pdf The Climate Action Plan is based on a long-term goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. For the first iteration of the plan, the focus is on strategies that can begin implementation in the near term, or within the next five years. The near-term portfolio in the CAP could result in approximately a 20% GHG emissions reduction from 2008 levels by 2015. In 2013, NC State had realized a 13.5% reduction in greenhouse gases over the 2008 baseline.

University Sustainability Office, Facilities Operations, Campus Environmental Sustainability Team.

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.4 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report- Green Development http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.4 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Green Development http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Green Development Strategy 1: Update the campus Physical Master Plan to integrate and coordinate transportation, land use, utilities, buildings and stormwater planning. Tactic: Publish 2014 Master Plan poster and provide a user-friendly website version. Progress: Complete. Posters were printed and are being shared with the campus community. The online version of the document was posted in January 2014 using software that eases navigation and printing individual page spreads. Strategy 2: Adopt a sustainability vision statement and include it as part of the scope statement for all projects more than $500,000. Tactic: Post departmental project lists on the Facilities and Sustainability website and indicate sustainable features on selected projects. Progress: This tactic was modified to develop tiered sustainable standard that apply to all non-LEED projects. Tiered sustainable standards, which will be posted on the Sustainability website, have been developed to apply to all design and construction on campus. Tactic: Inform academic and self-liquidating groups on campus that renovations need to consider sustainable features in design. Progress: The Green Building Checklist was introduced at the College Facility Coordinator meeting on March 17, 2015. Tactic: Complete requirement for contractor qualifications to include sustainability for formal projects. Progress: A review determined that although sustainability experience is not currently a factor in selection of contractors for small projects, NC State does often utilize contractors with previous campus experience, which offers continuity and exposure to campus sustainability programs. Appropriate ways to integrate sustainability experience into the prequalification process will continue to be considered. Strategy 3: Integrate sustainable strategies for all new construction and renovation projects including publicly owned, privately owned, and leased or partnership properties. Tactic: Arrange for design projects managers to visit other North Carolina college campuses to research projects that have integrated interesting or new sustainable approaches. Progress: With a microgrant from NCAPPA, staff will travel to the NC Zoo and Elon University in fall 2015 to review facility best practices related to sustainability. Tactic: Complete sustainability guidelines for use on all campus projects. Progress: Tiered sustainability design and construction standards have been approved, and Capital Project Management is inserting standards into existing documents to make the guidelines actionable. Tactic: Develop and implement small project specifications and standard details that will be located on standard drawing sheets. Progress: Carry forward this tactic to fiscal year 2015-2016. Cover sheets will utilize targeted “Tier” descriptions from the sustainability project requirements that are appropriate given the project budget/size. Tactic: Integrate sustainability into standard Ground Lease for Centennial Campus. Progress: Carry forward to fiscal year 2015-2016. Sustainability is being integrated into Centennial Campus ground lease projects on a project-by-project basis. Future projects include the StateView Hotel and Textiles Innovation Center, which are seeking LEED Silver certification. Strategy 4: Exceed NC State’s established minimum commitment to achieve LEEDSilver certification. Tactic: Use site project notification signage or maps to communicate projects with sustainability features. Progress: The Campus Sustainability Map is a new tool that can communicate project information on the Sustainability website. There are many departments running different online maps. Integration of GIS mapping across campus will be a tactic in fiscal year 2015-2016. Strategy 5: Give priority to holistic building and property modifications that maximize efficient and effective resource use. Tactic: Focus on space utilization planning to enforce NC State’s Sustainability SOP, which shifts emphasis from new construction to improving existing campus assets/buildings. Progress: A memo was sent to all colleges in September 2014. Initial reports were run and deemed unsatisfactory due to limited participation. Met with 10 colleges and the Graduate School to follow up. Office space efforts will be finalized in fall 2015. Strategy 6: Design new buildings and utilize existing facilities as long-term, flexible resources. Tactic: Implement post-occupancy survey program to determine how select projects are performing after one year. Include energy use, comfort and value questions about project implementation to learn if the project was a long-term success, and if not, what the issues were. Progress: Occupants have been surveyed to ensure expectations have been met with regard to comfort and indoor air quality. Tier I-III of the sustainability project requirements will include team evaluation of project success. A survey has not been systematically deployed to all building projects. Strategy 7: Enhance utilization and management of campus and building space to increase efficiency and reduce the need for new construction. Tactic: Continue project that tags people to office space and begin running reports to identify under-utilized space. Progress: Ongoing with particular emphasis on personnel within academic colleges. Office space efforts will be finalized in fall 2015. Tactic: Tag researchers with research space on campus to identify under-utilized space. Progress: Research space reports will be run in winter 2015 and follow up will be scheduled as necessary.

Buildings Working Group of Campus Environmental Sustainability Team

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.5 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.5 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Purchasing and Waste Reduction http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Strategy 9: Increase the partnerships among NC State, local farmers, producers and manufacturers in North Carolina, resulting in more sustainable food purchases by University Dining. TACTIC: Increase amount of local and sustainable food purchased by University Dining. Progress: Local purchasing continues to build as University Dining’s primary food vendor, US Foods, has increased its inventory of local products. Purchasing local is still the primary goal, along with supporting increased production at NC State’s Agroecology Education Farm. University Dining’s award-winning “My Roots Are At NC State” local food campaign has been expanded to focus on NC State research that impacts the local food system in North Carolina. TACTIC: Expand partnership between University Dining and NC State’s Agroecology Education Farm. Progress: The partnership with the NC State Agroecology Education Farm continues to grow. With the purchase of two season-extending hoop houses for the farm, Dining has demonstrated its commitment to the farm and the value of serving campus-grown food in on-campus dining locations.

University Dining, Purchasing and Waste Reduction working group of the Campus Environmental Sustainability Team

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.3 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Strategic Energy Management Plan http://issuu.com/ncsu_energy/docs/ncsu_energy_charge_v2 Climate Action Plan https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/media/pdf/CAP_WEB_Final.pdf

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.3 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Energy and Water http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Strategy 1: Achieve a 30 percent reduction in building energy consumption by 2015 against the 2003 baseline. TACTIC: Continue developing more accurate semester building schedules to operate building mechanical systems that are aligned with actual building use. Install zone override buttons to accommodate building occupants. Cultivate a working relationship with the Registration and Records Office to develop energy conscientious classroom schedules. Progress: A summer setback scheduling program was launched during the Summer II session in 2014. This ongoing effort between Registration and Records, Building Maintenance and Operations, University Sustainability Office, and Energy Management consolidates classroom usage over the summer in an effort to reduce utility and maintenance costs and improve safety. TACTIC: Implement the fourth energy performance contract as funding is available. Progress: Design is in progress. Forward to next fiscal year. TACTIC: Complete the next phase of SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) implementation, including automated switch upgrades at Centennial Campus and installing SCADA at the Centennial Biomedical Campus substation. Progress: Complete. TACTIC: Implement the next phase of the D.H. Hill Library BAS (building automation system) upgrade. Progress: Incomplete due to lack of funding. Final completion of the 2nd - 9th floors of the South Tower is anticipated in fiscal year 2016. TACTIC: Continue recommissioning activities at selected energy-intensive campus buildings as funding is available. Progress: Buildings recommissioned this year are First Year College, Carmichael Recreation Center, and 50 percent of Engineering Building I, which was not completed because of the discovery of substantial repairs requiring major funding. TACTIC: Continue steam trap survey and replacement program as funding is available. Progress: Complete. TACTIC: Work with Environmental Health and Safety to upgrade or remove/replace older, inefficient campus fume hoods. Provide shared funding to facilitate energy conservation while still maintaining rigorous health/safety standards. Progress: No progress. Forward to next fiscal year. TACTIC: Continue campus energy awareness campaign to encourage building occupants to implement energy conservation measures. Progress: Energy conservation emphasis through Change Your State, the campus sustainability awareness campaign, continues. Strategy 3: Improve energy data management capabilities and make data-driven decisions utilizing enhanced energy data. TACTIC: Complete the second year of measurement and verification reporting for both major energy performance contracts on campus. Progress: Complete. TACTIC: Quantify key performance metrics (inputs and outputs) for campus district energy plants (both individually and aggregated). Progress: Progress made and efforts will continue during fiscal year 2015-16. TACTIC: Complete state-required measurement and verification reporting for selected buildings. Progress: Complete. Building performance data was provided to the state in fall 2014. Strategy 4: Train and educate staff and building endusers to properly operate and maintain building systems in an energy efficient manner. TACTIC: Continue College of Textiles building occupant energy reduction pilot program started in May 2014. Progress: Complete. TACTIC: Complete the integration of energy dashboards on campus and promote availability of this new real-time reporting technology. Progress: Complete. The energy dashboard is fully integrated. More meters and buildings can be added to the dashboard at any time. Dashboards are being displayed at some campus buildings and are also available on the NC State Sustainability website. TACTIC: Publish the twelfth edition of the NC State Strategic Energy and Water Report for fiscal year 2014-2015. Progress: Complete and available online at go.ncsu.edu/ energywaterreport. TACTIC: Continue to utilize students to identify campus energy and water conservation opportunities. Progress: The NC State Stewards student group performed water and energy assessments at Carmichael Gym and Honors Village Commons. They also managed energy and water competitions in October at the Tri-Towers and Wolf Ridge residence halls. Strategy 5: Ensure a cost-effective and reliable energy supply by developing business scenarios and strategies for diversifying fuel sources. TACTIC: Issue a request for proposal to qualified transport marketers for the period 2016 through 2021. Upon award, lock in natural gas strips that meet the procurement program. Progress: Complete. A one-year contract was awarded and natural gas strips are placed through 2016. Strategy 6: Evaluate utility financial structures that create incentives for saving energy. TACTIC: Refresh the ultra-low temperature freezer rebate program in campus labs as funding is available. Progress: No progress. Forward to next fiscal year. Strategy 7: Implement green standards and practices for information technology and computing. TACTIC: Continue collaborating with the Office of Information Technology’s Green IT Committee to identify and implement energy conservation best practices. Progress: Progress toward computer power management on campus continues. A new how-to beta website was developed and is expected to go live in 2016.

Energy and Water Working Group of the Campus Environmental Sustainability Team, Office of Energy Management.

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.4 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.4 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Green Development http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Green Development Strategy 8: Create pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use neighborhoods to reduce the distance between necessary services and to avoid single occupant vehicle use. Tactic: Complete Morrill Drive gateway and pedestrian safety project. Progress: Complete. Project added new walkway on the east side of Morrill Drive to Wood Hall driveway. Light levels in the area now meet campus standards. Tactic: Update Recreation Sports Master Plan. Progress: Complete. The plan updated the cost estimates for key projects including new play fields at Varsity Drive. Tactic: Complete Varsity Drive bicycle safety project. Progress: Complete. New sharrows and bike lanes are installed. Tactic: Update the Landscape Implementation Plan. Progress: The Landscape Implementation Plan will be updated in the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Strategy 9: Improve the acreage of campus open spaces. Strategy update: Change the strategy title to “improve” instead of “increase” so that it also focuses on enhancing existing open space in addition to increasing acreage of open space. Strategy 10: Increase the percentage of undergraduate students living on campus to reduce transportation needs and to enhance retention. Tactic: Evaluate an alternative strategy/metric for tracking this strategy’s progress (e.g. close “off campus housing” is walkable, too). Progress: Ongoing. List is being created of off-campus housing addresses and distances from campus. Strategy 11: Create and administer a Stormwater Master Plan for campus in conjunction with the NC State Stormwater Programs and the comprehensive Campus Master Plan. Tactic: Develop a regional priority projects list for creating regional stormwater plan, including budgets for plans. Progress: An inventory project for parts of North and Central Campus precincts and planning to improve storm water management for the Dan Allen Drive corridor have been completed. Tactic: Create a Stormwater Working Group. Progress: Ongoing. Leadership for this potential collaborative will be identified. Strategy 12: Improve and enhance campus natural areas and habitats. Strategy update: Remove “open spaces” from the strategy name since Strategy 9 includes open spaces. Strategy 13:Strengthen the campus Tree Reforestation Plan. Tactic: Create Street Tree Master Plan for Dunn Avenue. Progress: Complete. Tactic: Create Street Tree Master Plan for Dan Allen Drive. Progress: Complete. Tactic: Submit Greek Village Conservation Plan to City of Raleigh. Progress: On hold due to staffing shortages. Strategy 14: Develop a land management plan for Lake Raleigh Woods. Tactic: Draft recommendations for the Lake Raleigh Woods Management Plan. Progress: Data collection and analysis is complete. Initial recommendations regarding trail locations and permitted uses have been drafted. College of Natural Resources graduate students will finalize draft plan in fall 2015 to manage research, teaching and recreation uses. Tactic: Involve classes in invasive species eradication. Progress: There was not an opportunity for this type of class project during the 2014-2015 fiscal year. The opportunity will be discussed as a possibility for future semesters as a partnership between Grounds Management and faculty from College of Natural Resources and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Grounds Management, Office of the University Architect, Land Use Working Group of Campus Environmental Sustainability Team.

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.5 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.5 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Purchasing and Waste Reduction http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Purchasing and Waste Reduction Strategy 1: Instill the values of total cost of ownership and total life cycle costing into purchasing and project decision making. TACTIC: Include language covering total life cycle cost into contracts and bid for items more than $5,000. Progress: Work with strategic sourcing analysis to formalize marketing program with MarketPlace paper suppliers. Strategy 3: Implement source reduction and environmentally preferable purchasing initiatives to decrease waste before it occurs. TACTIC: Continue development of SOP for sustainable procurement. Progress: The Sustainability Standard Operating Procedure was adopted in June, 2014 and section 2.5 is dedicated to Purchasing. Strategy 4: Increase the amount of environmentally and socially responsible materials purchased. TACTIC: Have MarketPlace vendors provide normalized reports on sustainable purchases in yearly status reports. Progress: Working with MarketPlace vendors to include data on sustainable purchases during the last fiscal year. Strategy 5: Implement sustainable purchasing standards. TACTIC: Revise bid document to include language that encourages vendors to provide sustainable options for the items that are listed in bid documents. Progress: Research commodity categories for potential sustainability options such as energy savings, toxic waste removal, etc.

Purchasing Department, Purchasing and Waste Reduction Working Group of the Campus Environmental Sustainability Team.

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.6 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/trans/about/documents/bicycle-pedestrian-plan2011.pdf Campus Mobility Plan http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/trans/about/documents/mobility-plan2012.pdf

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.6 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/trans/about/documents/bicycle-pedestrian-plan2011.pdf Campus Mobility Plan http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/trans/about/documents/mobility-plan2012.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Transportation http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Strategy 1: Develop a long-term campus vision addressing alternative transportation, parking, campus connectivity and congestion in coordination with the comprehensive Campus Master Plan. Tactic: Execute sequencing plan for phasing of projects for both the 2012 Campus Mobility Plan and 2011 Campus Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan to ensure continued implementation of campus projects. Progress: Complete and now part of standard operating procedures. Strategy 2: Reduce the consumption of petroleum products throughout the university fleet and procure more alternative fuel and low-emitting vehicles. Tactic: Pursue grant opportunities for the procurement of electric vehicle charging infrastructure targeted for North Campus and Central Campus. Progress: A grant was submitted to the NC Clean Energy Technology Center in fall 2014 seeking funding to purchase two electric vehicle charging stations. This tactic will be pursued further in fiscal year 2015- 2016. Tactic: Prepare for a new request for proposal (RFP) process on the Wolfline (campus bus system) operations contract. Progress: The development of the RFP is underway and anticipated to be released in fall 2015 with vendor selection targeted for spring 2016. Strategy 3: Increase Wolfline ridership and ensure that this campus bus system continues to provide a high level of service that meets user needs. Tactic: Begin Sunday daytime service for the Route 8 (Southeast Loop). Progress: Complete. Tactic: Reconfigure Route 10 (Southside Circulator), per the Campus Mobility Plan, to serve the Gorman Street area. Progress: Complete. Strategy 4: Improve bicycle and pedestrian access on campus. Tactic: Implement phasing/sequencing of projects from the 2011 Campus Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan on an annual basis. Progress: Complete. This is now standard operating procedure in close collaboration with the Office of University Architect and Design and Construction Services. Tactic: Expand bicycle racks on buses to Route 3 (Engineering). Progress: Complete. Bike racks on buses is now standard for all new buses in the Wolfline’s fleet. Tactic: Track campus bicycle locker and clothing locker rentals. Progress: Complete. Usage is now tracked and ensures timely processing of new memberships/renewals. Tactic: Partner with City of Raleigh on the “Watch For Me NC” pedestrian and bicyclist safety campaign. Progress: Complete. Program efforts occurred in fall 2014 in close collaboration with Campus Police, Union Activities Board, University Housing, University Sustainability Office and University Recreation. STRATEGY 6: Maximize the use of the alternative fuel offered at NC State’s fueling facility. TACTIC: Ensure all new light-duty vehicle acquisitions processed through University Purchasing comply with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Policy Act (EPAct), which requires 75 percent of all light-duty vehicle purchases to be alternative-fuel capable. PROGRESS: Recommendations have been submitted to university administration but review has been delayed due to leadership transitions. Forward tactic to next fiscal year. TACTIC: Create a university policy requiring the use of alternative fuel in all flex-fuel vehicles. PROGRESS: This guideline is in the university’s sustainability standard operating procedures (SOP). Recommendations have been submitted to university administration but review has been delayed due to leadership transitions. Forward tactic to next fiscal year. TACTIC: Research the university’s current vehicle fleet to determine which vehicles are capable of using alternative fuel and reprogram their fuel key accordingly. PROGRESS: Recommendations have been submitted to university administration but review has been delayed due to leadership transitions. Forward tactic to next fiscal year. STRATEGY 7: Reduce air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and excess fuel consumption by vehicles. TACTIC: Create a “Best Operating Practices” procedure for state-owned vehicle operations. PROGRESS: Recommendations have been submitted to university administration but review has been delayed due to leadership transitions. Forward tactic to next fiscal year. STRATEGY 8: Analyze university-owned vehicles and processes for key efficiencies that can be implemented to achieve a more sustainable fleet size, content and operating practices. TACTIC: Review recommendations of third party consultant regarding universal fleet policies. PROGRESS: Recommendations have been submitted to university administration but review has been delayed due to leadership transitions. Forward tactic to next fiscal year.

Transportation Office, Transportation Working Group of the Campus Environmental Sustainability Team

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.5 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.5 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Purchasing and Waste Reduction http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Strategy 2: Achieve a 60 percent landfill diversion rate by 2015 with a stretch goal of achieving a 65 percent diversion rate by 2015. TACTIC: Through a Waste Characterization Study, determine the composition of NC State’s solid waste to effectively develop additional programs and policies aimed at achieving waste reduction goals through an established baseline. Progress: Complete. The study was conducted in Spring 2015. TACTIC: Examine construction and demolition debris weight reporting process and incorporate to overall waste diversion. Progress: Ongoing. Forward tactic to fiscal year 2015-2016. TACTIC: Develop a zero waste program within the Poole College of Management. Progress: The Poole College of Management’s Sustainability Initiative created a waste diversion plan that will begin implementation in fall 2015. The plan includes mini waste bins coupled with larger recycling bins, relabeling of current recycling bins and removal of classroom waste bins. TACTIC: Work toward zero waste goals for Carter-Finley Stadium by identifying start-up funding for a zero waste initiative. Progress: University Athletics will strive toward a “Zero Waste Stadium” in fall 2015. This is a partnership between Athletics, Waste Reduction and Recycling, University Sustainability Office and University Dining. TACTIC: Pilot trash chute closure at residential building, and evaluate and develop a more accessible Greek Court recycling program. Progress: A recycling chute was added at Alexander Residence Hall and that project helped spur planning for a“Mixed Recycling Dumpsters” pilot program at residential buildings and Greek Court. TACTIC: Perform benchmarking study of peer institutions and selected university programs. Progress: Complete. Strategy 6: Develop a comprehensive closed loop program to capture organic waste (food waste, animal bedding, yard waste, etc.) for composting that can be used on campus. TACTIC: Continue to identify and evaluate on campus food waste producers for compost collection opportunities, including pizza box expansion and post-consumer pilots. Progress: Fully executed and completed a Waste Characterization Study that provides data on composting opportunities for campus. TACTIC: Continue to formally evaluate possible cost and personnel needs to further expand composting opportunities with a focus of Lake Wheeler Yard Waste Facility as a viable pilot location. Progress: Completed a Compost Feasibility Study. TACTIC: Support a digester study that will evaluate the possibility of using dairy farm waste as well as organic pre- and post-consumer food waste. Progress: The digester feasibility study is complete but would need funding and further collaboration. TACTIC: Work with Grounds Management to develop a program for utilizing organic materials produced on campus as soil amendment: This tactic has been re-invigorated and will identify locations for a compost pilot on campus. Progress: Grounds has continued to expand utilization of organic material as soil amendment through application at Hunt Library, The Oval and Avent Ferry Courtyard. These areas have proven successful and will be closely monitored. Grounds will use compost leaf mulch, which uses some campus yard waste, in March 2016. Compost soil amendments are now regularly being used on new installations by the Horticulture Maintenance group (amounts and types dictated by plant species requirements and soil tests). Strategy 7: Develop a more extensive outdoor walkway recycling program to capture additional recyclable materials and remove them from the waste stream. TACTIC: Pilot a solar-powered waste and recycling compactor unit. Progress: The first waste/recycling solar compactor was installed at Carmichael Gym. As a result of the success of this project, additional funds have been allocated for future purchases of units from Grounds Management, Talley Student Union and additional grants from the student Sustainability Fund. TACTIC: Place paired waste and recycling outdoor receptacles on Centennial Campus.Progress: Placements are 80 percent complete. Continue to pair sites next fiscal year. Next goal is possible replacement of recycling lids and relabeling containers with increased font size wording. Strategy 8: Utilize modern waste collection concepts and practices to streamline services, improve programs, and increase operational efficiencies and customer service. TACTIC: Utilize new measuring tools to determine the nature of material streams from campus customers and the campus community. Progress: This year Fleetmind software was fully incorporated in collection of waste, cardboard and mixed recycling. Data has been used to identify efficiencies and to create waste reports for Talley Student Union The reports and data should continue to be utilized to create education and information that will improve understanding of waste quantities on campus. TACTIC: Develop a comprehensive grease recycling program for campus apartments, Greek Village and all campus dining facilities. Progress: Complete. Oil from campus is picked up by a local vendor and converted into biofuel. TACTIC: Continue to provide updated educational information to campus on recyclable materials through newly developed website as well as updated labels. Progress: New website recycling.ncsu.edu provides comprehensive information on campus recycling and waste management. This website will be continually updated. Labels have been updated at Nelson Hall and continued updates are being planned. TACTIC: Request funding and plan for expansion of current bulk debris (e.g. construction, renovation, etc.) site and Centennial Campus site location. Progress: Planning for Centennial Campus site is in process. Request for Centennial Site Bulk Debris site has been submitted. TACTIC: Provide operational and educational support to Talley Student Union, which provides many waste diversion opportunities in a consolidated building. Progress: Talley Student Union continued to implement new initiatives related to waste reduction and recycling. One such initiative was the campus’ first post-consumer composting locations. Combined with pre-consumer composting, 26 tons of compost was collected during the first 10 months of the program. These efforts to refine operations such as increasing on-site sorting and involving campus partners resulted in a 31 percent diversion rate.

Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, Purchasing and Waste Reduction working group of the Campus Environmental Sustainability Team

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.3 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf

Sustainability Strategic Plan- Section 5.3 http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SSP_WEB.pdf Annual Sustainability Report - Energy and Water http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/ Strategy 2: Achieve a 50 percent reduction in building water consumption by 2015 against the 2002 baseline. TACTIC: Continue implementation of wi-fi water meter reading technology to obtain real-time water consumption data. Integrate leak detection reporting to flag wasteful conditions. Progress: No progress. Forward to next fiscal year. TACTIC: Install autoclave water miser devices in lab buildings. Progress: 12 water miser units were installed to reduce water consumption in labs. TACTIC: Utilize students to audit water-intensive buildings and identify water conservation opportunities. Progress: The NC State Stewards student group performed water and energy assessments at Carmichael Gym and Honors Village Commons. They also managed energy and water competitions in October at the Tri-Towers and Wolf Ridge residence halls. TACTIC: Upon completion of the new re-use water line on Centennial Campus, quantify potable water consumption and cost avoidance. Progress: New water meters were installed at all five utility plants, and the City of Raleigh re-use water supply line will be installed in 2015. The 50% reduction in water consumption over the 2002 baseline was met in 2015.

Energy Management Office, Facilities Operations and Energy and Water Working Group of the Campus Environmental Sustainability Team.

Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity Strategic Plan- Page 1 https://2014.accreditation.ncsu.edu/pages/2.5/OIED_Strategic_Plan_2013.pdf

Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity Strategic Plan- Page 2 https://2014.accreditation.ncsu.edu/pages/2.5/OIED_Strategic_Plan_2013.pdf Goals 1. Cultivate a community in which individuals demonstrate respect toward one another. 2. Facilitate campus efforts to increase participation, retention, and success of students, faculty and staff from historically underrepresented groups. 3. Ensure that NC State is an equitable and inclusive environment, one that if free from prohibited discrimination and harassment. 4. Provide effective awareness and enrichment programming to the NC State community. 5. Work together, as units of OIED, to provide a unified, campus-wide approach to ensure that students, faculty and staff learn and work within a campus defined by the best practices in equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity

Division of Academic and Student Affairs Strategic Plan https://dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DASAStrategicPlan3.17.2014.pdf

Division of Academic and Student Affairs Strategic Plan- pages 4-10 https://dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DASAStrategicPlan3.17.2014.pdf GOAL ONE: Shape Your Life Promoting student success through personal responsibility in a supportive environment Students learn and achieve more when they are challenged to take personal responsibility for their own educational and life journey. Consistent with best-practice models of human development, DASA’s role is to help students map their own learning experiences, by 1) increasing awareness of their own potential, 2) increasing awareness and access to all of the academic and developmental opportunities available to them, 3) supporting them throughout their entire experience at NC State University and 4) holding ourselves and every student accountable to fulfill our full potential. Innovative educational experiences, such as interdisciplinary studies, service learning, study abroad, problem-based curricula, work-based learning and entrepreneurship, challenge and inspire students to fully engage in meaningful self-exploration in pursuit of personal achievement. Strategy 1.1: Establish a process for students to develop Personal Strategic Plans that assists them in identifying opportunities to participate in activities that enhance their health and wellness, high-impact practices, student organizations, co-curricular activities and opportunities to expand their exposure to US and global diversity and culture. (2013- 2016 ) Initiative 1.1.1: Develop a co-curriculum to help guide purposeful student involvement and meaningful connections to curricular learning. (2013-2016 [C]) Initiative 1.1.2: Develop and implement a co-curricular transcript. (2013-2016 [C]) Initiative 1.1.3: Develop and distribute to faculty a co-curricular programming guide that can support curricular learning. (2013-2016 [C])

Division of Academic and Student Affairs

A new Sustainability Strategic Plan is currently being developed and will be available by early 2017.

The University Mission For Sustainability- To engage the students, faculty members, staff, and University partners in preparing for a more sustainable future The University Vision For Sustainability- To advance sustainability into the culture, mission, and activities of the university and to become nationally recognized for its successes.

NC State University Strategic Plan- Mission, Vision and Values https://info.ncsu.edu/strategic-planning/overview/pathway-to-the-future/#our-foundation Stewardship in sustaining economic and natural resources is one of the core values in the NC State Strategic Plan.