Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 5/28/21


The NC State Plant Sciences Building, North Carolina’s new hub for next-generation research in the plant sciences, has become a nationally recognized hub for energy efficiency as well. Last week, the building was named an awardee in the Novel 20 category of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Building Envelope Campaign. The award was publicly announced during the agency’s “Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit” on May 19.   The NC State Plant Sciences Building received the award for the energy efficiency of its envelope, or exterior. The building was designed to exceed efficiency by 20% over code thanks to the incorporation of emerging high-performance envelope technologies.

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