Editing North Carolina State University (section)

===Sustainability===
In March 2008, NC State launched the University Sustainability Office in order to address environmental concerns on campus.<ref>{{cite web|title=University Sustainability Office|url=http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/university-sustainability-office|publisher=Sustainability at NC State: University Sustainability Office|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928004816/http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/university-sustainability-office|archive-date=September 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university has established a commitment to reduce its annual energy consumption per square foot by at least 4% over a 10-year period.<ref name="NCSU Sustainability: Energy & Climate">{{cite web|title=NCSU Sustainability: Energy & Climate|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/energy_climate.php#|access-date=June 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802155636/http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/energy_climate.php|archive-date=August 2, 2009}}</ref> In addition, the university has surpassed the Executive Order 156 goal of diverting 40 percent of their solid waste stream from the landfill through a variety of campus reuse and recycling programs.<ref name="NCSU Sustainability: Waste Reduction & Recycling">{{cite web|title=NCSU Sustainability: Waste Reduction & Recycling|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/waste_reduction_recycling.php|access-date=June 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802155307/http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/waste_reduction_recycling.php|archive-date=August 2, 2009}}</ref> NC State incorporates locally grown, organic, and free range foods into dining service meals at several events such as Earth Week's EarthFest and the annual All Carolinas Meal with foods local to the Carolinas.<ref name="NCSU Sustainability: Dining">{{cite web|title=NCSU Sustainability: Dining|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/dining.php|access-date=June 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802155257/http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/dining.php|archive-date=August 2, 2009}}</ref>

Examinations of the campus' sustainability practices by the Sustainable Endowments Institute resulted in a "B+" grade for NC State on the College Sustainability Report Card 2011. In 2013 the University Housing department agreed to incorporate a new living and learning community known as "EcoVillage." Members of EcoVillage were originally housed in Bragaw Residence Hall on West Campus. Today, EcoVillage is housed in the adjacent Lee Residence Hall. Members of EcoVillage complete numerous volunteer based sustainability trips every semester and attend various discussions about how to improve and further the university's reach into sustainability.<ref name="Sustainable Endowments Institute Report Card">{{cite web|title=College Sustainability Report Card 2009|publisher=Sustainable Endowments Institute|url=http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/north-carolina-state-university.html|access-date=November 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105212559/http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/north-carolina-state-university.html|archive-date=November 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>