Welcome to the NC State Plant Sciences Building (PSB) intranet. These pages are intended to serve as a resource for PSB occupants on how to effectively use the building and where to go for help with operational issues.

You can find all N.C. PSI staff here.

“Who do I contact…” Reference Chart

When in doubt, you can always visit us in the PSI Administration Suite (Room 1152) for assistance.

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Mailing address for PSB (for USPS mail and campus mail):

NC Plant Sciences Initiative
NC State University
Box 7825, Raleigh, NC  27695-7825

Physical address (for directions and packages/deliveries):

NC State Plant Sciences Building
840 Oval Drive
Raleigh, NC  27606

When placing orders, please include your name and room/office number in addition to the physical building address, if possible.

The campus box number for PSB is 7825.
If you have not done so already, consider updating your work location in MyPack Portal. Please make sure that you have set the “As of Date” to today’s date.

Mail and Packages

Incoming mail and packages will be received by PSI staff in Room 1152 and taken to Room 1111 located near the loading dock. If you receive a notification from your delivery carrier that your package has been delivered, 99% of the time, it will either be in Room 1152 or Room 1111 (NCSU ID required for access). We ask that you retrieve mail/packages at your earliest convenience due to limited space in the room. Please give Cindy (cindy_conyers@ncsu.edu) a heads-up if you are expecting a package and will not be around to receive it immediately. 

Outgoing mail and FedEx pickup can be sent from Room 1152 (PSI Administrative Suite), which will remain open from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. To have your outgoing mail charged to your department, please contact Mail Services at 919-515-9859. You can give them the account number and they will send you barcodes and outgoing mail slips to attach to your outgoing mail.

If you are expecting a large delivery, please try to arrange with the vendor/delivery service to call you or a designated contact upon arrival at PSB. PSI staff in Room 1152 will be on standby if needed.

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The permit types closest to PSB are C (Oval Drive and Partners Way Deck), CC (Partners Way Deck), and F (north of PSB by the utility plant). A campus parking map can be found here for reference.

Employees and students can change their parking permit at any time by emailing Transportation at ncsu-transportation@ncsu.edu and requesting to change their parking permit. You will need to include your employee/student ID and your desired permit type in the body of the email. Once Transportation receives the request via email someone from their Customer Service team will reach out after processing the exchange.

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Exterior doors will be unlocked from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. During all other times (after hours and weekends) it will be card access (NCSU ID) only for PSB occupants, authorized CALS/PSI personnel, and relevant facilities staff.

Please email Geoff Bock (grbock@ncsu.edu) to inquire about gaining card access for new students or employees. Be sure to include the person’s NC State Unity ID and ID#.

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Please email Geoff Bock (grbock@ncsu.edu) to inquire about getting an office/desk name plate for new students or employees who will be assigned a space in the PSB.

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You may utilize the many lockers that can be found throughout the building. They are very simple to use; please reference this link for a brief set of instructions. If you forget your code and are locked out, or have any other issue, please contact Geoff Bock at grbock@ncsu.edu or come to the 1152 Administration Suite for assistance.

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You can reserve most* rooms within the building just as you would other buildings on campus – through your Google Calendar. There are two ways to book a room: Invite the Room or Add an invite directly to the calendar.

Invite the Room:

• Create an event on your calendar, click more options.
• Make the event as normal and invite all the guests, click on “Rooms” next to the guest options.
• Scroll down to PSB and it will show all the rooms that are available for that time period.

Direct Event:

• Scroll down and hit the plus sign next to Other Calendars, then click “Browse Resources”.  
• Scroll down to PSB and expand the list.  You can put a checkmark next to the calendars you want to add to your list.
• Briefly, create an event on your Google calendar and navigate to “add room”. 
• Scroll down to “PSB” and you will see all the available rooms within the Plant Sciences Building. If you encounter any issues, let us know.

Remember that in the NCSU system, the abbreviation for Plant Sciences Building is “PSB”

*In order to reserve any of the PSB event spaces (Seminar Rooms [1322A-C], 3rd Floor Conference Rooms [3152, 3158] or the 4th Floor Boardroom [4152]) you will have to fill out this Event Space Inquiry Form. A submission through the Event Space Inquiry Form is the only way to reserve the these event spaces in the Plant Sciences Building.

You will not be able to directly reserve any of these rooms in Google Calendar.

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Coffee and Break Rooms

Please be considerate of other occupants when using the break room area and associated appliances.

Personal Health and Lactation Rooms

PSB has two personal health/lactation rooms in the building – Room 1216 (first floor, by the restrooms), and Room 3211 (third floor, by the restrooms). Please stop by the PSI Administration Suite (Room 1152) to receive the code to access these rooms. Note that an indicator light will display when the room is in use.

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Getting Started:
To kickstart your usage of ClusterMarket, simply create or log in to your account and head to the new “Reservations” section. The system has been designed with simplicity in mind, providing a seamless experience to save you valuable time and effort in managing equipment and space bookings.

Need Training or Assistance?
Should you have any questions about using ClusterMarket or require training on shared equipment, please do not hesitate to reach out to Jie Pacelli (jliu13@ncsu.edu).

There is a PSB Equipment Google Drive folder with information and resources on this equipment, including equipment manuals, quick start guides and training videos. Please contact Jie for training, questions and troubleshooting. 

**We are still in the process of obtaining all of the manuals and training videos from the construction team, so bear with us as this folder will continue to populate with additional files in the days and weeks ahead. 

PSB Research Facilities

Learn more about the 3 core facilities and other research facilities housed in the PSB here.

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If you have A/V needs for a meeting or event, submit the request to cals_facil@help.ncsu.edu as soon as possible in advance. This will create a Service-Now ticket in the AV team’s queue. Be sure to respond to their follow-up email.

To mitigate potential AV issues during an event or meeting in the PSB, test your technology in the meeting room in advance whenever possible.

If you encounter AV issues the day-off your event or meeting, call CALS IT at 919-515-6777 and select Option 2. If no one is available to answer when you call, leave a voicemail and someone will follow up as quickly as possible.

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There is a tremendous amount of interest in seeing this building from various stakeholder groups across the state and beyond. We plan to be conducting many tours of the building for the foreseeable future. When possible, we will try to give notice to PSB occupants of large tours or if VIPs are in the building.

It is important that we are sensitive to any concerns your lab may have for tour groups potentially coming through your space. If you or your program have concerns with this and would rather us not come through your lab area or specific rooms, please let Geoff Bock and Adrian Percy know and we will plan accordingly.

For any questions regarding building tours, or if you would be interested in assistance from PSI staff to help lead a tour for your group and/or guests, please contact Geoff Bock at grbock@ncsu.edu.

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