NC State Plant Sciences Building

Positioned in the heart of NC State’s Centennial Campus, the Plant Sciences Building allows researchers, students and staff members to seamlessly integrate with talent nearby in the College of Engineering, the College of Natural Resources, the Wilson College of Textiles and the Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center.

This facility also attracts exceptional faculty and students from around the world, and helps us better connect off-campus assets and research stations to deliver impactful science needed by farmers and others.

Explore 185,000 Square Feet of Innovation

Features

Opened in 2022, the PSB is a five-story research-focused building with 185,000 square feet supporting interdisciplinary teams working on projects that address the grand challenges of agriculture and the environment. Certified as a LEED Gold Building by the U.S. Green Buildings Council, it features:

• 11 rooftop greenhouse bays, totaling over 10,000 square feet, providing fully conditioned, under-glass growth environments for BSL-2 and BSL-3 studies
• Specialized core facilities in genotyping, mass spectrometry and confocal imaging
• A first floor focused on education and engagement with the public and including donor recognition spaces, a demo lab, an interactive learning commons, and event space to serve the agriculture and NC State communities and beyond.
• Spaces for prototyping, partnership development, and startup companies

Plant Sciences Building Interactive Map

This map shows and describes the parts of the Plant Sciences Building. You can also see a text-based version of this content.