University of Colorado Dedicates Science and Engineering Building

The University of Colorado dedicated the $56 million Science and Engineering Building in Colorado Springs in August of 2009. The 156,000-sf facility houses 53 research labs, 32 teaching labs, and 11 classrooms. The sustainably designed building houses the departments of biology, physics, and mechanical and aerospace engineering, as well as the National Institute for Science, Space, and Security Centers, and the CU Institute for Bioenergetics. Ground was broken for the project in 2006. The facility was designed by AR7 Architects with RFD (Research Facilities Design) as laboratory programming and design consultant. The general contractor was Gerald H. Phipps.