Building efficiency project

Project Overview

Anticipated construction start:Fall 2024
Anticipated completion:Fall 2025
Budget:$5,775,000
Number of buildings:18

About the Project

This project will conduct facilities improvement measures to 18 buildings on Main Campus. Projected annual utility savings are estimated at $352,000 with an additional $25,000 in operational savings. Annual carbon dioxide (CO2) savings are projected at 2,226 metric tons.

Replacement of steam traps at Benson Earth Sciences Building, Drescher Undergraduate Engineering, Economics Building, IMIG Music Building, Koenig Alumni Center, Norlin Library, Regent Administrative Center, Visual Arts Complex and Woodbury Arts & Sciences Building

Lighting upgrades to LED at Drescher Undergraduate Engineering and Norlin Library.

Optimization of building controls at Continuing Education Center, Regent Administrative Center, Visual Arts Complex and Woodbury Arts & Sciences Building

Installation of low-use water fixtures, and campus constituent engagement and education at Benson Earth Sciences Building, Bruce Curtis Museum Collection Building, Continuing Education Center, Denison Arts & Sciences Building, Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory (ITLL), Economics Building, Environmental Health and Safety Building, Fiske Planetarium & Science Center, Gallogly Discovery Learning Center, IMIG Music Building, Koenig Alumni Center, Mathematics Building, Norlin Library, Regent Administrative Center, University Administrative Center, University Theatre, Visual Arts Complex, and Woodbury Arts & Sciences Building.

June 20, 2024: CU Board of Regents approved the project.

Construction impacts will be posted here as the project launches and continues to progress.