Colorado State University has more than 12 million gross square feet of buildings, which includes a wide array of residence halls, classroom buildings, research facilities, a student center, recreation center, stadium, and more.
There are several third-party rating systems for green buildings, and CSU has earned recognition for 40 of its buildings through LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), Green Globes, and ENERGY STAR. For a map view, visit maps.colostate.edu.
LEED for Building Design and Construction
LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — is an internationally recognized rating system for design, construction, and operation of high-performing, sustainable buildings. There are four levels of certification under the LEED system: Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.
- Transit Center: Achieved LEED Gold in 2007. First LEED Gold building at CSU.
- Human Performance Clinical Research Laboratory: Achieved LEED Gold in 2010.
- Rockwell Hall West: Achieved LEED Gold in 2010.
- Athletics Academic and Training Center: Achieved LEED Gold in 2010.
- Academic Village’s Aspen Hall: Achieved LEED Gold in 2010. CSU’s first LEED Gold residence hall.
- Behavioral Sciences Building: Achieved LEED Gold in 2011.
- Recreation Center Expansion: Achieved LEED Gold in 2011.
- Research Innovation Center: Achieved LEED Gold in 2011.
- Indoor Practice Facility: Achieved LEED Gold in 2011.
- Lake Street Parking Garage: Achieved LEED Gold in 2012.
- Forest Service Building: Achieved LEED Certified in 2012.
- Morgan Library Addition: Achieved LEED Silver in 2013.
- Scott Bioengineering Building: Achieved LEED Gold in 2013.
- Pavilion at Laurel Village: Achieved LEED Platinum in 2015. The first LEED Platinum building at CSU.
- Alpine Hall at Laurel Village: Achieved LEED Gold in 2015.
- Pinon Hall at Laurel Village: Achieved LEED Gold in 2015.
- Powerhouse at the Powerhouse Energy Campus: Achieved LEED Platinum in 2015.
- Avenir Museum Expansion: Achieved LEED Silver in 2015.
- Cottonwood Hall at Aggie Village: Achieved LEED Gold in 2016.
- Lodgepole Hall at Aggie Village: Achieved LEED Gold in 2016.
- Walnut Hall at Aggie Village: Achieved LEED Gold in 2016.
- Lory Student Center Revitalization: Achieved LEED Silver in 2016.
- Health & Medical Center: Achieved LEED Silver in 2017.
- Chemistry Research: Achieved LEED Platinum in 2018.
- Biology: Achieved LEED Gold in 2018.
- Michael Smith Natural Resources Building Addition: Achieved LEED Silver in 2019.
- Nancy Richardson Design Center: Achieved LEED Gold in 2019.
- Canvas Stadium: Achieved LEED Silver in 2019.
- Translational Medicine Institute: Achieved LEED Silver in 2019.
- Western Colorado Research Center - Seminar / Office Building (CSU Orchard Mesa Research Station in Grand Junction, CO): Achieved LEED Certified in 2019.
- Western Colorado Research Center - Diagnostic Laboratory (CSU Orchard Mesa Research Station in Grand Junction, CO): Achieved LEED Certified in 2019.
- JBS Global Food Innovation Center: Achieved LEED Silver in 2020.
- AZ_Addition - Health Education & Outreach Center: Achieved LEED Gold in 2020.
- Arkansas Valley Research Center (CSU Ag Experiment Station in Rocky Ford, CO): Achieved LEED Certified in 2020.
- JFEH - Johnson Family Equine Center: Achieved LEED Silver in 2022.
- Vida (CSU SPUR Campus at the National Western Center in Denver, CO): Achieved LEED Gold in 2023.
- Guggenheim Hall Renovation: Achieved LEED for Commercial Interiors Silver in 2005. First classrooms on any university campus to achieve LEED CI certification.
- Lory Student Center Theatre Renovation: Achieved LEED for Commercial Interiors Gold in 2012.
- Durrell Center: Achieved LEED for Commercial Interiors Gold in 2014.
- Corbett Lobby and The Foundry Dining Center: Achieved LEED for Commercial Interiors Gold in 2019.
- Crabtree Hall: Achieved LEED for Core and Shell Development Gold in 2017.
- Summit Hall: Achieved LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Gold in 2014. The first LEED EBOM certification for CSU.
- Braiden Hall: Achieved LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Gold in 2023.
- Gregory Allicar Museum of Art addition at the University Center for the Arts: Achieved Green Globes – Sustainable Interiors (One Green Globe) in 2016.
- International House: Recognized as an ENERGY STAR Certified Building in 2018 and 2022.
- Health & Medical Center: Recognized as an ENERGY STAR Certified Building in 2022.
- Aggie Village Apartment Complex - including Cottonwood, Lodgepole & Walnut Halls: Recognized as an ENERGY STAR Certified Building in 2022.
- University Village at 1500 - 1600 W. Plum Street: Recognized as an ENERGY STAR Certified Building in 2022.