CHEMISTRY, QUANTUM RESEARCH PLANNED

Construction planned for $175.4 million building to start in October

The University of Colorado Boulder will begin constructing a new academic building in October, making the $175.4 million project the first such endeavor since 2018.

The 79,200-square-foot building will create an academic home for the chemistry and applied math departments. It will be located on the main campus off Regent Drive and include lab space, office space, a 200-seat auditorium, space for future quantum research labs and indoor and outdoor student gathering or study spaces.

“It’s a very rare event on main campus, and so for this building to be built to support science education and research is amazing,” said Irene Blair, CU Boulder dean of natural sciences.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents, the elected board that oversees the CU System, approved the project on Thursday. Construction will begin in October with move-in anticipated for December of 2026.

The design and construction of the building has sustainability in mind and will align with the campus climate action plan. It’s on track to achieve LEED Gold certification and aims to achieve LEED Platinum, if possible. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a certification for sustainable building.

d’andre Willis, CU Boulder’s assistant vice chancellor

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Firefighters, county personnel and environmental consultants will be on hand to discuss the current status of the plan, public resources and next steps. The updated draft, is at: https:// bouldercolorado.gov/guide/community-wildfire-protection-plancwpp.

Program who lost food due to Xcel’s power shutdowns last weekend.

SNAP members whose food spoiled can request reimbursement at county offices at 515 Coffman St., Suite 100 in Longmont, 3460 Broadway in Boulder or 1755 S. Public Road in Lafayette. Alternatively, members can fill out an online form to request benefits at bouldercountyfoodassistance.org/. SNAP members will need their food stamp case numbers, which can be found on the Colorado PEAK website at peak. my.site.com. Those who don’t have Colorado PEAK accounts can sign up.

Requests for food replacement funds must be completed by April 19.

CLIFF GRASSMICK — STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The possible site of a new academic building at CU Boulder between Leeds Business School and Regent Drive

COURTESY PHOTO — CU BOULDER A draft rendering, subject to change, of a new academic building at the University of Colorado Boulder that will house chemistry and applied math departments