The 60,000-sq-ft Research Innovation Center on Colorado State University’s Foothills Campus has earned LEED-Gold certification.
The Research Innovation Center, or RIC, was funded by a $52-million bond issue. Constructed in 2010, the facility includes several Biosafety Level 2 labs supporting the university’s infectious disease research. Much of the building is occupied by independent entrepreneurs and researchers. The building also hosts a 7,700-sq-ft vivarium operated by CSU’s Lab Animal Research department.