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Business and engineering leaders broke ground Wednesday on a $45 million addition that will physically connect two academic and research buildings in a way they’ve never been connected before.

Construction is slated to begin over spring break on a new building addition that will physically connect CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Koelbel Building, home of the Leeds School of Business, to the Engineering Center, which houses the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

This alliance has been in the works for more than a year now and has just recently been finalized.

As precursors to the next Campus Master Plan update, CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø has launched Housing Master Plan and Transportation Master Plan initiatives that will create in-depth roadmaps for these two crucial aspects of campus development.

The Strategic Facilities Visioning project team has completed its initial deep dive phase, gaining valuable insights and setting the stage for the scenario planning discussions to come.

The Imig Music building expansion will enhance the College of Music’s standing as a national leader as it kicks off a second century of excellence in teaching and research. See imagery from the event.

Chancellor Philip DiStefano on Thursday, Dec. 13, presented to the state legislature’s Capital Development Committee, highlighting the impactful role state funding could play as CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø works to preserve its historic buildings and ensure they enhance student success and research for decades to come.

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Strategic Facilities Visioning project team continues to gather invaluable insights from campus stakeholders about where university departments see themselves in the future and how facilities can help them get there in an evolving education and research landscape.

A trio of capital construction projects, along with various smaller projects, are slated to commence over winter break as crews work to take advantage of the quiet period on campus.

The tonnage is tallied, and CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø's waste diversion rate eclipsed 50 percent for the first time in school history, with the campus recovering, recycling and reusing more waste than was sent to landfills.