The Colorado State University Spur Campus project included the construction of three buildings adjacent to one another, under three separate contracts for one Owner. JE Dunn constructed all three buildings concurrently, but each in a different phase of construction from its neighbor. All three CSU Spur buildings – Vida, Terra, and Hydro – are enhancing the community in many facets.
Vida, Spanish for ‘life’, was the first building completed on the campus. The 118,000 square foot CSU Animal Health Complex is a global leader in understanding, improving, and sharing the value of improved animal health and the human-animal bond. The CSU Animal Health Complex brings together university experts, veterinarians, service providers, and nonprofit organizations to create a collaborative space focused on animal health, human health, equine sports medicine and assisted therapy, and subsidized companion animal veterinary care to qualified families. The facility offers many unique spaces and programs, including the Temple Grandin Equine Center which serves as a space for therapists to treat individuals with special challenges, instructors to teach students, and scientists to research all for the betterment of horses and humans. In addition, Vida is home to the Dumb Friends League Veterinary Hospital which offers low-cost veterinary services to owners who are experiencing financial challenges.
